Acquisition of the fief 1474 (≈ 1474)
Étienne de Manneville bought the fief.
Fin XVe siècle
Initial construction
Initial construction Fin XVe siècle (≈ 1595)
Building of the stoneware and wood panels.
Première moitié XVIIIe siècle
Expansion of the mansion
Expansion of the mansion Première moitié XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1825)
Westward extension with re-use of old wood.
1er septembre 1992
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 1er septembre 1992 (≈ 1992)
Protection of the house and its decorations.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The house in its entirety, excluding the functional arrangements and the addition of the twentieth century (Case AB 246): inscription by order of 1 September 1992
Key figures
Étienne de Manneville - Bourgeois anobli of Dieppe
Probable sponsor of the mansion in 1474.
Origin and history
The Manor House of Auzouville-sur-Saâne is an emblematic building located in the municipality of the same name, in Seine-Maritime (Normandie). Built at the end of the 15th century, it illustrates the typical wood-pan architecture of this period, with a sandstone south façade and a corbelled gallery upstairs. This first house, perhaps commissioned by Étienne de Manneville, an anobli bourgeois of Dieppe who acquired the fief in 1474, preserves original interior arrangements as well as a painted decoration from the early seventeenth century.
In the 18th century, the manor house was enlarged westward in a style consistent with the original structure, employing even some old wood pieces. A minor addition is added in the 20th century, but the historic heart of the building remains preserved. The anterior façade, adorned with a traffic gallery with scalloped lintels, and the wooden screw staircase located in a hexagonal tower, testify to the architectural ingenuity of the period. These elements allowed a fluid distribution of the rooms upstairs.
The mansion has been included in the inventory of historic monuments since 1 September 1992, thus protecting its entire home, excluding modern functional developments and the addition of the 20th century. This recognition underlines its heritage importance, both for its architecture and for the traces of preserved interior decor, providing a rare glimpse of seigneurial life between the late Middle Ages and the Enlightenment.
The location of the mansion, in the land of Caux, makes it a representative example of Norman mansions, often linked to the social ascent of bourgeois enriched by commerce, as was probably the case for Étienne de Manneville. The re-use of materials and respect for the original architectural party during the enlargement of the eighteenth century reflect a desire to perpetuate a legacy, while adapting to the needs of the time.
