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Origin and history

The castle of Lusigneul, located in the commune of Montreuil-l'Argillé (Eure, Normandy), is a monument dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The protected parts, namely the dovecote and the two corner pavilions, were listed in the Historical Monuments by order of 23 May 1984. These architectural elements demonstrate the importance of the estate at that time, although available sources do not specify its exact use or historical owners.

The location of the castle, noted as "passable" (level 5/10) in the databases, corresponds to the address "210 Le Luzigneul" in Montreuil-l'Argillé. This type of monument, typical of the Norman countryside of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, often reflects the social status of its owners, usually nobles or wealthy bourgeois. Pigeons, in particular, were symbols of seigneurial privilege, reserved for the aristocracy or the upper bourgeoisie.

The current data do not provide information on the opening of the castle to the visit, its tourist vocation or its contemporary use (room rental, guest rooms). The sources are limited to Monumentum's references and the administrative data of the Merimée database, without details of the detailed history of the site or its transformations over the centuries.

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