Construction of main house 4e quart XVe siècle - début XVIe siècle (≈ 1579)
Building of the house and tower.
XVIe siècle (Renaissance)
Construction of the chapel
Construction of the chapel XVIe siècle (Renaissance) (≈ 1650)
Addition of a private place of worship.
XVIIIe siècle
Development of communes
Development of communes XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1850)
Agricultural and domestic buildings added.
1er juin 1995
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 1er juin 1995 (≈ 1995)
Protection of the house, chapel and common.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Logis, including contiguous bread oven; facades and roofs of the chapel; façades and roofs of the communes (Box ZO 1): inscription by decree of 1 June 1995
Key figures
Information non disponible - No historical character cited
Sources not mentioning owner or architect.
Origin and history
The manor house of the Gauberdière is a 15th and 18th century residence, located on the former commune of La Rouge, now integrated in Val-au-Perche in the department of Orne, Normandy. The current building dates mainly from the late 15th or early 16th century, with subsequent additions. Its architecture reflects this temporal stratification, combining medieval defensive elements with more recent developments.
The chapel, built during the Renaissance, and the commons, erected in the eighteenth century, complete the whole. The main house, in the shape of a square, is flanked by a round tower and a polygonal turret housing a staircase, characteristic of the rural manors of that time. These elements illustrate the evolution of the residential and symbolic needs of the owners over the centuries.
The manor house has been listed as historic monuments since 1 June 1995, a recognition that protects its home (including a contiguous bread oven), the facades and roofs of the chapel, as well as those of the communes. This protection underlines its heritage importance, both for its architecture and for its testimony of the aristocratic lifestyles in Normandy between the Middle Ages and the modern era.
The site is organized around a central courtyard, bounded by the house body, the chapel, and the communes. A square half tower, coupled with the main wing, once housed a meat smoker, reminiscent of the manor's agricultural and domestic functions. These architectural details reveal an autarchic seigneurial life, typical of the Norman countryside before the Revolution.
The available sources (Wikipedia, Monumentum) confirm its anchoring in the Perche Regional Natural Park, an area marked by a preserved rural heritage. Although the archives do not mention historical characters related to the mansion, its inscription and preservation bear witness to a lasting interest in this type of seigneurial residence, at the crossroads of medieval, reborn and classical eras.
