Argentelles Manor

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Le château en bref

Argentelles Manor, in the former commune of Villebadin (Gouffern en Auge), was built mainly in the 15th century (a date of 1414 is cited) on a motte that served as an outpost for defending Exmes. Constructed in a single campaign, which is rare in Normandy, it retains on the motte a former defensive tower converted into a dovecote. Passing into the hands of English officers during the occupation of 1417–1449, it is said to have hosted Henry IV in 1591. Two large carved stone dormer windows, dated 1632, are its only notable addition. Privately owned.