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Le château en bref
At Aclou, in the Risle valley near Brionne in the Eure, La Haule Manor is a rare surviving example of noble domestic architecture in fourteenth-century Normandy. It was built in the second half of the century, and its roof framing is dated to 1360 on the basis of timber analysis. The main house, of flint rubble and dressed stone beneath a steeply pitched roof, has a timber-framed upper storey; it comprises a central block and wings projecting to the north. Its roof structure, with short king-post trusses and massive curved assembled rafters, recalls the great open halls of medieval England, a parallel that testifies to the close ties between the two shores of the Channel. In 1491, a tithe barn was built, with three aisles and a porch with an upper storey projecting forward, and the house was probably remodelled at the same time. Sold as national property during the Revolution, the estate became a working farm, a role it retains today. The house and the barn, initially listed, have been designated monuments historiques since 12 June 2020. It is a private property.
