Manoir de la Poissonnière

En un regard

Le château en bref

In the heart of the Bélinois area, south of Le Mans, the Manoir de la Poissonnière is a remarkable example of a rural seigneury of the Maine whose medieval layout remains legible. The site, mentioned as early as the 13th century under the Latin form Poissonneria, occupies a double platform surrounded by moats, laid out on former wetlands that were gradually brought under cultivation. The upper platform bears the main residence and the adjoining chapel, lit by a twin-light window; the lower platform housed the outbuildings, a tower and a dovecote. The residence, most of which dates from the 15th century, retains a stair turret housing a stone spiral staircase, as well as paintings in the chapel. A fief of the Cordeau family and then, from 1393, of the Moreau family, who kept it for about four centuries, the manor was listed as a historic monument in 1977. It is private property and is not regularly open to the public.