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Le château en bref
In the Val de Saône of the Cotentin, in the commune of Aumeville-Lestre, the Château d'Aumeville is a fine example of a Norman manor house from the reign of Louis XV. The site, in a marshy area, was first occupied by a fortified house, which was replaced around 1600 by a manor house built by Guillaume Vautier.
The present château was built between 1756 and 1762 for Louis-Antoine Davy, chevalier d'Amfreville. It has one storey above a raised ground floor, reached by a horseshoe staircase. A slightly projecting central pavilion structures the façade, flanked by two wings with arched lintels. Mansart dormers enliven the roof, and wrought ironwork and two white marble lions decorate the rear façade.
The estate subsequently passed in turn to the d'Harcourt, Boisgelin, Gigault de Bellefonds and Valori families. Its gardens are listed by the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel.