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Le château en bref
At Cosqueville, now part of the newly created commune of Vicq-sur-Mer on the north coast of the Cotentin, the Château de Bellanville, also known as the Maison de Cosqueville, is an 18th-century manor house. The fief belonged to several prominent Norman families: the d'Argouges from 1332 to 1529, the Le Parmentier in the 16th century, the Le Sens from 1583 to 1804, and then the d'Espinose from 1804. During the Hundred Years' War, in 1421, it was confiscated by the English king Henry V. In 1558, religious tensions between Catholic and Protestant neighbours developed into a legal case that resulted in convictions in 1560. The present central block, built around 1750, has a symmetrical façade, with segmental arches on the ground floor and straight lintels on the upper floor. A massive pavilion occupies the right-hand side, and the roof is pierced by two rows of dormer windows. The main house was enlarged in the 19th century and completed in 1912. A 19th-century farm adjoins it. It is a private residence.