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Cerisy-la-Salle Castle, in the Manche department, stands on an estate held by the Pirou family from the 11th century, then by the Richier family from the early 15th century until the Revolution. The present castle was built from 1613 to 1625 by Jean Richier, a Huguenot, and enlarged in 1756. Classical in style, midway between a fortress and a pleasure residence, it combines a central main block in red sandstone and granite, four corner pavilions, dry moats on three sides, a monumental staircase, granite fireplaces, and a library with a Louis XIII painted ceiling. Listed as a monument historique in 1975 and classified in 1982, it has housed the Centre culturel international de Cerisy since 1952, which organises colloquia and meetings; it belongs to the Desjardins-Heurgon family.