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Le château en bref
At the confluence of the Merderet and the Douve, in the marshes of the Cotentin, the Isle-Marie estate at Picauville occupies one of the oldest fortified sites on the peninsula. A circular 11th-century enclosure, known as "le Homme", may correspond to the castle mentioned in 1026. The present residence, built in the 17th century, succeeded this fortress. The estate was later enriched by notable buildings: a chapel consecrated in 1673, attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart, and a hospital intended for disabled soldiers, built in 1675. At the beginning of the 19th century, part of the Vauban-style bastioned fortifications was levelled to make way for an English-style landscape park. The whole, with its circular enclosure, residence, chapel, hospital, stables, dovecote, garden pavilions and park, has been listed as a monument historique since 13 September 2001. It is a privately owned property.