Manor of the Sainte-Yverie

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At Tamerville, in the hinterland of Valognes in the north of the Cotentin, the manor of the Sainte-Yverie, sometimes written Saint-Yverie, is a seigneurial residence dating from the 16th century. It belongs to that series of rural manors dotted across the peninsula that bear witness to the prosperity of the Norman minor nobility during the Renaissance. Its most distinctive feature is a projecting stair turret, attached to the façade, which serves the floors of the main range according to an arrangement very common in the manors of the Cotentin of that period: the staircase, housed in a projecting tower, frees up the interior and asserts the owner's status. The building has been judged sufficiently representative to merit protection, but that protection is limited: only the eastern half of the manor, stair turret included, is listed as a monument historique, by order of 30 December 1986. The manor is a private property and is not open to visitors.