Château de Sébeville

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Le château en bref

The Château de Sébeville stands in the former commune of Sébeville, now part of Turqueville, in the Manche. A 16th-century tower at the south-east corner, topped with a bell-cast roof, attests to an earlier château. In 1649, François Cadot, lord of the manor, was among the gentlemen loyal to the king who were besieged in the château de Valognes during the Fronde. The château was rebuilt in 1719 for Charles-Frédéric Kadot, Marquis de Sébeville, reusing older parts. The long, regular-plan main range has a basement storey and a square upper storey, built of limestone and granite rubblestone, partly rendered and roofed with slate. A central pavilion framed by pilasters and crowned by a triangular pediment enlivens the façade, and the openings are decorated with mascarons. A spiral staircase built outside the main structure, ironwork and three early fireplaces survive, as do 17th-century outbuildings with arcaded galleries. After the Revolution, the property was acquired by Charles-François Lebrun. The façades and roofs are listed, and the fireplaces and the older part of the outbuildings have been registered as monuments historiques since 31 July 1979. It is a private property.