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In the centre of Brécey, in the south of the Manche department, the Château de Vassy, also known as the Logis, is a fine example of Louis XIII architecture in western Normandy. The Vassy family had it built between 1613 and 1620, combining local materials: brick, granite and schist, under a slate roof. Its centrepiece is a monumental staircase with six newel posts, with alternating single and double flights, in brick and granite, whose square balusters are carved from Vernon stone. Stripped of its furnishings during the Revolution, the château lost its side wings in the 19th century. It was for a time owned by two shipowners, Jacques Le Campion and Pierre Jacques Lerond, and was then bought in 1910 by the Larturière family, who undertook its restoration. A rural family education centre from 1959 to 1974, it later housed a museum and an art gallery. Listed as a historic monument in 2000, it was taken over in 2022 by new owners committed to its restoration.