Save an authentic historic monument made up of two pavilions and a wine press. You can purchase the Mathurins manor near Lisieux, in Calvados (14), for the modest sum of €130,000, the price of a small studio in certain districts of Paris.
«There is no equivalent to this singular timber-framed construction consisting of a long gallery on two levels, developed over eleven bays, uniting two pavilions carried on one level in brick and stone.“, indicates the Patrice Besse agency, in charge of the sale. Indeed, this one-of-a-kind building is made up of checkerboards of brick and stone but also half-timbered. It is not a stately home like many buildings in the Pays d’Auge.
A restoration between 1.5 and 2 million euros
Likewise, its origin remains mysterious. This 16th century building, listed in the Inventory of Historic Monuments since 1928, was originally a nursing home, following a judgment of June 14, 1584.It would then be an exceptional and early example of hospital architecture“, explains the agency. It was built by Mathurin monks who held the Hôtel-Dieu of Lisieux. The place was then the property of the family of the former senator of Calvados Jacques Descours-Desacres, member of the Group of the Union of Republicans and Independents, until 2003 then knew different owners before being again offered for sale, according to West France .
Why such a ridiculous price for such a unique property, surrounded by almost two hectares of land? It’s a ruin and everything has to be redone. A restoration estimated between 1.5 and 2 million euros. Work has already been done to avoid a landslide. The environment of the landlocked manor and victim of noise pollution due to the proximity of the railway and the ring road can put off potential buyers and lead to a transfer.
The building would then be dismantled and reassembled identically but in another place. No worries for the Normans attached to their heritage, it would not leave the lands of the Pays d’Auge or only to stand in a neighboring department. “Such a transfer has already enabled the rescue of several historical monuments in Normandy“says the agency. In any case, “it will not end up in the south of Francesays Yann Campion, director of the Patrice Besse regional agency in Normandy.