Manoir de la Bouverie, Renaissance manor estate in Mardilly, France

The Manoir de la Bouverie is a two-storey rectangular manor house in Mardilly, built in the Henri IV style and finished in 1604. Its east facade alternates windows and blind bays with pink brick panels, and four cylindrical corner turrets on corbels carry bell-shaped slate roofs. The main door, reached by a few steps, has a segmental arched lintel and a broken pediment.

Martin de Rupierre built the manor on the site of an older stronghold; it was completed in 1604 under Henri IV. He sold it in 1622 to Marquis Périer. During the Revolution, Pierre Claude de Maurey emigrated and the estate was confiscated, sold as a national asset in 1793, and renamed after the farm of la Bouverie.

The name changed after the Revolution: sold as a national asset, the château de Mardilly became the manoir de la Bouverie, after the farm to which it was attached. The current owner, who bought it in 2019, organises events and opens it to the public.

The manor can be viewed from outside as it stands near the approach road to Mardilly, making the towers and facade easily visible. Other historical sites in the area are within a short distance, allowing visitors to explore multiple monuments in one visit.

The manor owes its name to the farm to which it was attached after the Revolution: sold as a national asset, it lost the title of château de Mardilly. The auction took place on 24 brumaire an II in the district court of L'Aigle, and the buildings went to François Brière, curé des Astelles, for 158,000 livres.