Château d'Aubigny, Castle in Aubigny (Calvados)

Château d'Aubigny is a 16th-century residence 300 m south of the village of Aubigny in the Calvados department. Its pale beige masonry facade is divided into a central block and two projecting wings, each wing with a steep pyramidal slate roof topped by a chimney; the central block has a long low-pitched roof with three dormer windows. Rows of rectangular windows with white shutters, discreet Renaissance sculpture, a moat and a chapel, dovecote and outbuildings complete the ensemble.

The château d'Aubigny is a 16th-century residence built as the seat of the Aubigny seigniory. Among its lords were Raven II de Morell-d'Aubigny (died 1625) and Jules Marc Antoine de Morell-d'Aubigny (died 1786), whose praying statues stand in the neighbouring church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation. About 80 metres from the rebuilt château, earthworks mark the moats of the medieval castle. The château and its dependencies were classified as monuments historiques on 30 April 1948.

The château was the seat of the Aubigny seigniory, held by the Morell-d'Aubigny family. Two of its lords, Raven II de Morell-d'Aubigny (died 1625) and Jules Marc Antoine de Morell-d'Aubigny (died 1786), have kneeling orante statues in the neighbouring church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, which visitors can see in the village.

The château stands 300 m south of Aubigny village, reached from the Caen road along beech-lined paths that are part of the 1948 listing. The building is not open to visitors, so the exterior, the moat and the walled grounds are what can be seen. The medieval earthworks lie about 80 m from the rebuilt house.

The castle is not open to visitors, but the beech avenues leading from the Caen road to the building are themselves classified with it. The 1948 listing also covers the chapel, dovecote, bretèches, outbuildings and the moat around the house. About 80 metres from the rebuilt château, earthworks mark the site of the medieval castle.