At the Manoir du Bois Adam, partial heritage protection extends to the interior fittings and the garden area with its boundary walls. This offers a tangible way to explore the architectural and local history of La Chapelle-Urée, one that goes beyond the façade.
Manoir du Bois Adam: protection down to the details
The manor house is located at Le Bois Adam in La Chapelle-Urée and was built mainly in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Protection covers the façades and roofs of the residence, its interior fittings, including the staircase and doors, and the wood panelling in the ground-floor living room and dining room. It also includes the garden area with its boundary walls. The property was listed by decree on 25 November 1998. The building, interiors and garden are therefore protected to varying degrees. Anyone interested in historic architecture can connect the house’s date with the specific scope of its protection.
Église Notre-Dame: alterations and surviving features
Église Notre-Dame offers a glimpse into another period in the area’s history. It underwent extensive alterations over the centuries and was rebuilt in the 19th century. The choir retains two basket-handle-arched windows from the 17th century; the blue vault is decorated with stars and, in places, heraldic motifs. A long history of alterations sits alongside clearly identifiable older features. For those interested in cultural history, the appeal lies in looking beyond a single construction date: the church can be explored through its changes, while the choir windows and vault offer specific architectural details.
Art and cultural outreach
The statue of Saint John the Evangelist is made of carved stone painted in polychrome. It has been listed as a protected movable cultural asset since 24 November 1972. The Carrefour des Arts is a place for cultural outreach and for bringing artists and audiences together. Its activities include organising contemporary art exhibitions, hosting artists in residence and offering classes. Together, these represent different cultural themes: a single protected artwork and an institution whose work encompasses exhibitions, residencies and outreach.
Bocage, elevation and regional setting
The Manoir du Bois Adam stands on a rise above the Norman bocage; from there, the view stretches to the borders of the Orne, Mayenne and Ille-et-Vilaine departments. The Ruisseau de la Roche rises in La Chapelle-Urée, adding a water feature to the area’s points of interest. In the wider region between Avranches and Montigny, the landscape is a mosaic of meadows, changing colours across cultivated fields and a network of hedgerows. This distinguishes the view from the manor house from the wider landscape setting: one is tied to a particular rise, while the other describes the region more broadly. Those interested in bocage can therefore find both a named viewpoint and a sense of the wider landscape.
Choose a theme for your stay
If you’re looking for a hotel in La Chapelle-Urée, you can decide what you’d like to focus on during your stay: are you especially interested in architectural history and art, or in bocage, the hilltop setting and the views?
Discover more destinations: Virandeville, Tanis, Brainville, La Meurdraquière, La Luzerne, Morigny, Fermanville, Le Mesnil-Amey
For the main travel overview: Manche.
