Manoir de Roncheville

The manor of Roncheville

The Honfleur audio-guided tour lets you discover the manor of Roncheville, one of the oldest seigneurial dwellings of the city, rich in several centuries of history.

From the barons of Roncheville to the royal governors

From the Middle Ages, the manor belonged to the powerful Bertran family, barons of Roncheville and lords of Honfleur, whose lineage dominated the city until the Hundred Years' War and the English occupation, between 1419 and 1450. After the liberation, the manor became the residence of the royal governors charged with protecting the port, among them Louis de Bourbon, admiral of France, who had a large part of it rebuilt around 1470 under the authority of Louis XI. The architecture today mixes medieval, Renaissance and classical traces. Protected as a historic monument, the manor was bought back in the 1980s by the artist and gallery owner Simon Chaye, who restored it and made it a place of exhibition.

What there is to see

The manor of Roncheville charms with its composite architecture, where the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the classical era can be read. A witness of the seigneurial then royal power over Honfleur, it can be visited on the occasion of cultural events, notably during the Heritage Days. It is a rare place, to be discovered if the opportunity arises.

Practical information

The manor of Roncheville is in the historic centre of Honfleur. A private dwelling and place of exhibition, it occasionally opens to the public during cultural events, whose dates are to be checked on site.

To whom did the manor of Roncheville belong?

To the Bertran family, barons of Roncheville and lords of Honfleur, then to the royal governors after the Hundred Years' War.

What can one see at the manor today?

An architecture mixing Middle Ages, Renaissance and classicism; restored by Simon Chaye, it hosts exhibitions during cultural events.