he Manor of Vertot in the middle of the Normandy plain, a natural
curtain of beech trees protects the manor from seawinds.
In the vast apple orchard, a majestic dovecote is the past symbol
of the land of the lord…
The Manor of Vertot , belonging to the
"Monuments Historiques", remains one of the most beautiful
examples of Norman architecture from the XVI century with its Second
Renaissance influence.
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he Abbot of Vertot in 1655 the Abbot of Vertot was born in the
manor.
He used to love the serenity and the refinement of this place.
Louis XIV gave him the rank of "Academician". He also
earned the distinction of Commander and Official Historiographer
of the prestigious Order of the Knights of Malta.
At the end of his life, he was the personnal
assistant to the Duc d'Orléans and died in 1735 at the
Palais Royal in Paris.
Born in the Manoir de Vertot (Bennetot) in 1655
Death at the Palais Royal (Paris) in 1735.
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