Tinchebray, La Basse Normandie 61800

A 16th-century house with annexes and a garden with a sweeping view, nestled in the town centre of Tinchebray-Bocage in an area of Normandy nicknamed 'Norman Switzerland'. The house is nicknamed 'La Lieutenance'. It stands in the historical centre of Tinchebray-Bocage, beside the fortified Saint-Rmi Chapel. The dwelling dates back to the 18th century. It was once the home of the Duchesnay family, who were royal advisors and prosecutors in the town. It also served as a lieutenant's home. And in 1895, it became the home of Doctor Coulombe, a major republican figure of the pre-war period. The edifice has a ground floor and a first floor, as well as a basement and a loft punctuated with shed dormers. It is capped with a hipped mansard roof with four slopes covered with slate tiles. Three chimney stacks rise up from the roof, which is crowned with a weather vane. Rubble granite and schist with pointing form the elevations. Ashlar forms the door and window surrounds. On one side of the property, a narrow street slopes downwards alongside a tall enclosing wall that edges the property. There is a carriage entrance in this wall. This carriage entrance leads into a courtyard beside a terrace, where a tree towers, and a garden, which offers a sweeping view of the town's rooftops. A caretaker's dwelling stands opposite a former stable.