Lower Normandy Farmhouses

Like in many other French regions, Lower Normandy’s traditional farmhouses are often made of wood, stone or brick.

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Lower Normandy farmhouses were foremost built as farm dwellings, and then often converted into homes. These farmhouses generally have a courtyard and many outbuildings like barns, stables, cowshed. The outbuildings are living proof of their agricultural usage in years gone by.

Sometimes a cellar and wine warehouse accompany the house. The roofs are often steep due to the coastal climate, as much as 45 degrees in some parts.

Normandy Farmhouses are foremost Stone-made Properties

Brick farmhouses are more common in the eastern and southern parts of the Lower Normandy region.

Normandy Farmhouses sometimes boast bricks in the walls

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SEARCH FOR A LOWER NORMANDY PROPERTY:
Calvados property	Manche property
Orne property

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• Summary of Lower Normandy Traditional Houses