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Palais du Grabatoire

Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

The Palais du Grabatoire is the present episcopal residence of the Bishop of Le Mans, in the Sarthe. It is a former canons' palace built in the first half of the 16th century by Jean de Couthardy.

The palace stands in the Cité Plantagenêt, the historic heart of Le Mans. The building faces the north door of the Cathedral of Saint-Julien, on the Place du Cardinal Grente.

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