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Manoir de la Belle-Noë à Dol-de-Bretagne en Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine

Manoir de la Belle-Noë

    1101 Belle Noé
    35120 Dol-de-Bretagne
Crédit photo : GO69 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1710
Construction of the mansion
1826
Acquisition by Robert Surcouf
1922
Purchase by the Collichet family
2005
Repurchase by Lemaire
6 janvier 2006
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The manor house, i.e. the whole house, all the buildings of outbuildings in total, the well and the remains of the entrance gate, the plate ground with its terraces, retaining walls, courtyards, ditches, old gardens and alleys included in the current land unit (cf. AD 76 to 82, 143, 149): entry by order of 6 January 2006

Key figures

Georges de La Haye - Lord of Andoullé and Cesson Sponsor of the mansion in 1710
Robert Surcouf - Famous corsary Owner from 1826
Noël Nicolas Surcouf - Private officer Brother of Robert, ancestor of the present owners
Loïc Lemaire - Current Owner Descendant des Surcouf, restorer since 2005
Denis Basile Lothon - Director of Fields Owner under the Revolution

Origin and history

The mansion of Belle-Noë, located southeast of the village of Dol-de-Bretagne (Ille-et-Vilaine), was built in 1710 for Georges de The Hague, lord of Andoullé and Cesson. Its architecture, typical of the first eighteenth century, combines an elongated central body flanked by two side pavilions, framed by two terraces to the east and west. The outbuildings in the south include a pan-wood stable and a double-furnished stove. The estate extends over a park of 3 hectares, preserving original ditches, gardens and alleys.

In the 18th century, the mansion passed to Gilles François Sébire, then, during the Revolution, to Denis Basile Lothon, director of estates. In 1826 he became the country residence of privateer Robert Surcouf, who had been there since 1810 to hunt and rest. The estate was transferred to its descendants and was gradually abandoned before being acquired in 1922 by the Collichet family, which exploited it as a farm. In 2005, Marie-Laure and Loïc Lemaire (descendants of Noël Nicolas Surcouf, Robert's brother) bought the property and undertook its restoration.

Ranked a historic monument in 2006, the mansion retains intact its 18th century interior and exterior arrangements. Its inscription protects the house, outbuildings, well, remains of the gate, as well as terraces, walls, ditches and old gardens. The site bears witness to both Breton rural architecture and maritime history linked to privateers, notably via the Surcouf family.

The manor is distinguished by its original access: a bridge overlooking a ditch forming an English courtyard, allowing access to common rooms and cellars on one level. The dependencies, spread north and south of the house, illustrate the agricultural organisation of origin. Built on a hillside overlooking a river, it replaces a former medieval mansion of the same name, now extinct.

The current owners, linked to the region's private history, have revived this heritage. Their ancestor, Noël Nicolas Surcouf, served as an officer on board the Revenant during the campaigns of his brother Robert in the Indian Ocean (1807–1809). Another alderman, René Noël Rosse, was also a privateer, strengthening the link between the mansion and Breton maritime history.

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