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  6. Field of Ménoray

Field of Ménoray à Locmalo dans le Morbihan

Morbihan

Field of Ménoray

    2 Menoray
    56160 Locmalo
Domaine de Ménoray
Domaine de Ménoray
Crédit photo : éditeur de cartes postales Armand Waron - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1380
First certificate of the seigneury
vers 1620
Construction of main body
1841
Chapel and dove in ruins
XVIIIe siècle
Architectural additions
1867
Purchases by Kerizouët family
vers 1870
Construction of model farm
1872
Discovery of a cut menhir
8 mars 2024
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The area of Ménoray in its totality is: the house in its entirety, the chapel of Saint Joseph in its entirety, the gardener's pavilion and the hunting lodge in its entirety, the dovecote in its entirety, the four basins with their retaining walls and the edicle which surmounts the first basin, the facades and roofs of all the other communes, including the farm-model and the former post office relay, the menhir cut in two discovered in 1872, all the rabine and cavalry aisles, all the retaining walls, pavings and balustrades that make up the park and the courtyards, the base of the cadastral plots section ZI n° 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, section ZK n° 2, 6, 58 and 60, and section ZL n° 7, 10, 24, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 74, 76 and 78. The area of Ménoray is located at the sites of Ménoray, La Barrière, Lann Brugo, Kerbellec and Parc Clous Kerbellec. The estate is cadastred section ZI on parcels No 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, section ZK on parcels No 2, 6, 58 and 60 as well as section ZL on parcels No 7, 10, 24, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 74, 76 and 78: inscription by order of 8 March 2024

Key figures

Jean Caron - First Lord attested Owner until 1393.
Famille de Cadillac - Owners in the 17th century Builders of the main body around 1620.
Famille Le Gall de Cunffio - Owners in the 18th century Add stairs and east wing.
Famille de Kerizouët - Owners from 1867 Changes and construction of the farm.

Origin and history

The Menoray estate, located in Locmalo in Morbihan, is a castle built in the seventeenth century, probably for the Cadillac family. This main body, built around 1620, was later completed by a staircase and a wing was added in the 18th century by the family Le Gall de Cunffio. The estate includes a stone house, a Saint Joseph chapel, a dovecote, communes, and a model farm built around 1870. The seigneury, attested from 1380, belonged to Jean Caron before passing into several hands, including the Cadillacs and the Le Gall de Cunffio.

In the 19th century, the family of Kerizouët, owner from 1867, modified the castle by adding a secondary tower and removing part of the posterior body. It also built the model farm around 1870. The chapel and the dovecote, in ruins in 1841, saw the chapel later restored. The estate, which also includes a menhir cut in half discovered in 1872, was listed at the Historic Monuments in March 2024 for its architectural and landscape ensemble, including alleys, basins and retaining walls.

The castle, in classic style, features a one-storey house with basement and top, interior and exterior stairs, and outbuildings organized around two courtyards. The materials used, cut stone and rubble, reflect the construction techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries. The estate illustrates the architectural and social evolution of a Breton seigneury, marked by successive transformations until the 19th century.

The site includes remarkable elements such as menhir, rabines (cavalier paths), and basins with their retaining walls. These developments, as well as paving and balustrades, underline the landscape importance of the estate. The inscription of 2024 covers all buildings, green spaces and historical structures, thus preserving a heritage representative of local and regional history.

The area of Ménoray, with its chapel Saint Joseph, its gardening and hunting pavilions, and its commons, bears witness to the spatial and social organization of the great Breton estates. The changes made over the centuries, notably by the families of Cadillac, Le Gall de Cunffio and Kerizouët, reflect the adaptations to the needs and tastes of successive owners.

External links

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