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The manor house of Penquélennec, located in Peumerit in the Finistère, is an architectural testimony of the first half of the sixteenth century. This monument, classified among the Historical Monuments since 1932, illustrates the style of the genthummières of the late Middle Ages in Lower Cornuaille. His house body, marked by sill windows, reflects the constructive techniques of the time, although his original gate has now disappeared.

The mansion embodies the way of life of the small local nobility of the modern era, where these residences served both as a place of power and economic center for the surrounding lands. In Basse-Cornouaille, these gentilhommières played a key role in social organisation, often linked to farming and family alliances. Their rare conservation, like that of Penquélennec, offers a valuable insight into the domestic and defensive structures of the region before the transformations of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The inclusion of the main building and its porch (today destroyed) in the inventory of Historic Monuments in 1932 underscores its heritage importance. Available data, from sources such as Monumentum, confirm its address in Peumérit (code INSEE 29159), in the Finistère department, without further specifying its current use (visits, rentals, etc.). However, the approximate GPS location and the lack of details of its interior condition limit further study.

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