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Origin and history

The castle of Lesturgant, located in the eponymous hamlet 1.5 km from Malguenac (Morbihan), finds its origins in 1448 with a first construction. The estate, owned by the Coesmeur families (15th century), Botherel, Roscoët (mid 16th century) and then Boisgelin (17th century), has its terrace erected in 1570 and its pigeon house dated 1697. A private chapel and two mills completed the communes, reflecting the seigneurial importance of the place.

Confiscated during the Revolution, the castle passed into the hands of the families Le Lubois, Dordelin, then Laudren from 1844. The latter undertook a major reconstruction in 1885 under the direction of architect Joseph Vernery, retaining some ancient elements: the tower, the hexagonal stone dovecote, the 60-metre balustrade terrace, and a staircase. The dovecote, covered with granite slabs and surmounted by a polygonal lantern, illustrates the utilitarian and noble architecture of the period.

The current Louis XIII style castle is organized around a main body flanked by a square pavilion and a polygonal staircase tower. The terrace and dovecote, witnesses of the 17th and 18th centuries, have been listed as historical monuments since June 20, 1944. The site thus combines medieval heritage, Renaissance transformations, and 19th century reinterpretations, embodying the architectural and social evolution of interior Brittany.

The terraced gardens, served by monumental stairs probably built for Henri de Roscoët, underline the ostentatious character of the estate. The chapel, probably built at the end of the 18th century, and the modifications of 1775 (including the out-of-work stairway tower) completed to compose a heterogeneous ensemble, marked by the successive tastes of its owners. Today, the castle remains a testimony of the seigneurial dynamics and architectural recompositions in Brittany.

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