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  6. Castle of Moustoirlan

 Castle of Moustoirlan à Malguénac dans le Morbihan

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Morbihan

Castle of Moustoirlan

    Moustoirlan
    56300 Malguénac
Photo de Castle of Moustoirlan

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XVe siècle
Certificate of seigneury
1734
Acquisition by Joachim de Lesquen
1764-1765
Repurchase by Paul-Jacques de Querangal
1760-1781
Construction of the current castle
14 avril 1986
First MH protection
23 mai 2022
Extension of protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The castle of Moustoirlan in its entirety; the commons of the entire court of honor; facades and roofs of the communes north of the house; the base floor of the garden, vegetable garden and orchard and their fence walls; the grip of the two ponds with their masonries; the base floor of the park and the woods surrounding the castle with the walls, steps and impingements; the pediluvius and the fountain of Limoëlan; the grand avenue with its entrance gate and the guard's pavilion. The castle and the domain of Moustoirlan are located at the places known as Moustoirlan and Limoilan, cadastres section ZY, parcels n° 1, 2, 8, 18, 19, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51: inscription by order of 23 May 2022

Key figures

Jean de Kerriec - Medieval Lord Owner certified in 1448.
Joachim de Lesquen - Acquirer in 1734 Possessor before the current construction.
Paul-Jacques de Querangal - Owner and sponsor Sénéchal de Josselin, buyer in 1764-1765.
Jacques de Kerangal - Mayor of Pontivy (1777) Probable sponsor of the current home.

Origin and history

Moustoirlan Castle, located in Malguenac in Morbihan, is a remarkable example of Breton classical architecture from the second half of the eighteenth century. The seigneury, attested from the 15th century, originally belonged to the family of Kerriec under the suzerainety of the Rohan. A manor house and a priory were then implanted, but no visible trace of it remains today. The lands then passed to the Cliguennec families, then to Joachim de Lesquen in 1734, before being acquired by Paul-Jacques de Querangal around 1764-1765.

The building of the present castle began in the early 1760s and finished in 1781, marked by the blessing of the chapel bell. The estate was then passed on to several families, including the Le Cam (from 1808), the Nettancourt, the Huchet de Cintré, and the Civel in the 20th century. The château, with its collected and sober plan, is distinguished by its central staircase of honor and its chapel dedicated to St James the Major and St Francis of Sales, with remarkable furniture.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 1986 for its facades, roofs and interior elements, the castle was extended in 2022 to the whole estate, including gardens, ponds, park and outbuildings. Its architecture, combining symmetrical rigor and decorative simplicity, reflects a regional adaptation of the classic cannons, close to the 18th century malouinières. However, no mention of architect is attested in the available sources.

External links

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