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The Saint-Servais Chapel is a small Catholic religious building located at the place called "Saint-Servais", in the commune of Pont-Scorff, Morbihan (British). Built mainly in the middle of the 15th century, as evidenced by its ogival south gate and bays, it adopts a simple plan with single ship and flat bedside. Its partially coated granite bellow walls support an open gable roof. A sacristy of cut stone, covered with a polygonal rump, was added to him in 1677, as indicated by the inscription H. LE BOILAY F. engraved on the south wall.

The chapel underwent a first restoration campaign in the 16th century, especially on its western gable. Its bell, partially illegible, bears an inscription dated 172.., while its inner pavement was redone in 1865. Nearby, a fountain of devotion dated 1780 (marked as initials C and E) attests to its role in local religious practices. The south gate, adorned with deciduous columns and an archvolt carved of subjects, has been classified as a historic monument since March 20, 1934.

Architecturally, the chapel illustrates the stylistic transitions between the flamboyant Gothic (ogival door, plant decorations) and the posterior classical additions (sacristy, bellet). Its present state results from these successive strata, reflecting both its liturgical use and its anchoring in the Breton devotional landscape. The property of the commune remains a modest but characteristic testimony of the rural religious heritage of the region.

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