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The Sainte-Barbe de Plouaret Chapel, located in the Côtes-d-Armor department in Brittany, is a religious building built in the 16th century. It is distinguished by its flamboyant Gothic architecture, marked by elements such as a west door in basket cove, archvolts in braid, and Renaissance motifs such as canned columns and arches in the middle of the hangar. Its dimensions (22 m long for 6.8 m wide) and its rectangular single-ship plane make it a typical example of the Breton seigneurial chapels of that time.

Founded by the lords of Keramborgne, mentioned in 1427, the chapel was originally dedicated to Saint Barvet (male eponym of Saint Barbe, barvet meaning "bearded" in Breton) before being placed under the name of Saint Barbe. Its interior and exterior decoration, including similar fillings to the chapel of Kerfons at Ploubezre (1553-1559), illustrates the transition between late Gothic and Renaissance times. A placible calvary, whose base dates from 1612, stands in front of the building.

Ranked among the 24 chapels that Plouaret once held, it is now the only one still visible. Inscribed to historical monuments by order of 22 February 1926, it belongs to the commune and bears witness to the local religious and seigneurial heritage. Its flat bedside, openworked with an axial bay, and its windows with curvilinear fronts make it a remarkable monument, reflecting both the influence of noble sponsors and the Breton craftsmanship of the period.

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