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 Château du Plessis-Josso à Theix dans le Morbihan

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Renaissance
Morbihan

Château du Plessis-Josso

    Le Plessis
    56450 Theix-Noyalo
Château du Plessis-Josso
Château du Plessis-Josso
Château du Plessis-Josso
Château du Plessis-Josso
Crédit photo : Carabas1 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1330
Initial construction
XVIe siècle
Wars of Religion
fin XVIIIe siècle
Change of ownership
16 février 1929
First protection
22 avril 1981
Partial classification
1987
Restoration of iron and steel works
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The castle (except for classified parts): inscription by order of 16 February 1929 - The facades and roof on the courtyard of the castle itself; façades and roofs of the 17th century pavilion; the courtyard façade of the south-east building of the communes; the rampart to the south-east and south-west (cad. E 222): by order of 23 April 1981 - The mill and barn on the old area to beat for their facades and roofs; the west and north walls of the fortified enclosure of the castle; the fence walls of the old gardens to the east (cf. ZV 64, 65, 109, 102 to 106): registration by order of 9 November 2001

Key figures

Sylvestre Josso - Founder and shield ducal Builder of the mansion around 1330.
Famille Rosmadec - Influential owners Owns the estate after alliance.
Famille Le Mintier de Léhélec - Current owners Acquire the castle at the end of 18th century.
Jean-Claude Motte - Iron and steel craftsman Restore ironworks in 1987.

Origin and history

The Plessis-Josso is a Breton mansion built around 1330 by Sylvestre Josso, a ducal squire, during the War of Succession of Brittany (14th century). Located in Theix-Noyalo (Morbihan), near Vannes, this feudal site retained an agricultural, political and defensive function, at the head of an estate of 1,500 hectares with 500 inhabitants. It housed mills, ovens, a chapel and a private port on the Gulf of Morbihan, reflecting its central role in the local economy.

By alliance with the Rosmadec family, the mansion welcomed influential personalities such as Breton bishops, seinechaux and governors. In the 16th century, his crenellated enclosure and towers protected him from looting during the Wars of Religion. The polygonal turret, gothic dormant windows and sill windows illustrate its defensive and residential architecture, completed in the 17th century by a square pavilion under Louis XIII.

At the end of the 18th century, the estate belonged to the Le Mintier de Léhélech family, still owner today. Ranked as a Historic Monument in 1929 and 1981, it preserves medieval elements (court, corner tower) and 17th–15th–13th century layouts (moulin, wooden stairs). Open to the public in summer, the site combines architectural heritage and Breton seigneurial memory.

The castle embodies the model of Breton agricultural manor houses, combining land exploitation (moulins, ovens) and local power. Its partially preserved enclosure and outbuildings (grange, enclosed gardens) testify to an autarchic organization. The restorations, like those of the ironworks in 1987 by Jean-Claude Motte, underline his continuous maintenance.

The successive protections (1929, 1981, 2001) cover the house, the commons, the crenelated rampart, the 18th century mill, and the walls of the old gardens. The 17th century castral chapel, now extinct, recalled its status as a seigneurial seat. The site, still inhabited, perpetuates a feudal heritage adapted to modern times.

Future

Plessis Jose is open for visits during the summer, and offers the rental of concert halls and a rural gite.

External links

Page Wikipedia
Page Monumentum