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The Château de la Haute-Touche, located in Monterrein in Morbihan, is a building whose origins date back to the 18th century. The lands belonged to the Bérard families (15th century), Lopriac de Kervignac (16th century), and then to the Boisbaudry, which built the present castle in 1760. The latter preserves elements of the mansion of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, transformed into commons, as well as a dovecote of the same period. The estate was looted in 1794 by Republican troops during the Chouannery.

At the beginning of the 20th century, architect Frédéric-Auguste Jobbé-Duval undertook important work between 1902 and 1907. He rearranged the entrance to the estate with a iron gate, moats, and built a chapel inspired by the existing dovecote, creating an architectural symmetry. He also designed a regular garden in front of the castle and a landscaped park at the back. The interior woodwork of the 17th and 18th centuries, decorated with floral and musical motifs, was preserved.

The castle, its outbuildings (chapel, dove, moat), as well as the park and calvary, were listed as historical monuments in 2001. The architecture mixes a house body on the raised ground floor, with stairs made of horse iron (an original of the 18th century, the other reconstructed by Jobbé-Duval). The domain illustrates the evolution of styles, from Breton classicism to the influences of the malouinries, typical of the aristocratic residences of the region.

The site, still located at the site called the Haute-Touche 1 km west of the village of Monterrein, bears witness to the local history, marked by revolutionary conflicts and architectural transformations of the early twentieth century. Its heritage inscription highlights its historical, artistic and landscape value, reflecting both the heritage of noble families and the intervention of a renowned architect.

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