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Castles of Limoëlan à Sévignac en Côtes-d'Armor

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Classique

Castles of Limoëlan

    D39
    22250 Sévignac
Private property
Châteaux de Limoëlan
Châteaux de Limoëlan
Châteaux de Limoëlan
Châteaux de Limoëlan
Châteaux de Limoëlan
Crédit photo : Crepi22 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XIVe siècle
First mention of the castle
1689
Acquisition by Lorraine
1758
Repurchase by Picot de Clorivière
1779
Construction of the new castle
1793
Execution of Michel Picot
18 mars 1991
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Together consists of the old castle and its moats, the dovecote, the 18s castle with the chapel, the pavilion of the Archives, the communes, the terrace and the garden (cad. E 264-266, 269-273, 695): registration by order of 18 March 1991

Key figures

Michel Julien Alain Picot de Clorivière - Owner and manufacturer Fits build the castle in 1779.
Joseph Picot de Limoëlan - Manufacturer's son Involved in the attack on Bonaparte.
Marquis de La Rouerie - Royalist conspirator Linked to the Picot rebellion.

Origin and history

The castles of Limoëlan form a historic estate located in Sévignac, in the Côtes-d'Armor. This site consists of two separate buildings: the remains of a first medieval castle, now reduced to a farm surrounded by moat, and a second castle erected in 1779 150 meters from the first. The 18th-century building is accompanied by a chapel, a pavilion of the Archives, commons, a garden and a terrace, all of which have been classified as a historical monument since 1991.

The first castle, formerly the seat of the seigneury of Beaumanoir, was owned by successive noble families, including Rousselot (XIVth century), Dinan (XIVth–XVth centuries), Guemadeuc (XVIth century), and DESPINAY (XVIIth century). In 1689 he passed into the hands of the Lorraine family, before being acquired in 1758 by Michel Julien Alain Picot de Clorivière. He built the new castle in 1779 and adopted the name Picot de Limoëlan. His son, Joseph Picot de Limoëlan, was involved in counter-revolutionary plots, including the infernal machine attack against Bonaparte in 1800.

The estate had a turbulent history during the French Revolution. Michel Picot de Limoëlan, owner of the premises, was guillotineed in Paris in 1793 for his role in the conspiracy of the Marquis de La Rouerie. After the Revolution, the castles passed into the hands of the Picot families of Limoëlan, Bonjour de Limoëlan and Chappedelaine. Today, only part of the old castle turned into a farm remains, the 18th century castle with its outbuildings, and protected landscape elements.

The entire site, including the old castle, its moats, the dovecote, the 18th century castle, the chapel, the Archives Pavilion, the communes, the terrace and the garden, was inscribed as historical monuments by order of 18 March 1991. This protection covers a remarkable built and landscaped setting, a witness to the architectural and social evolution of Brittany during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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