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  3. Bretagne
  4. Morbihan
  5. 56910 Carentoir

  6. Domaine de la Bourdonnaye

Domaine de la Bourdonnaye à Carentoir dans le Morbihan

Morbihan

Domaine de la Bourdonnaye

    La Maïs du Garde
    56910 Carentoir
Domaine de la Bourdonnaye
Domaine de la Bourdonnaye
Domaine de la Bourdonnaye
Domaine de la Bourdonnaye
Crédit photo : Archimaine - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Antiquité
Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
0
100
…
1800
1900
2000
1796 (19 floréal an IV)
Chauan confrontation
1893–1898
Construction of the current castle
20 mars 2023
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The Bourdonnaye estate is: the fortifications in total, the castle in total, the stables in total (excluding additions in parpaings and fibrocement and outside building of 1000 m2 in parpaings and fibrocements of the parcel XK 70), the facades and roofs of the buildings of the lower courtyard, the chapel of the Haute-Bouexière in total with the plated floor of the plot 12, the walls of the enclosures as well as the calvary, the facades and roofs of the former presbytery of the Haute-Bouexière with its gate, its walls and the facades and roofs of its outbuildings, the plated floor of the park and the vegetable garden, all the walls and fences, the basin, the cave and all the factories that make up the park. The Domaine de la Bourdonnaye is located at the Château de la Bourdonnaye, Les Tanières and Verger de la Gree. The estate is cadastred section XK on parcels No 12, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 and section ZD parcels No 11, 12, 35 and 40: inscription by order of 20 March 2023

Key figures

Marquis de la Bourdonnaye - Sponsor and owner The castle was built between 1893 and 1898.
Adjudant général Simon - Republican military Facing the Chouans in 1796 on the site.
Famille de La Bourdonnaye - Current owner (2024) Maintain the estate since its construction.

Origin and history

Bourdonnaye Castle, located in Carentoir in Morbihan (Bretagne), is a 4th quarter-century building built between 1893 and 1898 by the Marquis de la Bourdonnaye. It replaces an old castle whose remains prior to the 16th century remain near the communes. This new castle, of classic style, is part of a landscaped composition including garden, chapel, park and ponds. Its architecture, made of stone and stone cut (granite, shale), includes a central body flanked with two symmetrical wings, with slate roof and harped elevations. The estate illustrates the land restoration methods of the Breton nobility at the end of the 19th century, mixing architectural modernity and symbolic preservation of ancient traces.

The site was the scene of an episode of the Chouanneries wars: on May 8, 1796 (19 floral year IV), General Warrant Officer Simon, party of Rennes, faced Chouans there before continuing them to Ploërmel. This fact of early weapons precedes the construction of the present castle by more than a century. The provisions of the old castle, visible on the 1825 cadastre, influenced the establishment of the new building, which dominates a domain of 30 cadastral plots, including stables, lower yard, rectory and park factories (grotte, calvary, walls of enclosure).

Partially listed as historical monuments since 20 March 2023, the estate protects notably fortifications, the castle, stables (excluding modern additions), the chapel of Haute-Bouexière, as well as the entire park and its landscape elements. Still owned by the Bourdonnaye family in 2024, it embodies the sustainability of a Breton aristocratic heritage, combining medieval heritage, neoclassical reconstruction and contemporary management. The architectural quality of the castle, underlined by its inscription, makes it a remarkable example in the region.

External links

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