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The Fountain Sainte-Anne de Buléon is a religious edicle built in 1676, at the place called "Sainte-Anne", in the commune of Buléon (Morbihan). It is close to Sainte-Anne Chapel, with which it shares a spiritual and historical vocation. Its architecture combines a square granite plan and a dome with double curvature (concave and convex), supported by three arched sides in the middle of the hanger. A stone balustrade protects the whole, typical of the Breton fountains of devotion.

The fountain was listed as historic monuments on March 20, 1934, recognizing its heritage value. Its baroque style, marked by the dynamic forms of the dome, reflects the artistic influences of the late seventeenth century in Brittany. Today, it remains a testimony of rural religious art and local pilgrimage practices, although its property is now associated with an association.

Architecturally, the building is distinguished by its integration into the sloped terrain, with three openwork faces in the middle of the hangar. The vaulted interior, entirely granite, emphasizes the mastery of the stone tailors of the time. The fountain is part of a wider set of protected monuments of Morbihan, illustrating the richness of Breton water and religious heritage.

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