Property of Botdéru 1508 (≈ 1508)
Arms affixed to the facade by this family.
XVe siècle
Initial construction
Initial construction XVe siècle (≈ 1550)
Building the mansion by an unspecified family.
début XVIIIe siècle
Acquisition by Le Gouvello
Acquisition by Le Gouvello début XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1804)
Change of ownership after the Botdéru.
17 mai 1933
Classification of historical monuments
Classification of historical monuments 17 mai 1933 (≈ 1933)
Front and roof protection.
milieu XIXe siècle
Transfer to the Bellego
Transfer to the Bellego milieu XIXe siècle (≈ 1950)
New owners, decline of the chapel.
1968
Construction on the old chapel
Construction on the old chapel 1968 (≈ 1968)
Site modification by the Bellego.
1987
Partial destruction by storm
Partial destruction by storm 1987 (≈ 1987)
Irreversible damage to the structure.
29 juillet 2014
Repeal of classification
Repeal of classification 29 juillet 2014 (≈ 2014)
End of official protection.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The decree of 17 May 1933 listing the historical monuments of the southern façade on the courtyard of honour and the roofs of the Kerbourvellec mansion (Box ZN 24) is repealed by order of 29 July 2014
Key figures
Seigneurs de Botdéru - First known owners
Arms added in 1508 on the facade.
Famille Le Gouvello - Owners in the 18th century
Acquisition after the Botdéru.
Famille Bellégo - Owners in the 19th and 20th centuries
Latest owners before sale.
Origin and history
Kerbourvellec Manor House, located in the commune of La Chapelle-Neuve in Morbihan (Bretagne), is a 15th-century building. It was originally owned by the lords of Botdéru, who placed their coat of arms on the facade in 1508. This manor, rectangular, is organized around a court of honour and retains notable architectural elements such as a turret housing a staircase, old fireplaces and two dormant windows adorned with circular shelled frontons, surmounted by carved shields. Its enclosure, now extinct, leaves only remains.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the mansion passed into the hands of the family Le Gouvello, before being acquired in the mid-19th century by the Bellego family. At that time, the private chapel of the seigneury, already in ruins, collapses permanently. During the Second World War, the manor house briefly served as a town hall for the new commune of La Chapelle-Neuve, although its unhealthy state made any restoration difficult. Despite its inclusion in historical monuments in 1933, this protection was repealed in 2014 due to its state of advanced decay.
In 1968, the owners built a house on the site of the old chapel because of lack of resources for its rehabilitation. The manor, already fragile, suffered irreversible damage during the 1987 storm, which almost destroyed it. After the death of the last Bellego brothers, the estate was sold to an English couple in the 1980s, but no renovation was undertaken. Today, the still standing elements are considered unrestoreable, sealing the fate of this witness of Breton seigneurial history.
Architecturally, the house consists of two rooms per floor, with a south facade marked by shields and lucarnes characteristic of the Breton Renaissance. The back turret, housing the stairway, and the old chimneys recall its noble past. Despite its initial ranking, the impossibility of restoring the remains led to the repeal of its protection, illustrating the challenges of preserving the rural heritage.
The Kerbourvellec mansion thus embodies the vicissitudes of Breton seigneurial residences, passed from the hands of noble families (Botdéru, Le Gouvello, Bellego) to an accelerated decline by climatic hazards and lack of resources. Its history also reflects territorial changes, such as the communal split between Plumelin and La Chapelle-Neuve, as well as the improvised uses (war hall) dictated by historical circumstances.
