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Kermathéman Braz Manor House, located in Pédernec in the Côtes-d'Armor, is a 16th-century building combining two distinct architectural styles: Gothic flamboyant on its north and Renaissance facade to the west. Built according to an L plan, it includes a main house body dated 1520-1530, completed with a back wing erected in 1584. An octagonal tower houses a spiral staircase, while the chimneys, typical of the Penthièvre and the Trégor houses, illustrate the local know-how. The grey granite facades and interior arrangements reflect the stylistic evolutions of the period.

The manor courtyard is surrounded by outbuildings, including an old oven house and stables, partially renovated in the 19th and 20th centuries. A 16th-century calvary, decorated with the arms of the Rosmar family, once marked the entrance to the main driveway; It was raised in 1888. Ranked a historic monument in 2005, it includes the house, the commons, the court floor and its immediate environment. Subsequent changes have altered some structures, such as the disappearance of a posterior wing of the house.

Interior decorative elements, such as straight hooded chimneys and dust-free windows, testify to the residential and seigneurial use of the mansion. An inscription painted in Gothic letters, now illegible, adorned the arches of discharge, adding an artistic and historical dimension. The site thus embodies the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Brittany, while maintaining traces of the later developments.

The history of the mansion reveals a continuous occupation, with architectural adaptations meeting the needs of successive owners. Gothic and reborn styles coexist harmoniously, reflecting cultural influences and building techniques of the era. The classification of historic monuments underlines its heritage importance, both for its architecture and for its role in the local history of the Trégor.

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