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Origin and history

Kéroulas Manor House, located in Saint-Pol-de-Léon in Finistère, is a 16th-century building. This monument, inscribed in the Historical Monuments by decree of 19 June 1926, illustrates the civil architecture of the Breton Renaissance. Its location, at 5 rue du Petit-Collège, makes it an integral part of the city's historic urban fabric.

The protection of the manor is specifically concerned with its main structure, identified under the Cadastral reference AN 400. Today owned by the municipality of Saint-Pol-de-Léon, this site could be open to public use such as visits, room rentals or guest rooms, although the precise practical information is not detailed in the available sources.

The available data, especially from the Merimée database and Monumentum, underline its heritage importance, but do not provide any information on its social history or occupants. The location of the manor is considered satisfactory (level 7 on a precision scale), allowing clear identification in the leonard landscape.

In the 16th century, the region of Saint-Pol-de-Léon was marked by a rural and maritime economy, where manor houses often served as residences for wealthy families or local notables. These buildings played a central role in social organization, symbolizing both power and prosperity in a context of transition between the Middle Ages and modern times.

The inscription of the mansion in 1926 reflects the gradual awareness, at the beginning of the twentieth century, of the need to preserve the architectural heritage of Breton. This type of protection was then intended to safeguard buildings representative of key periods of regional history, such as the Renaissance, often threatened by urban transformation or abandonment.

No information is available on any historic owners, architectural changes over the centuries, or the specific uses of the mansion prior to its acquisition by the municipality. Sources are limited to administrative data and precise geographical location, without details of its original occupation or function.

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