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Kervaudu Manor House is a manor house built at the end of the 15th century in the commune of Croisic, Loire-Atlantique. Ranked a historic monument in 1921, it was the first Breton mansion to benefit from this protection. Its name, meaning "domain of the black man", evokes a mysterious origin, while its isolated location, 300 meters from the village, reflects its rural and preserved character.

In the 16th century, the mansion belonged to Aubin Le Roy, one of the first Protestants of the Croisic, illustrating the religious tensions of the time. He then moved to the Gentilhomme family, including René, Sieur de Lespine and Kervaudu, who distinguished himself as royal poet and historiographer of Gaston d'Orléans. Exiled in Holland for his Protestant faith, he died in 1670 without denying his convictions. The mansion, sold as a national good during the Revolution, became a farm in the 19th century.

In the 20th century, the Kervaudu mansion welcomed the post-impressionist painter Ferdinand du Puigaudeau, a member of the Pont-Aven school, who immortalized in many paintings. His daughter, the ethnologist Odette du Puigaudeau, grew up there, adding a cultural and artistic dimension to the history of the place. Today, the mansion remains a major architectural and historical testimony of the region.

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