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Origin and history

The house located on 3 Rue des Chanoines in Vannes is a typical example of medieval architecture in woodpan, built on a plot of "lanie" corner. It is distinguished by its two square floors in corbellation, surmounted by a top floor, and a roof with two gables. The base rests on poles of wood of strong section, themselves placed on stone dais, with a granite angle pile. The structure of the facade uses crosses of Saint Andrew as landfills, as well as superimposed sandstones and spacers to support the corbellation. These technical elements illustrate the expertise of the carpenters of the time.

The house is mentioned from the first half of the 15th century in the annuitant ducal domain (1455-1458) as belonging to Alain Bernard, after having been the property of Alain Le Lamet and Henry de Coetquirintin. Two centuries later, in 1677, the archives of the reformation of the estate indicated that it was owned by Christophe Le Gouvello, Sieur de Ménimur, heir to Julien Le Gouvello and Jacquette Cillart. On that date, the house was described as divided between Le Gouvello and the cathedral chapter of Vannes, the latter having a quarter. Its inscription as a Historic Monument in 1929 (for its facades and roof) underscores its heritage value.

The building reflects the urban organization of Vannes in the late Middle Ages, where wood-paned houses, often narrow and high, bordered shopping streets. Their corbelling structure made it possible to gain space in height, while the gables on street marked the alignment of the plots. The mention of owners from the local nobility (such as Le Gouvello) or related to the cathedral chapter attests to its social and economic importance in the city.

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