Construction of house 1523 (≈ 1523)
Built for the priest Lieou, engraved date.
28 août 1988
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 28 août 1988 (≈ 1988)
Protection of facades by arrest.
fin XIXe siècle (vers 1870)
Construction of barn-stable
Construction of barn-stable fin XIXe siècle (vers 1870) (≈ 1995)
Aligned east of the building.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades (Box YM 8): inscription by decree of 28 August 1988
Key figures
Lieou (prêtre) - Sponsor and first occupant
Priest at the origin of the construction.
Origin and history
The priest's house of Locmiquel, located in the hamlet of the same name in Grand-Champ (Morbihan), is a presbytery built in 1523 for the priest Lieou. It is located 35 metres north of the chapel Saint-Michel, which it served. This granite belloon building, with curved stone bays, features a rectangular two-storey plan (ground floor and floor) and a thatched roof. Despite its seniority, its state of conservation is remarkable, with architectural elements such as an arc of discharge on the facade.
The house bears the date of 1523 engraved on a window of the floor, as well as the inscription "F. LEIOU PRETRE" on a bay of the ground floor. It illustrates the role of priests in the construction of stone houses in the 16th century, the latter enjoying a high social status in rural Brittany. The facades were listed as historic monuments by order of 28 August 1988, highlighting their heritage value.
Close by, a barn- barn aligned to the east, probably dating from the late 19th century (circa 1870), completes the whole. The House of Locmiquel is considered one of the oldest rural houses dated Brittany, bearing witness to vernacular architecture and clerical influence in the region at that time.
