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Origin and history

Kerpondarmes Manor is a former noble house built in the early 15th century, in the village of Clis, in the commune of Guérande, Loire-Atlantique. This rectangular building, typical of the modest Breton nobility architecture of the period, consists of a large heated room and a small room per level. Its structure, dated by dendrochronology between 1410 and 1419, bears witness to its early construction in this century.

At the end of the 15th century, the mansion belonged to Jean Meschinot, seigneur of the place and master of the hotel of the Duchess Anne of Brittany. Author of the Princes' Glasses, he embodies the link between this residence and the Breton ducal court. The mansion lost its noble status at the end of the 17th century, when the castle of Tuloc was built nearby, and was then converted into a farmhouse, marking its social decline.

Kerpondarmes illustrates the evolution of seigneurial residences in Brittany, moving from a residential and symbolic role to an agricultural function. Its present state reflects this history, between medieval heritage and adaptation to the economic needs of the following centuries. The dendrochronology and local sources make it a valuable witness to the rural and nobility history of the Guérande region.

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