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Kervégan Manor House, located at Kerlaouénan in the former municipality of Servel (now attached to Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor), probably dates back to the late 14th or early 15th century. It is historically linked to the seigneury of Kervégan, bordered by the seigneuries of Kervouric, Keradrivin and Traou Léguer, as well as by the river Léguer to the south. The present building dates mainly from the years 1635-1645, with a major restoration in 1815 by Vincente Logou, who gave it its contemporary appearance. The estate once consisted of a mill, a dovecote, and a primitive chapel dedicated to Saint-Nicodeme, located 150 meters southwest.

The mansion was held by three large families: Les Tertres (attested in 1426 with Guillaume du Tertre), Les Boisgelin (from the marriage of François du Boisgelin with Renée du Tertre in 1612), and Les de Kergariou (owners in the 18th century). An inventory of the 18th century mentions carved shields, including those of the lords of Tertre and Kergariou, as well as relics and a large stained glass window. The site, once equipped with a castral mot, was partially looted in the 20th century, losing architectural elements like a fireplace decorated with the necklace of the order of the Holy Spirit, exported to a coastal villa.

The seigneury of Kervégan, although without "right of justice", enjoyed privileges such as the "right of maut" (moulin) and the "right of dovecote". The chapel Saint-Nicodeme, founded by the family of Tertres, was the subject of a trial of preeminences in 1756 under René-Fiacre de Kergariou, councillor in the Parliament of Brittany. The manor house, very degraded, was partially protected in 1964 (inscription of its door to historical monuments). In 2021 he was one of the winners of the Vieilles Maisons Françaises for castles and historic residences.

The departmental archives of the Côtes-d'Armor conserve documents related to the seigneury (series 1 E) and to the family of Kervégan (series 2 E), as well as the Napoleonic cadastral plans (1826) attesting to the location of the mill and pigeon tree, now disappeared. The well and some carved stones (blazons, lintels) remain, bearing witness to its noble past.

The mansion illustrates the architectural and social evolution of the Breton seigneurial estates, moving from a medieval motte to a Renaissance residence, then to a farm after the Revolution. Its history also reflects the marriage alliances between local noble families (Tertres, Boisgelin, Kergariou) and their gradual decline, marked by successive sales and late restorations.

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