Construction of the mansion 1er quart XVe siècle (1410-1420) (≈ 1415)
Initial command of the manorial assembly.
Fin XVe - début XVIe siècle
Construction of the chapel
Construction of the chapel Fin XVe - début XVIe siècle (≈ 1625)
Addition of Notre-Dame-de-Alle-Aide chapel.
XVIIe siècle
Minor changes
Minor changes XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Work without major alteration of site.
8 septembre 2006
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 8 septembre 2006 (≈ 2006)
Protection of the whole manorial and chapel.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The manorial ensemble, namely the whole house, the house-porch, the dovecote, the facades and the roofs of the communes and the grip on the ground of these built elements forming a courtyard as well as the chapel in total (see ZO 64, placedit Under the Clos): registration by order of 8 September 2006
Key figures
Famille Rebours - First known owners
Suspected sponsors of the mansion in the 15th century.
The manor house of the Plessis-Rebours is an emblematic building of the early 15th century (1410-1420), located in the commune of Ménéac, Brittany. Ordered by a noble family, it is organized around a trapezoidal courtyard, with a main house in the north, a house-door and a dovecote to the south, as well as communes, a well and an oven (now disappeared). The chapel, dedicated to Notre-Dame-de-Alle-Aide, was added at the end of the 15th or early 16th century, enriching the whole of a distinct place of worship.
The architecture of the mansion reflects the characteristics of the Breton seigneurial residences of the late Middle Ages, with minor modifications in the seventeenth century that did not alter its original organization. The site retains remarkable elements such as a statue of Notre-Dame-du-Pas, linked to a local legend evoking footprints attributed to the Virgin. Successive property of several families (Rebours, La Bouère, Forestier, etc.), it was listed as historical monuments in 2006 for its manorial ensemble and chapel.
The mansion also illustrates the evolution of seigneurial ensembles in Brittany, where private chapels and closed courtyards became common from the 15th century. Its dovecote, symbol of seigneurial right, and its home-door, defensive and ostentatious element, testify to the social status of its owners. Despite the disappearance of some elements (sudwest communes, furnace, wells), the site remains a preserved example of Breton noble habitat of the transition between the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
