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The castle of Bogard, located on the commune of Quessoy in the Côtes-d-Armor, is a composite building whose oldest parts date back to the late 16th century. It is characterized by a southern pavilion, vestige of that time, as well as communes dating from 1656 and an 18th century building body. In the east, the traces of a romantic garden built at the beginning of the 19th century remain, adding a landscape dimension to the architectural ensemble.

Cradle of the Bogard family, whose origins date back to the 13th century, the castle changed hands in the 17th century, passing to the families Le Metayer then from the Noue. The latter, marked by a line of councillors in the Parliament of Brittany, then transmitted the estate by alliance to the Grenedan Plessis, four of which became mayors of Quessoy. These successions reflect the local anchoring of the Breton aristocracy and its role in the regional administration.

Protected as historical monuments since 1990, the castle of Bogard sees its facades, roofs, as well as its large and small salons inscribed by ministerial decree. This heritage recognition underscores the architectural and historical value of a site that has traversed more than four centuries, while embodying the stylistic and social evolutions of Britain's Ancient Regime in the modern era.

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