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Malouinière de la Plussinais à Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets en Ille-et-Vilaine

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine rural
Malouinière
Ille-et-Vilaine

Malouinière de la Plussinais

    La Plussinais
    35430 Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets
Crédit photo : Pymouss - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XVIe siècle
First mention of the field
1727
Construction of the chapel
Début XVIIIe siècle
Construction of the malouinière
1842
Acquisition by Porcaro
23 octobre 1980
Historical monument classification
1989
Disappearance of spears
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs; Chapel Saint-François-d'Assise (Box A 97, 627): inscription by order of 23 October 1980

Key figures

Pierre Colin - First known owner Malouin of the 16th century.
Famille Picot de Rocabey - Owners by covenant Heirs of Pierre Colin.
Famille Le Breton - Owners in the 18th century Expanded the malouinière in 1727.
Famille de Porcaro - Owners from 1842 The west wing was added in the 19th.

Origin and history

The Malouinière de la Plussinais is an emblematic property located in Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. Built in the 18th century, it embodies the typical architecture of the malouinières, these residences of rich shipowners or Malouin traders. The estate includes a main house corps, a west pavilion connected by a low building, and a chapel dedicated to Saint-François-d'Assise, erected in 1727.

The history of the estate dates back to the 16th century, when it belonged to the Malouin Pierre Colin. By covenant, the property then passed to the Picot de Rocabey family. At the beginning of the 18th century, the Breton family became the owner and expanded the malouinière by building the east wing. The chapel, dated 1727, bears witness to this period with its glazed vault adorned with polychrome rinceaux. In 1842 the Porcaro family acquired the estate and added the west wing, thus completing the architectural ensemble.

The malouinière and its chapel were listed as historical monuments on 23 October 1980. The site preserves remarkable features, such as five wells and a washhouse in the garden, as well as traces of the flower-shaped floss heads that disappeared after the 1989 storm. These details illustrate the evolution of the estate through the centuries, between medieval heritage and transformations of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The estate also reflects the social history of the region, linked to the maritime and commercial activity of Saint-Malo. The malouinières, like that of the Plussinais, served as secondary residences for wealthy families, often involved in commerce or racing. Their sober yet elegant architecture, adapted to sea winds, symbolizes this economic prosperity and this particular way of life on the Breton coast.

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