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Hôtel de ville, dit aussi le Vieux Château, ou château des Barons du Pont

Pont-l'Abbé, Finistère, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Hôtel de Ville (cad. BC 222) : inscription par arrêté du 2 décembre 1926
Protection dates
1926/12/02 : inscrit MH
Type
château, hôtel de ville
Main period of construction
15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
rue du château
Commune
Pont-l'Abbé
Département
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
47.86693, -4.22242
Mérimée reference
PA00090298

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 7: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Construit au 14e siècle par Hervé, baron Du Pont, ce château, ou manoir fortifié, comprenait un grand corps de logis rectangulaire, flanqué d'une grosse tour à chaque extrémité. L'une de ces tours est accostée d'une tourelle renfermant un escalier à noyau en pierre. L'autre tour a été rasée. Les fenêtres ont perdu leurs meneaux et traverses. Les lucarnes ont été refaites au 17e siècle, suite à l'incendie du château en 1675 lors d'une révolte paysanne.

English translation

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Built in the 14th century by Hervé, baron Du Pont, this castle, or fortified manor, comprised a large rectangular main dwelling, flanked by a stout tower at each end. One of these towers is accompanied by a tourelle enclosing a staircase with a stone core. The other tower has been razed. The windows have lost their mullions and transoms. The dormers were remade in the 17th century, following the fire of the castle in 1675 during a peasant revolt.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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