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Château de Landal

Broualan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures du château, des communs, de la chapelle et de la fuie (cad. D 2, 7) : inscription par arrêté du 6 octobre 1981
Protection dates
1981/10/06 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
Landal
Commune
Broualan
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.49044, -1.67470
Mérimée reference
PA00090511

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 4: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Château cité dès le 12e siècle, se composant à l'origine de quatre tours du 15e siècle dont deux existent encore en partie. Il était entouré d'un mur d'enceinte surmonté d'un promenoir et de claires-voies en pierres de taille découpées, et précédé d'un étang et de douves. Ce mur était percé d'une porte à pont-levis, et flanqué de cinq autres tours dont trois subsistent partiellement. La chapelle, du 16e ou 17e siècle, construite hors de l'enceinte, conserve quelques pierres tombales. En 1758, le château est incendié par les Anglais, à cause de sa résistance lors de leur débarquement à Cancale, Olivier-Joseph de France, son propriétaire et capitaine général des gardes côtes de Dol, commandait deux batteries basses qui tirèrent sur leurs navires.

English translation

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Castle cited from the 12th century, originally consisting of four towers of the 15th century of which two still exist in part. It was surrounded by an enclosure wall surmounted by a gallery and open stonework in cut ashlar, and preceded by a pond and moats. This wall was pierced by a gate with a drawbridge, and flanked by five other towers of which three survive partially. The chapel, of the 16th or 17th century, constructed outside the enclosure, retains some tombstones. In 1758, the castle was set on fire by the English, because of its resistance during their landing at Cancale, Olivier-Joseph de France, its owner and captain general of the coast guards of Dol, commanded two low batteries which fired on their ships.

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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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