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Château de Coët-Candec

Locmaria-Grand-Champ, Morbihan, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Château de Coët-Candec (cad. ZB 113) : inscription par arrêté du 8 mai 1939
Protection dates
1939/05/08 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 15e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
Coët-Candec
Commune
Locmaria-Grand-Champ
Département
Morbihan
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
47.78676, -2.78310
Mérimée reference
PA00091378

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1773 map "7me. Carte Particuliere des Costes de Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le château est une juxtaposition d'habitations successives dont chacune a subi des transformations au cours du temps (au 19e siècle, suppression des meneaux des baies ; élargissement des ouvertures primitives ; murs, poutres et poutrelles des plafonds sont recouverts de plâtre ; dallages remplacés par des parquets point de Hongrie...). Le château comporte une enceinte entourée de murs et de fossés. Certaines tours ont été conservées. L'entrée était au nord et devait comporter un travail de fortifications important. Sans doute après une seconde enceinte, accès au château dont la partie la plus ancienne doit se trouver au nord (13e ou 14e siècle). La partie centrale du château date du 15e siècle. La façade Est conserve une tour d'escalier polygonale et un avant-corps renfermant de petites dépendances. Une troisième partie achève le château vers le sud, comprenant une grosse tour à l'angle sud-ouest. A l'intérieur, cheminées sculptées d'armoiries peintes.

English translation

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The castle is a juxtaposition of successive dwellings each of which underwent transformations over time (in the 19th century, removal of mullions from openings; enlargement of primitive openings; walls, beams and ceiling joists covered with plaster; flooring replaced by herringbone parquets...). The castle comprises an enclosure surrounded by walls and moats. Some towers have been preserved. The entrance was to the north and must have comprised substantial fortification works. Doubtless after a second enclosure, access to the castle whose oldest part must be found to the north (13th or 14th century). The central part of the castle dates from the 15th century. The East facade retains a polygonal staircase tower and a projecting section containing small outbuildings. A third part completes the castle towards the south, comprising a large tower at the south-west corner. Inside, fireplaces sculptured with painted coats of arms.

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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