Château de Hac

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Le château en bref

The Château de Hac (or du Hac), in Le Quiou (Côtes-d'Armor), succeeds an initial manor house, whose foundations survive, built between 1380 and 1390 by Guillaume de Saint-André, diplomat to Duke John IV of Brittany. The present building was constructed between 1440 and 1448 by Jean Hingant, chamberlain to Duke John V the Wise, who made it the centre of a vast agricultural estate. Built of dressed faluns limestone, it comprises two main buildings and six turrets of unequal diameters, and is representative of the architecture of the golden age of the Duchy of Brittany; its roof timberwork was restored in 1684. Having passed notably through the de Bintin and Tournemine families, it was sold for the first time in 1686, then acquired in 1770 by Sieur Reslou de la Tisonnaye, future mayor of Dinan. Classified as a Monument historique in September 1993 and restored in 2010 (façades, joinery, stained glass, 699 m² of interiors), it has been open to the public since 1984.