Château de Kerlarec

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The Château de Kerlarec, in Arzano (Finistère), was first known as the Château de Kerouallanic. In 1834, Count Charles-Victor de Kerouallan (1802–1876) acquired the lands of the village of Kerlarec, comprising several farms forming a vast estate devoted to agriculture; he had the existing buildings demolished, with the exception of the corner pavilions, and built the main block in 1840. This was extended in 1894 by Constance de Kerouallan and her husband, Baron Étienne-Charles-Alfred de Lépinau, who added square corner pavilions with pointed roofs and interior fittings. The estate, which in the nineteenth century included a farmstead, an orangery and stables over some 200 hectares, produced cereals, cider and fodder; the master glassmaker Jean-Baptiste Anglade made stained-glass windows there depicting Joan of Arc, drawing on the features of members of the family. The estate is today divided into four separate properties, part of the château's apartments having been converted into a hotel business.