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The Château du Rocher-Portail, in the commune of Maen Roch (formerly Saint-Brice-en-Coglès), was built from 1586 to 1607 for Gilles de Ruellan, a close associate of Henri IV and Cardinal Richelieu. In the Renaissance style, it has a central block flanked by two wings set at right angles: one with a Renaissance gallery of Italian inspiration, with fluted pilasters, and a chapel with gun loops, the other with a central doorway. Built in granite beneath roofs with cornices, it belonged to the Ruellan family until 1653, then to other families, before the Boutray family owned it from 1866 to 2016, with a staff of thirty-five servants. Listed as a monument historique since 1995, it was acquired by Manuel Roussel in 2016 and turned into a tourist attraction; since 2023, it has been closed to the public so that it can be devoted exclusively to temporary events centred on a school of wizards inspired by the Harry Potter universe.