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Le château en bref
Château de Bothané stands on a terrace overlooking the Laïta and the Carnoët forest, in Guidel, Morbihan. It was built in the last quarter of the 19th century from a single-storey house, on the site of the outbuildings of the former Château de Carnoët, which no longer exists. In 1913, the daughter of Théodore Ducos, Minister of the Navy under Napoleon III, had it raised and redesigned by the architect Maquet Petit in a neo-Louis XIII style. The complex comprises a main block and two unequal side pavilions, one of which is linked by a gallery forming a vaulted carriage gateway. It has mansard roofs in slate, domes with lanterns, corner turrets and a campanile with a ribbed bulbous top. Pilasters, string courses and brick chimney stacks enliven its rendered façades. Count de Chauveau owned the property in 1918, and the carriage gateway bears the arms of the Ducos and Chauveau families. The estate includes a chapel, service buildings and a freestanding bell tower dated 1716, possibly from Carnoët. A private property, the château hosts weddings and receptions, and its roofs have been undergoing restoration supported by the Mission Patrimoine since 2023.