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Le château en bref
In Auray, at the head of the creek that leads to the Gulf of Morbihan, the Manoir de Moncan is a residence dating from the first half of the seventeenth century. It was built for Jean Marin, seigneur de Beauvoisin and chevalier de Montcan, who married Françoise Le Goubellon in 1620 and died in 1652; his son Louis completed the work. Built in granite, a material characteristic of the Auray region, the main building rises over a single square storey and is roofed with a pavilion roof with hips, a silhouette quite rare for a Breton manor of this period, which was more often topped with long gables. Inside, two staircases deserve attention: one in wood, with square balusters, and the other a spiral staircase without a newel, a sign of skilled carpentry. Although the building itself is not protected under the monuments historiques designation, some of the furnishings it houses are. Recorded in the city's heritage studies, the manor remains privately owned.