Cadoudal Manor

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Le château en bref

In Plumelec, in the heart of the Morbihan, Cadoudal Manor is above all known as the birthplace of Georges Cadoudal, one of the principal leaders of the Breton chouannerie, who opposed the Revolution and then Bonaparte. The building dates back to the seventeenth century. Its main body has a symmetrical composition, punctuated by wide openings framed by large rustication, and three round-arched doorways open at ground level. The residence is enclosed by a perimeter wall fitted with machicolations, without a moat or ditch, in which a gateway, likewise treated with rustication, opens. This defensive display is more a statement of rank than a genuine military function. By order of 29 March 1935, the façade, the gateway and the perimeter wall were listed as monuments historiques. The manor remains a private property and is not open to visitors, but it remains an important place of memory for the history of revolutionary Brittany.