En un regard
Le château en bref
In the countryside of Langoëlan, in Centre-Brittany, the château de l'Émir stands out for its architecture. Also known as Maner Bihan or château Haïk, it was built in the 1920s for Albert Haïk, a Parisian public works contractor of Tunisian origin. It was his wife, Marie-Louise Le Nouveau, a native of the village, who wished to have a holiday residence in her homeland. The building combines local granite, concrete, brick and glass in an eclectic composition: a circular brick tower, topped with a domed belvedere, dominates the whole, while an open gallery links several pavilions. On the upper floor, a winter garden sits beneath a glazed marquise, and the wrought-iron entrance gate bears the owner's monogram, the letter H. Occupied by the German army during the Second World War, the house was subsequently abandoned and fell into ruin, before a restoration was undertaken. It is listed in the Inventory of the Heritage of Brittany.