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Le château en bref
The Château de la Sauldraye, sometimes called a manor house, stands in Plumelec, in the Lanvaux moors at the heart of Morbihan. It was built in the 16th century for Jehan de Callac, on land that until then belonged to the de la Sauldraye family, whose name it has retained. In the mid-17th century it passed to the La Poterie family and, from 1870, to the Le Blanc family. Largely rebuilt in the 19th century, it was further given a square tower and a pavilion towards the end of that century or at the beginning of the next. Its composition is picturesque: two main buildings are linked by an arched gateway and a postern gate with purely decorative machicolations, and a small tower pierced with loopholes connects to the residence. The façade is distinguished by its sculpted reliefs depicting figures and animals, as well as by the coats of arms of the families of Callac, de la Sauldraye, de Sérent and de Brignac, which recall the successive alliances associated with the estate.