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The Château des Basses-Fosses, or maison des Basses-Fosses, is a monumental urban mansion dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, overlooking the Ruicard at 6 rue du Ruicard in La Roche-Bernard, Morbihan. Its name is said to reflect the contrast between its two façades: two storeys to the north and five to the south. The building, which replaces an earlier structure destroyed during the Hundred Years' War, was damaged during the Revolution and later rebuilt. It retains a remarkable wooden spiral staircase serving all five levels, as well as a large square tower and a moat. According to local tradition, Henrietta Maria of France stayed here on 9 August 1644, and James II of England on 4 March 1689. The estate belonged to several families, including the Laval, the Rieux and, in the 17th century, the Coislin. Since 1983 it has housed the Musée de la Vilaine maritime, which displays around two thousand objects across eight rooms devoted to navigation, the port, fishing and regional traditions; the museum is currently closed for renovation.