The Château de Trévarez is a stately home in the
commune of
Saint-Goazec in
Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090. , in
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
, France.
The former manor house was built in the 16th century (the west part) and the 17th century (the east part).
[ The present structure was commissioned by James de Kerjégu, Chairman of the General Council of Finistère, and built at the end of the 19th century by the French architect Walter-André Destailleur.
Trévarez is one of the most recent châteaux built in France. Construction was completed around the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1941, the château was taken over by the German occupying forces. The castle was bombed on 30 July 1944 by the ]Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
.
Location and style
The château is located on a promontory overlooking the valley of Aulne, canalised as part of the Nantes-Brest Canal. Its architecture is a combination of traditional style and technological innovations.
Protection
The château is partly listed as a '' monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture
The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visual ...
.[ The park and gardens are also listed on the Ministry's database and are open to the public.]
See also
* List of châteaux in Brittany
This article is a list of châteaux in Brittany, France.
Côtes-d'Armor
''Former Duchy of Brittany'', Departement 22.
*Château de Bienassis, 15th and 16th centuries at Erquy. Park and gardens. Classified as a Historic Monument.
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References
External links
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Official website of the Château de Trévarez
Châteaux in Finistère
Monuments historiques of Finistère
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