Château de La Chapelle-Bouëxic

Château de La Chapelle-Bouëxic in La Chapelle-Bouëxic, France, is a historic country house first mentioned in surviving records from 1427, with later architectural features showing classical influence. From the late medieval period onward it served as the seat of local lordship, exercising judicial authority including the power to try serious crimes and to carry out executions. Its long occupation by regional noble families and its role in local administration made the estate a focal point in the commune across several centuries.

In the 15th and 16th centuries the property belonged to the du Tiercent family, with documentary references in 1427 and again in 1562. Ownership then passed to the du Bouëxic family, who held the house through much of the 1500s, 1600s and 1700s. During that time the château remained the centre of seigneurial rights connected to the surrounding lands and village.

On 19 January 1790 the house and its holdings suffered a violent episode linked to the French Revolution, the political upheaval that overthrew the monarchy and ended many feudal privileges. Revolutionaries pillaged the estate on that day and the seigneurial archives were destroyed by fire. The loss of those papers removed a primary set of records for the local lordship.

After the revolutionary era the château passed through several private hands. The Quesnel de la Morinière family owned it from 1806 to 1824. Later the de Menou family held the property until 1949. In the later twentieth century the estate was sold to a private individual, Bernard de Kerdréan. The Madre family acquired the house in 2017 and have since adapted parts of the site for evening interactive events, which the owners report support repair work. The state recognised the ensemble as a protected historic monument on 12 May 2015. In 2022 the owners launched a public fundraising campaign to assist with restoration. A separate Château du Bouëxic once stood at Guipry; that estate was destroyed and was described in the past as one of the area’s most important houses, a distinct site from this château.