Châteaux, Gouesnach
Château de Penfrat
Château de Penfrat (Gouesnac'h)
- Town
- Gouesnach
- Type
- Châteaux
- Period
- 19th–20th century
- Protection
- Not listed
- Architect, author
- Cambourg de (commanditaire) ; Bigot Joseph(architecte)
- Ownership
- Private property
- Materials
- ardoise
- Shore
- 0.1 km
In brief
Château de Penfrat is a 19th–20th century château in Gouesnach, southern Finistère. Materials recorded: ardoise. The estate includes parc, écurie. Private property. 0.1 km from the shore as the crow flies, 6.6 km from Quimper railway station and 7.5 km from Quimper-Cornouaille airport. Surveyed by the Brittany regional heritage inventory (Inventaire des châteaux du 19e siècle en Bretagne, 2004).
History
Official heritage record, in French:
Château servant de relais de chasse construit en 1859 par Joseph Bigot pour M. de Cambourg ; l'édifice a été agrandi successivement par la construction de l'aille gauche en 1895, puis de l'aile droite en 1936.
Text of the Brittany regional heritage survey (Région Bretagne), record IA29002879, survey 2004, written 2004, reproduced unchanged; consulted on patrimoine.bzh on 3 November 2026.
Architecture
Architectural description from the regional heritage survey, in French:
Edifice de plan en H ; le corps central à 5 travées est accosté de deux pavillons surélevés d'un étage. Maçonnerie de moellon avec encadrements de baies, chaînes d'angle, bandeaux horizontaux, corniche et lucarnes en pierre de taille.
Ecuries de style rationaliste (maçonnerie enduite, encadrements de baies en brique et granite).
Text of the Brittany regional heritage survey (Région Bretagne), record IA29002879, survey 2004, written 2004, reproduced unchanged; consulted on patrimoine.bzh on 3 November 2026.
The estate
As recorded by the regional heritage survey.
- Designation
- château
- Component parts
- parc, écurie
- Typology
- ex-nihilo (?). Néo-Louis XIII
- Detailed dating
- 2e moitié 19e siècle
From the air
The same place, same framing: aerial photographs from the 1950s and today, centred on the footprint recorded by the heritage survey or on the record’s location.
Further reading
References and official records.
- Dossier d’Inventaire IA29002879, Région Bretagne
- Le patrimoine des communes du Finistère. Collection : Le patrimoine des communes de France. Paris : Flohic éditions 1998, 2 tomes, p. 485
- RANNOU, Nolwenn. L'exercice de l'architecture et de la restauration en France au XIXe siècle : la carrière de Joseph Bigot (1807-1894), architecte finistérien. Université Rennes 2-Haute-Bretagne, thèse sous la direction de Jean-Yves ANDRIEUX, 2004.
- t. IV, p. 413-414
- 6660. Châteaux de Bretagne Penfrat Rivière de Quimper. Villard, Quimper (A.D. 35 ; 6 Fi GOUESNAC'H 02).
- Château de Penfrat, GOUESNAC'H par Benodet. Villard, Quimper (A.D. 35 ; 6 Fi GOUESNAC'H 03).
- Annexe n°1
The local market
Aggregated town figures. Ti Kaer never links a named house to a sale price.
Questions
Can Château de Penfrat be visited?
No: it is a private property and cannot be visited, except for occasional openings announced by the owners.
How old is Château de Penfrat?
The oldest recorded parts date from the 19th–20th century.
Is Château de Penfrat a listed building?
No. It is neither listed nor classified as a historic monument according to the databases consulted; it appears in the regional heritage inventory, which carries no constraint.
How far is Château de Penfrat from the sea?
0.1 km from the shore as the crow flies. Quimper station is 6.6 km away and Quimper-Cornouaille airport 7.5 km.
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Join the buyers’ listSources: regional heritage survey; Brittany regional heritage survey, Région Bretagne, record IA29002879 (patrimoine.bzh), open licence for the data, texts reproduced unchanged; distances computed from IGN municipal boundaries (Admin Express, open licence). Photographs: Wikimedia Commons, under the licence stated in each caption. Aerial views: IGN, open licence. Market: DGFiP land registry data, aggregated. No data on owners.