Châteaux, Pont-Aven
Château de Rustéphan
Château de Rustéphan
- Town
- Pont-Aven
- Type
- Châteaux
- Period
- 15th century
- Protection
- Listed in 1926
- Legal status (survey)
- Private property
- Shore
- 1.5 km
In brief
Château de Rustéphan is a 15th century château in Pont-Aven, southern Finistère, listed in 1926. Private property. 1.5 km from the shore as the crow flies, 28.6 km from Quimper railway station and 32.5 km from Quimper-Cornouaille airport.
History
Official heritage record, in French:
Le château aurait été bâti, à l'origine, par Etienne, comte de Penthièvre, au 12e siècle. Les vestiges actuels remontent à la reconstruction du 15e siècle. L'ensemble a été vendu comme bien national à la Révolution. Les pierres du château ont servi à la construction des fermes alentour. La tour d'angle contient un escalier ayant conservé son noyau intact.
Text of the Mérimée record, French Ministry of Culture, open licence.
Other sources
Facts gathered from public websites, each with its source (in French). Checked on 3 November 2026.
Protection
Listed in 1926.
Protected elements (in French): Château de Rustéphan, à Nizon (cad. C 279) ) : inscription par arrêté du 10 mai 1926
Listing requires a prior declaration and the opinion of the French heritage architect for works on the protected parts; the surroundings, within 500 metres or a defined perimeter, are also regulated. In return, restoration works may be subsidised and benefit from a specific tax regime.
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.
The site through old maps
Three centuries of mapping, same centre: the red marker shows the location given by the record. Old place names, roads and woodland can be read on the Cassini and staff maps.
Further reading
References and official records.
« Le château de Rustéphan est un ancien manoir du XVe et du XVIe siècle en ruine, situé dans l'ancienne commune française de Nizon, près de Pont-Aven dans le département du Finistère. Il a été construit vers 1480 par Jean du Fou, chambellan du roi Louis XI, grand échanson de France. »
Wikipédia, excerpt under CC BY-SA 4.0Around the house
House sales 2021–2025 within a radius of the record’s location (DGFiP land registry, single houses with known floor area). These figures describe the neighbourhood, never the house itself.
| Sales | Median price | Median €/m² | Median size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 1 km | 16 | €225,839 | €2,189 | 111 m² |
| Within 3 km | 203 | €242,280 | €2,401 | 90 m² |
The local market
Aggregated town figures. Ti Kaer never links a named house to a sale price.
Other dossiers in Pont-Aven
All dossiers
Questions
Can Château de Rustéphan 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 Rustéphan?
The oldest recorded parts date from the 15th century.
Is Château de Rustéphan a listed building?
Listed in 1926. Works on the protected parts require the approval of the French heritage architect.
How far is Château de Rustéphan from the sea?
1.5 km from the shore as the crow flies. Quimper station is 28.6 km away and Quimper-Cornouaille airport 32.5 km.
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Join the buyers’ listSources: Mérimée database, record PA00090289, French Ministry of Culture, open licence; Wikidata Q2970463; 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. Old maps and land registry: IGN, BnF, DGFiP, open licence. Additional facts: websites cited, consulted on 3 November 2026. No data on current owners.