Châteaux, Névez
Château du Hénant
Château du Hénant
- Town
- Névez
- Type
- Châteaux
- Period
- 16th century
- Protection
- Listed in 1935
- Legal status (survey)
- Private property
- Materials
- ardoise
- Shore
- 0.1 km
In brief
Château du Hénant is a 16th century château in Névez, southern Finistère, listed in 1935. Materials recorded: ardoise. The estate includes parc, communs. Private property. 0.1 km from the shore as the crow flies, 31.0 km from Quimper railway station and 34.6 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:
Ancien manoir du 1er quart du 16e siècle dont subsiste la tour d'escalier remarquable ainsi que l'aile nord. Restauration et agrandissement par l'architecte quimperois Gustave Bigot.
Text of the Brittany regional heritage survey (Région Bretagne), record IA29002908, 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 allongé ; aile de dépendance en retour d'équerre et communs autour d'une cour centrale. Corps de logis flanqué d'une tour d'escalier polygonale dans l'angle et d'une tour carrée à l'une des extrémités.
Text of the Brittany regional heritage survey (Région Bretagne), record IA29002908, 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, communs
- Typology
- agrandissement ; restauration. Néogothique
- Detailed dating
- 1er quart 16e siècle ; 4e quart 19e siècle
Protection
Listed in 1935.
Protected elements (in French): Tour ; courtine bordant la cour Sud ; grosse tour reliée à cette courtine ; chapelle (cad. C 137, 139) : inscription par arrêté du 4 mars 1935
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.
- Notice Mérimée PA00090142, ministère de la Culture
- Dossier d’Inventaire IA29002908, Région Bretagne
- Wikipedia article (French)
- Wikidata Q22926051
- COLOMBIER, Pierre du. Le château de France, son histoire, sa vie, ses habitants. Paris, librairie Arthème Fayard, 1960, p. 275
- 13. PONT-AVEN - Le Château du Henant. Collection Villard, Quimper. Carte postale (A.D. 29 : 2 J).
- 3100. PONT-AVEN - Le Château du Henant vu de la Rivière. Collection Villard, Quimper. Carte postale (A.D. 29 : 2 J).
- 1542 - Environs de Pont-Aven - Le Château du Hénant. (A.D. 35 ; 6 FI NEVEZ 06).
- 233. PONT-AVEN.- Château du Hénant.- Le Donjon Carte postale (Musée de Bretagne, 975.1.107).
The local market
Aggregated town figures. Ti Kaer never links a named house to a sale price.
The sea-view premium in Névez
Median price per m² of houses sold by distance to the shore, 2021-2025, all houses.
Other dossiers in Névez
All dossiers
Questions
Can Château du Hénant be visited?
No: it is a private property and cannot be visited, except for occasional openings announced by the owners.
How old is Château du Hénant?
The oldest recorded parts date from the 16th century.
Is Château du Hénant a listed building?
Listed in 1935. Works on the protected parts require the approval of the French heritage architect.
How far is Château du Hénant from the sea?
0.1 km from the shore as the crow flies. Quimper station is 31.0 km away and Quimper-Cornouaille airport 34.6 km.
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Join the buyers’ listSources: Mérimée database, record PA00090142, French Ministry of Culture, open licence; Brittany regional heritage survey, Région Bretagne, record IA29002908 (patrimoine.bzh), open licence for the data, texts reproduced unchanged; Wikidata Q22926051; 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.