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Manors, Douarnenez

Manoir de Kervern

Manoir, Kervern (Douarnenez)

Town
Douarnenez
Type
Manors
Period
19th century
Protection
Not listed
Legal status (survey)
Private property
Materials
granite, moellon, ardoise
Shore
1.8 km

In brief

Manoir de Kervern is a 19th century manor in Douarnenez, southern Finistère. Materials recorded: granite, moellon, ardoise. The estate includes chapelle, communs, terrasse en terre-plein, fontaine. Private property. 1.8 km from the shore as the crow flies, 20.8 km from Quimper railway station and 17.4 km from Quimper-Cornouaille airport. Surveyed by the Brittany regional heritage inventory (inventaire topographique, 1980,).

History

Official heritage record, in French:

Manoir reconstruit vers 1825 ; inscription : BELBEOC'H 1690.

Text of the Brittany regional heritage survey (Région Bretagne), record IA00005834, survey 1980, written 1980,, reproduced unchanged; consulted on patrimoine.bzh on 3 November 2026.

Timeline

Dates from the official record and the sources cited, in order (in French).

  1. 1690L'édifice conserve une inscription plus ancienne « BELBEOC'H 1690 » et un décor sculpté d'armoiries. (POP, ministère de la Culture)
  2. 1825Le manoir de Kervern est reconstruit vers 1825. (POP, ministère de la Culture)

The estate

As recorded by the regional heritage survey.

Designation
manoir
Component parts
chapelle, communs, terrasse en terre-plein, fontaine
Detailed dating
2e quart 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.

Aerial view, 1950s: Manoir de Kervern
IGN, aerial photographs 1950–1965, open licence
Current aerial view: Manoir de Kervern
IGN, BD ORTHO, open licence

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.

Cassini map, c. 1780 : Manoir de Kervern
Cassini map, c. 1780. BnF / IGN, open licence.
Staff map, 1820–1866 : Manoir de Kervern
Staff map, 1820–1866. IGN, open licence.
1:50,000 map, c. 1950 : Manoir de Kervern
1:50,000 map, c. 1950. IGN, historic SCAN 50, open licence.
Land registry parcels over current aerial view : Manoir de Kervern
Land registry parcels over current aerial view. IGN / DGFiP, Parcellaire Express and BD ORTHO, open licence.

Further reading

References and official records.

Around 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.

SalesMedian priceMedian €/m²Median size
Within 1 km86€185,000€1,86095 m²
Within 3 km774€195,486€2,10795 m²

The local market

Aggregated town figures. Ti Kaer never links a named house to a sale price.

All sales in Douarnenez

€196,500median house price in Douarnenez
810house sales, 2021–2025
18sales at €500,000+

The sea-view premium in Douarnenez

Median price per m² of houses sold by distance to the shore, 2021-2025, all houses.

All coastal towns and the method

€2,383per m² within 300 m of the shore
€2,057per m² beyond 300 m
+16%coastal premium

Other dossiers in Douarnenez

All dossiers

Questions

Can Manoir de Kervern be visited?

No: it is a private property and cannot be visited, except for occasional openings announced by the owners.

How old is Manoir de Kervern?

The oldest recorded parts date from the 19th century.

Is Manoir de Kervern 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 Manoir de Kervern from the sea?

1.8 km from the shore as the crow flies. Quimper station is 20.8 km away and Quimper-Cornouaille airport 17.4 km.

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Sources: regional heritage survey; Brittany regional heritage survey, Région Bretagne, record IA00005834 (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. Old maps and land registry: IGN, BnF, DGFiP, open licence. Additional facts: websites cited, consulted on 3 November 2026. No data on current owners.