Villa Rohannec'h, Italian-style villa in Saint-Brieuc, France.
Villa Rohannec'h sits on elevated grounds overlooking Légué harbor with about 1300 square meters (14,000 square feet) of interior space and water views. The property is surrounded by a spacious park with walking paths that lead down toward the marina.
Viscount Alain Le Gualès de Mézaubran bought the estate in 1899 and had Charles de Carmejeanne build the villa between 1900 and 1905. After his death in spring 1939 it passed to the Pincemin family, was occupied during the war, and was bought by the Côtes-du-Nord department in 1946. From 1947 to 1994 it housed a women's agricultural household school, later a mixed agricultural lycée.
The name Rohannec'h comes from Breton Roc'h an nec'h, "rock of the summit", though a link to the Rohan family is also suggested. Since 2010 the ground floor has opened to the public for exhibitions, and the villa now runs residencies and a permanent creation workshop. A shared garden was added in 2015 and a shared apiary in 2017.
The property is located on Rue de Rohannec'h and remains accessible year-round through its park areas without requiring special arrangements. Comfortable shoes are helpful since the walking paths follow rolling terrain with varying slopes.
The villa stands on the highest point between the Gouët and Gouédic valleys, and a path from the grounds descends to the port of Légué. The 7-hectare park, a narrow plateau about 100 metres wide, opened to the public in 2007; a shared garden followed in 2015 and a shared apiary in 2017.
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