Pléchâtel

Pléchâtel is a common French, located in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and the area Brittany. It belongs to the Canton of Bath-of-Brittany and is attached to the Arrondissement of Redon. Its inhabitants is called Pléchâtelois.

Geography

Pléchâtel is located at the junction Vilaine and Semnon.

History

Before taking the name of Pléchâtel, the commune was successively called " Plebs Castel" (literally the parish of the castle) in 875, " Ploucastellum" in 1050, " Ploicastel" in 1086. Pléchâtel, whose plé prefix (plou) indicates a Breton origin, draws its name from a castle which was probably at the current village of Châtellier, located on the heights dominating the course of Semnon, old border of Redons (country of Rennes) and of Nannètes (country of Nantes).

After the assassination of the king Erispoë in November 857 by Solomon his cousin, this last gives the monks of the Saint-Melaine abbey of Redon about half of the territory of Pléchâtel. June 28th 874, Solomon is in his turn assassinated by Pascweten (his/her son-in-law), Guignon (its nephew) and Gurwant. Gurwant, which will succeed to him, then gives the remainder of the parish to the Abbey of Saint-Saver of Redon which founds at the 11th century a Prieuré. Before depending on évêché on Rennes, the parish of Pléchâtel depended originally on évêché on Nantes.

From 1086, of the monks officiate in the vault prieurale dedicated to Saint Martin's day: the monks occupy the priory until the end of the 17th century. The noble lords and houses which divide the territory are: Mainténiac, Plessis-Bardoult, the Key, Pungerais and Trélan. One cultivated the vine with Pléchâtel as of the 11th century.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Prehistoric and ancient vestiges

the Menhir Pierre-Long or of Perrain or Perrin (Neolithic time ): located at the south of the Mill of Quénouard, the menhir Pierre-Long is a block of high quartz of 4m. Before christianization, the menhirs played a part in the religious life of the populations. They symbolized the force, immortality and certainly fruitfulness.
the Dolmen ruined Pierre-White , located between the village of Châtellier and that of Guinois.
Of the prehistoric vestiges of Gallo-Roman Megaliths, villas and thermal baths.
Of the traces of fortification in Châtellier, in Rochefort, in Riadun and the Mound-Marlin.
Of the remainders of an alignment called Stone-White the : five white quartz stones aligned with the corner of a field (the field of the Grinding stones) recovered a treasure kept by the white Greyhound bitch. " The payenne" , fantastic animal, took pleasure in its mad expedition, to collapse the passants.
Another legend tells that Our lady spun one day while carrying the long stone on the white head and stones in its apron. When it bent down to raise its fallen spindle with ground, the first of these stones was inserted in the ground and the others flew away in the Field of the Grinding stones.
the Roman Way from Nantes to Rennes and that of Angers with Carhaix.

Civil architecture

the castle of Mainténiac (18th-19th century). This castle is mentioned since 1086 in the cartulaire of the abbey of Redon. Successive property of Guillaume Guillou (in 1427), then families Challot (in 1544, 1556), Chéreil (in 1668), Robinault (in 1728), Desclos lords of Molière (in 1754) and at the 19th century, Leveil families, Dréo, Simon, Pierre Delaitre, Delahaye and Fabre (in 1975). The privative vault is built by François Chéreil in 1671. Current construction goes back to the 17th century. The castle is altered at the 19th century.
the castle of Plessis-Bardoul , recently restored. Plessis-Bardoul had formerly a right of high justice. It is there, seems it, which was born Jacques Bardoul, knight of the Ordre of Jean Saint of Jerusalem and defender of Rhodos against Mehmed II in 1480. In 1340, the field of Plessis-Bardoult belongs to Pierre de Neufville. 14th at the 19th century, the field is the successive property of the families Bardoult, Neufville (in 1427 and 1562), To spare (in 1570), Tanouarn (about 1641), Simon and of Andigné (in the middle of the 18th century). Between 1562 and 1598, Plessis-Bardoult is the seat of Protestant ceremonies and actions anti-catholics. The current vault replaces the primitive building built in 1600.
the manor of the Pont-Neuf (18th-18th century). One announces to it a vault gone back to 1709 and destroyed to the 19th century. The Pont-Neuf seems to have been the theater of two battles, one into 578 (in which Guéroch, count of Vannes, beat the Francs of the king Chilpéric Ier), the other in 843, where Erispoë and the count Lambert was beaten by the Francs of Rainald, count of Nantes.
the manor of the Key (16th century). It has a private vault. Successive property of the families Georges Cup lord of the City-Harel (in 1589), Chereil, sieurs of Minténiac, Chérel (in 1659) and of the marquis de Marboeuf;
the manor of Pungerais (16th-17th century). Property of the Guillemot family then of the Chérel family in 1679.
the manor of Riadan or Riadun .
the manor of Trélan . Property of the lords of Trélan in 1375.
the old manor of Perrain or Perrin (16th century), located close to the menhir of Pierre-Long. Property of the Guillemot family.
the old manor of the Mound . Property of the Trélan family in 1660.
the old manor of Perray . Property of the Chérel family in 1689.
the old manor of Wood-Tenet .
the well of the manor of the Key (16th century).
the house with doors morlaises (1607).
Of many forging mills existed formerly on the moor of Bagaron (12th century).
the Blast furnace or forging mills of Plessis-Bardoult (18th-19th century), located at the locality the Forging mills. Built out of red schist, it was built in 1828 per Anne-Marthe Roland, count Onffroy. During all the 19th century, the blast furnace is supplied with iron ore coming from the moor of Bagaron.

6 mills of which the water mills of Macaire, of Ardouais (1740), of Quénouard, Hooted, Roland.

salte quarries of Riadun (18th-19th century).
the private school boys , close to the church, replaces the old Hotel of Tonneraye which belonged in 1560 to the Chérel family.
the house of Houitière , still called the City Red and located at the village of Châtellier.

Structure crowned

the martyrdom (14th-15th century) located Place of the Town hall: monolithic cross of a great beauty. It is covered with a roof with four faces surmounted by a small square pinnacle being reproduced on its faces a Holy Trinity, a Virgin and two angels. The barrel introduces in low relief on each face three superimposed apostles sheltered in niches in gothic arch and accompanied by Gothic inscriptions.
the church Saint-Pierre (1884 - 1891). The Romance primitive church is demolished in 1892. The old church was composed of a Romance nave (a triumphal arch, alongside from two furnace bridges, separated it from the chorus), of two collateral, a chorus with right bedside and two vaults. The chorus, the collateral ones and the vaults dated from 16th and the 17th century. The chorus, which had been remade in 1789, contained formerly the weapons and the enfeu Priors of Pléchâtel.
the old priory (17th century). The monks occupied the priory until the end of the 17th century. The building becomes then the property of the seigniory of Plessis-Bardoult. Bought by Miss Giffart, it becomes the property of Mr. Lohier of the Mound, priest of Pléchâtel, which gives it to the Sisters of the Charity of Saint-Louis. The building becomes in 1049 a convalescence and convalescent home. It is claimed that its private vault was in a nearby field called the Vine. The priory had formerly a right of high justice;
the vault Our-Lady-with-the-Salette (1812-1889).
the vault Saint-Saturnin or Saint-Saulny (1709-1715). Formerly Festivity, one does not see close to it a fountain. About the 18th century, a priory was close to the vault.
the vault of Châtellier built of 1880 to 1885 by the architect Arthur Regnault
the vault of Plessis-Bardoult , built in 1600 and rebuilt about 1850.
the old vault Saint-Eloi (11th-12th century). ;
the old vault of Bagaron . Formerly Festivity, one does not see yet the enclosure of its cemetery.
the old vault of the Key (18th century), disappeared as of the end from the 19th century.
the old vault Saint Martin's day , located in the cemetery and demolished in 1845. It is about an old dependence of the priory.
the old vault of the Sailor , located at the borough of Pléchâtel, on the road of Bath-of-Brittany. It would have been built by a sailor pursuant to a wish.

Panoramas on the valley of the Unpleasant

the Lifting : schist cliff in which caves and staircases were dug. The site was arranged during the winter 1812 by the priest of the parish to give work to the population.
the Rock of Uzel
the bridge of Cambered
the Bridge of the Cart-track from where one can see the junction between the Unpleasant one and Semnon

Personalities related to the commune

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