History
Built in the 17th and 18th centuries by fleet owners from Saint Malo, the Château du Bos is one of the largest “malouinières” houses. The Magons, a well-known family of navigators and merchants who lived in the area, erected it between 1715 and 1717.
As of 2006, the château currently belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robet, who have fully restored it (as well as the surrounding outbuildings and park) with the support of the DRAC, the General and Regional Councils, and with the supervision of the Bâtiments de France.
Before the château was built, there stood a 16th century manor with a combination of a small house and larger surrounding building. Because the manor had fallen into disrepair, its demolition was authorized under the condition that the main elements of the original were to be reused to create the new. You can still see touches of the old structure in the outbuildings today.
A traditional architecture of the region
Le Bos represents, as does La Chipaudière, the typical architectural style of the area of Clos-Poulet during the 18th century.
A wall designed in the typical style of the time surrounds the front entrance gate, which shows off the harmony of the Northeast front and the slightly protruding entrance of the structure. A triangular pediment crowns the protruding entrance façade where Le Fer de la Saudre family’s coat of arms once resided. These were destroyed during the revolution and recently restored during the important works carried out by Mr and Mrs Robet. The date of construction 1717, the year of the manor’s construction, is engraved on granite string; over the door, an engraved image of Mars’ head, the Roman God of War.