Bob,

Castle or the Castle Massaye (Maasai), built in 1630, is located in Pont-Rean , in the municipality of Guichen.

The castle was built on the site of a fortified castle, where he kept a chapel, French gardens designed by Le Nôtre, and moats. The old castle was taken by the Leaguers in 1592 by the Royal in 1593 and razed by order of Richelieu.

From the seventeenth century, the castle changed hands, first field Madeleine Fouquet, wife of the lord of Bourblanc and Jeanne PEA, widow of Sebastian LYS in 1695 he became owned by the Duke of Arenberg in 1756 and even experience new houseowner. A plaque on the front states that "the castle and estate of La Massaye were given 14 September 1932 at the Central Veterinary Association by one of their own, Professor Victor Even (1853-1936), born on Caméru this field. "

The estate was used from 1946 to 1959 by the Navy for a training center - A large building and barracks were built by the Germans in the woods,each bearing the name of an island Tahiti,or ship: La Boudeuse (The Sulky),la Boussole (Compass), Primauguet, l'Agenais (Agean), Valise (Suitcase), etc.

In 1966, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes (CHUR) will open a etirement home in rented at the Central Veterinary Association, farm house in June 2005 at the same time, the City of Rennes had a "summer camp" there.

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-- Regards,
Ken Deshaies
Newton, New Hampshire