Tour a fortified manor in a Brittany forest

Hidden at the end of a wooded lane near Quintin, this 15th-century vine-covered manor sits within 6.9 hectares of meadow and forest, a rare survivor of Brittany’s fortified rural heritage. Priced at €639,000, the 405sqm stone residence unfolds across three levels with six bedrooms and multiple reception rooms.

Granite facades, arched entrances and remnants of historic fortifications recall its medieval past, while lime-washed interiors and timber beams preserve the building’s understated character. The ground floor still has its original granite fireplaces and patterned brick floors, with rooms arranged around a grand staircase rising through the centre of the house.

Upstairs, a former billiard room, seigneurial chamber and attic reveal the layered history of the property — spaces ready for restoration and reinterpretation.

Several stone outbuildings face the main house, including a bakehouse, barns and workshops with slate roofs. The grounds open to sweeping lawns and mature chestnut, oak and willow trees, enclosing the manor in calm seclusion.

Just beyond Saint-Brieuc in France’s Cotes-d’Armor department, with Paris only a few hours away by train, the manor remains deeply rooted in Brittany’s wooded countryside.