Ernest Le Guerranic

Ernest Le Guerranic (born October 13, 1831 in Le Conquet , † December 1915 in Saint-Brieuc ) was a French architect who worked on the construction of several mostly sacred buildings in the departments of Finistère and Côtes-du-Nord (today Côtes-d ' Armor) played a key role.

Life

Le Guerranic was the son of Jean-Marie Le Guerranic, who was mayor of Le Conquet several times between 1801 and 1837. Between 1874 and 1886 he was the architect of the Arrondissement of Brest and realized 26 buildings in Finistère. From 1885 to 1904 he also worked in the Côtes-du-Nord department. His plans from 1868 to 1904 have been in the Archives départementales in Saint-Brieuc since 1997 .

buildings

Ernest Le Guerranic built two churches in Finistère in the neoclassic style , 18 in the neo-Gothic style and 6 in the neo-romantic style.

1856: Participation in the reconstruction of the bell tower of the Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau church , which was damaged by lightning.
around 1856: Participation in the reconstruction of the church of Le Conquet (architect: Joseph Bigot ).
1876–1892: Saint-Nicolas church in Saint-Thonan
1883: Saint-Gonvel church in Landunvez
1885: Plévin parish church

1886: Saint-Trémeur parish church in Carhaix

1892: Reconstruction of the Notre-Dame-des-Portes chapel in Châteauneuf-du-Faou

1892: Saint-Pierre church in Plounez (part of Paimpol since 1960 )

1893: Saint-Budoc church in Plourin

1898: Notre-Dame-du-Relecq church in Relecq-Kerhuon

1898: (former) town hall in Plémet

1904: Parish church in Hénanbihen

1904: Saint-Mélar parish church in Lanmeur

1904: Parish church in Taulé

1910: Notre-Dame de Bonne-Nouvelle church in Paimpol

Church in Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau
Saint-Nicolas church in Saint-Thonan
Saint-Pierre church in Plounez
Parish church of Saint-Pierre in Taulé
Saint-Trémeur church in Carhaix at the beginning of the 20th century
Saint-Budoc church in Plourin

literature

Gwenaël Fauchille: Quand l'inventaire se fait diagnostic. Les édifices religieux dans le Finistère de 1801 à 1905. In: In Situ. 12, 2009.
Report on the planned restoration in the municipality of Planguenoual . In: Les Plangenouvelles. No. 117, December 2011, p. 8. (French, PDF; 1.2 MB)

Individual evidence

↑ Chronique des archives du grand Ouest , In: Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l'Ouest , Volume 104, No. 2, 1997. P. 111.
↑ Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Portes
↑ Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Écart dit village de Plounez
↑ Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Mairie
↑ Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Église paroissiale Saint-Mélar ( Memento of October 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre ( Memento of October 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Le Guerranic, Ernest
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Le Guerranic, Alphonse Ernest (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French architect
DATE OF BIRTH	October 13, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH	Le Conquet
DATE OF DEATH	December 1915
Place of death	Saint-Brieuc

[1] Chronique des archives du grand Ouest , In: Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l'Ouest , Volume 104, No. 2, 1997. P. 111.

[2] Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Portes

[3] Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Écart dit village de Plounez

[4] Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Mairie

[5] Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Église paroissiale Saint-Mélar ( Memento of October 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

[6] Glad. Le portail des patrimoines en Bretagne: Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre ( Memento of October 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )