Le Château de Pannard
The history of Château de Pannard goes back several centuries, this establishment has known many families and also schoolchildren. We owe its construction to the family of "Nos" in the early 1600s, a family of knights of Breton origin. The first owners of the estate were the Chauvigné family in 1460, following the marriage of one of their members to Marie de Pannard.
Pannard comes from 2 Celtic words PEN - HARD which mean: high place where a fine and bushy grass grows.
In 1511, Ambroise de Mégaudais married Catherine de Chauvigné, making her a lady of Pannard. In 1602, Marie de Mégaudais married René des Nos, having given a whole line of lords, the latter were therefore able to allow the construction of this castle. Also, the castle had a tower on two floors to ensure its defense, it was demolished in 1802. This residence underwent several cures of rejuvenation during its existence. Finally, it was in 1899 that Marie-Charlotte des Nos, married George Alphonse D'Ozouville and therefore made it the last family to live in this castle. The house used to be proud to present a gallery of ancestors, born of the pride of the lords living there.
In 1961, Hélène d'Ozouville, owner of the Pannard castle, sold the latter, along with the park and the garden, to the Family Management Association of the Lycée.
In 1973, the establishment was transformed into a mixed rural education center. It was then transformed into a private rural vocational high school in Pannard through a short cycle (4th, 3rd, CAPA, BEPA) and the cycle became long in 1989 with the opening of the BTA Marketing. In 1991, he diversified and opened up to Continuing Education. That same year, when the castle buildings became cramped, we decided to build two buildings in the gardens: one housing 7 classes, the other a self and a boarding school. In 1999, a further expansion was carried out. The students were therefore able to enjoy comfort, modern equipment and an environment conducive to their development and academic success.
In June 1991 the school took the name of Louis Derbré, an Irish sculptor with an international reputation. Symbol of evolution and dynamism, this baptismal name brings a new development to the establishment and opens it to culture, art and its philosophy.
Louis Derbré, being a local artist, and sponsoring the school, at his death, the castle resumes its basic name; Pannard Castle.
The school closed these doors in 2003, the establishment becoming too small to accommodate students. It has been abandoned for 17 years now.