PRIVATEER RESIDENCES
The malouinière houses are linked to the adventures of the famous privateers from the Saint-Malo region, who carried the famous “”letter of marque” signed by the king. Robert Surcouf, René Duguay-Trouin, René-Auguste de Chateaubriand and Jacques Cartier distinguished themselves in the race at sea and become rich by taking enemy ships.
Dissatisfied with the tight space within the city walls, they took up residence several months a year outside of the city in these perfectly symmetrical houses in a calm setting.