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The Rochefort-en-Terre hospice once stood on the site of today’s EHPAD. Today, the EHPAD is home to over 150 residents and is the largest employer in the commune. The Rochefort-en-Terre hospital dates back to 1722, when François-Julien de Larlan founded a charitable school in his will. Ten years later, on August 24, 1732, President de Rennefau, executor of François Julien de Larlan’s will, signed a deed with Mr Mulot, priest and superior of the Filles de la Sagesse, stipulating that “Three girls from the Congrégation will perform the necessary functions to teach the little schools and provide the broths”, with the help of a sum of thirty thousand livres, a house and its outbuildings allocated to them. The three sisters moved into the house known as de Montauban to carry out their activities. In 1744, the management of the hospital was entrusted to the sisters, who now numbered four. From then on, the hospital welcomed the sick, and more and more donations were received. In 1785, the King confirmed the hospital by letters patent. The Revolution forced the Filles de la Sagesse to abandon their religious habit and leave the establishment. They returned to the hospital in 1806, where they remained until 1981. From the second half of the twentieth century onwards, the hospice was staffed by civilian personnel. Over the years, the building evolved into the EHPAD as we know it today.

No understanding of the town is complete without mentioning the Larlan family, a wealthy 17th-century family. Their influence on the town was considerable. Vincent Exupère de Larlan (1660-1692), President of the Parliament of Brittany and advisor to the King of France, acquired Rochefort in 1660, calling himself Count of Rochefort, Lord of Kerdréan and Keralio. He restored the château and church, where he was buried on his death. His grandson, François Julien de Larlan, also President of the Parlement de Bretagne, established a charitable school, which later became a hospice. The last countess of Rochefort, Marie-Françoise-Rose de Larlan (1717-1787), dame de Rochefort, marquise de Nétumières, was a renowned beauty in her day, cited as one of the most beautiful ladies in Brittany. She married Charles-Paul Hay de Nétumières, whose son would see the Château de Rochefort destroyed during the French Revolution.