Town-planning in Guerande in the 18th century

A commonplace, worthy heir of the first pages of the novel by Honre de Balzac "Beatrix" want that the spirit of Enlightenment touched very superficially the elites of the town of Guerande. Nevertheless, new ideas notably in matters of town planning not let indifferent the community of inhabitants or the representatives of central power and some of them wanted after to change overturns the face of the city. However, paraphrasing William Shakespeare there was only: "Much ado about nothing."