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Chouan

This article is about the origins and use of the name "Chouan". For the course of the Chouan revolt, see Chouannerie. For the Balzac novel, see Les Chouans. For the 1988 film, see Chouans!
Breton sentinel in front of a church, painting of Charles Loyeux.

Chouan (French pronunciation: [ʃwɑ̃] , "the silent one", or "owl") is a French nickname. It was used as a nom de guerre by the Chouan brothers, most notably Jean Cottereau, better known as Jean Chouan, who led a major revolt in Bas-Maine against the French Revolution. Participants in this revolt – and to some extent French anti-revolutionary activists in general – came to be known as Chouans, and the revolt itself came to be known as the Chouannerie.

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