Municipality of Morbihan, Brittany, Augan takes place near Ploërmel, about sixty kilometers from the city of Vannes. It is located southwest of Rennes, and east of Pontivy.
The old Alcam takes its current name in the course of the twelfth century, but was occupied from the Neolithic. Strategically installed at the crossroads of two communication routes in Roman times, the town developed in the Middle Ages. Of these different periods, there are still many vestiges to admire the time of a stay in Brittany.
Ideally located, the city of Augan allows to go to discover the most beautiful sights of the region, while enjoying the hilly and unspoiled nature that surrounds it.
Listed as a historic monument, the castle of Grée Callac is a neo-Renaissance building built in the late nineteenth century. If the building takes place on the commune of Monteneuf, its park extends meanwhile on Augan. Entirely in granite and slate, it is strongly inspired by the castle of Ancy-le-Franc.
The religious monuments are not lacking in the municipality of Augan, and one can notably discover several chapels. Shale chapel of the sixteenth century, Saint-Malo reveals beautiful statues and a Renaissance altar. The wooden altarpiece, the paneling and the altar in painted wood are classified as Historical Monuments.
Considered to be one of the oldest places of worship in the region, the Saint-Méen de Gerguy chapel dates back to the 6th century. The current building was built in the 14th century, and is made of shale and granite. Enlarged in the eighteenth century, it presents several objects inscribed on the Historical Monuments as a wooden tabernacle with three statuettes in polychrome wood of the seventeenth century, and a statue of Madonna and Child polychrome wood of the same era.
Do not miss the chapel Saint-Binio restored in the nineteenth century, known for its fountain, or the chapels of St. Anne and St. Catherine. Different crosses also mark out the town.
While strolling, you will be able to admire the Saint-Marc-Saint-Joseph church of ogival style, the castles of Lémo, the Touraille, Beaurepaire, the-Voisin City, Hardouin, and the Landérieux, or the ruins of the castle of the Wood to the Wolf.
Restored at the end of the 2000s, the mill of Cul-Blanc is worth a visit, as well as the covered alley of the Coudraie dating from the Neolithic.
The wood of the Grée makes it possible to make very beautiful walks in family or between friends and to appreciate the local flora and fauna.
