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Plouzélambre

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Plouzélambre - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Côtes-d'Armor
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Plouzélambre is a small agricultural town of Treg (livestock and fodder crops) bordered by Roscoat, small coastal river which flows into the Channel, 5 km from the village. The town, near the sea, is influenced by its climate.

The village is built on a Gallo-Roman site.

In the Middle Ages, two lords lived there and battled, the lord and the lord of Kerbavé Kervégan. As in all towns of Brittany, which are numerous legends that permeates a northern Brittany: the legend of the seven saints from Ireland to evangelize Britain. The name translates as the common Plou: Parish and Zélambre: name of an Irish monk arrived in the 5th century.

It persists more than a trade in the village, a coffee shop opened by the Municipality.

Geographical information

MunicipalityPlouzélambre
Postcode22420
Latitude48.6437520 (N 48° 38’ 38”)
Longitude-3.5451070 (W 3° 32’ 42”)
AltitudeFrom 35m to 126m
Surface area7.84 km²
Population230 inhabitants
Density29 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureSaint-Brieuc (73 km, 58 min)
Insee code22235
IntercommunalityCA Lannion-Trégor Communauté
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
RegionBrittany

Nearest cities & towns

Tréduder2.4 km (4 min)
Lanvellec3.8 km (6 min)
Ploumilliau6.5 km (9 min)
Plufur7 km (11 min)
Saint-Michel-en-Grève7.1 km (10 min)
Plestin-les-Grèves8 km (12 min)
Trédrez-Locquémeau9.9 km (15 min)
Plouaret10.2 km (14 min)
Trémel10.3 km (15 min)
Plounérin10.6 km (19 min)
Ploulec'h11.5 km (15 min)
Ploubezre12 km (19 min)
Le Vieux-Marché12.4 km (18 min)

Things to see and do

Plouzélambre churchyard has the only complete Trégor: a church, a cemetery, a calvary and ossuary surrounded by a stone wall. It is classified as a historic monument since 1994. The church of Saint-Sylvestre 15th century. There is also a fountain in the town remarkable, and a chapel and the chapel of St. Melar.

Its natural heritage, with the valley of Roscoat and borrows the sunken GR 34B is interesting to explore on foot with a remarkable biodiversity.

Events and festivities

Especially during the summer months as the events are the most important:

The Flea Market: 1st Saturday of July.

Forgiveness of the village: the first weekend of August. Rendezvous with the help of villagers Brittany balls, playing traditional strengths.

Forgiveness of the Chapelle Saint-Melara: 3rd Sunday in August. Outdoor dining followed by a "fest deiz" celebrates traditional Breton music and dancing.

Photos

Church and churchyard
Church and churchyard
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Oratory Plouzélambre
Oratory Plouzélambre
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Chapel St. Melar
Chapel St. Melar
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Fontaine Saint-Sylvestre
Fontaine Saint-Sylvestre
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Ossuary near the church of Saint-Sylvestre
Ossuary near the church of Saint-Sylvestre
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Plouzélambre Center
Plouzélambre Center
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Church Cemetery and Eve in the churchyard
Church Cemetery and Eve in the churchyard
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Calvary center of town Plouzélambre
Calvary center of town Plouzélambre
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Weather

Friday 29 march
Min. 5°C - Max. 12°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 3°C - Max. 13°C
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Sunday 31 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 12°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Many hiking trails on the coastal path (GR34) which has a wide variety of landscapes, from the Bay of Morlaix the Pink Granite Coast, with Lieue de Greve, large bay where the sea recedes a bit like the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, between Plestin-les-Greves and Saint-Michel-en-Greve. In this bay, practice all water sports and wind sports (surf and kite surfing). A festival "Wind Strike" is held on the first weekend of October.

The site Yaudet, the fattening Leaving the coastal river.

The small port of Locquémeau (fishing coquille St Jacques) and the tip of Sehar.

The Roman Baths of Hogolo on the ledge of Armorica Plestin-les-Greves.

The marine cemetery of Saint-Michel-en-Greve.

The proximity of the Pink Granite Coast in Lannion, Brittany Ploumanac'h and the boat trip to visit the seven islands of which is a nature reserve of seabirds.

Forum Trégastel.

Casino de Perros-Guirec.

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Circuit of Saint Goulven in Lanvellec to La Lieue de Greve
HikeEasy1:50Lanvellec (2.7 km)
Around Plouaret in the Leguer Valley
HikeEasy1:25Plouaret (6.4 km)
Hent an Ifern (The path of hell) to Plounérin
HikeEasy2:15Plounérin (8.6 km)
Around the pond of Beffou in Plougras
HikeEasy55 minPlougras (16.3 km)
The forest of Beffou in Loguivy-Plougras in the Leguer Valley
HikeIntermediate2:35Loguivy-Plougras (17.6 km)

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