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Les Portes du Coglais

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Ille-et-Vilaine

Les Portes du Coglais - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Ille-et-Vilaine
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Common new Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany, Les Portes du Coglais take place about sixty kilometers from Rennes, bordering the department of Manche and the town of St. James. About fifteen kilometers from Fougeres, she was born from the merger of Coglès, La Selle-en-Coglès and Montours.

Inhabited since the Gallo-Roman, the Coglais Gates territory expands into the Middle Ages, especially in the course of the eleventh century with the appearance of the parish of Coglès. Over time, the city took the face that it is today, maintaining its traditions and traditional architecture that attracted so many visitors.

The town has become over time a resort popular for its proximity to some of the most beautiful sights of the area. The village of Coglès benefits including the Rural Heritage Commons label Britain and Villages in Bloom (3 flowers).

Geographical information

MunicipalityLes Portes du Coglais
Postcode35460
Tourism label
Latitude48.4418530 (N 48° 26’ 31”)
Longitude-1.3093109 (W 1° 18’ 34”)
AltitudeFrom 70m to 184m
Surface area40.71 km²
Population2329 inhabitants
Density57 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureRennes (61 km, 44 min)
Insee code35191
IntercommunalityCC Couesnon Marches de Bretagne
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
RegionBrittany

Nearest cities & towns

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès5.9 km (7 min)
Poilley6.4 km (9 min)
Maen Roch7.2 km (11 min)
Le Châtellier7.3 km (11 min)
Le Ferré9.5 km (11 min)
Villamée9.6 km (10 min)
Lécousse11.7 km (14 min)
Saint-James13.2 km (14 min)
Saint-Marc-le-Blanc13.6 km (21 min)
Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault13.7 km (15 min)
Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes13.8 km (20 min)
Parigné14.1 km (17 min)
Fougères14.3 km (20 min)
Mellé15.5 km (18 min)

Things to see and do

Coglès ##:

Built in the twelfth century, the Church of St. John the Baptist of Coglès was partially transformed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It contains several tombstones which one of them shows a man wearing a short side in high relief. Be sure not to admire the town hall installed in the former rectory or the house of the sixteenth century renovated with arched openings and a cornice with corbels. Opposite the town hall, a modern sculpture was installed in 2003, the Wake of the Celts.

The village can also discover with hiking loop of the ride of Potelais that reveals the surroundings meander of the Section and the Chapel of the Potelais.

Montours:

Rebuilt in the mid-nineteenth century, the church Saint Martin of Montours took the place of an older building. She has been embellished over time with a Gothic style tower and still today unveiled a baptismal font from the early nineteenth and tombstones of the seventeenth. Not far away, the rectory of the eighteenth century has granite altarpiece sixteenth elements from the old church. A hundred meters, the belvedere du Tertre offers stunning views of the Coglais and a viewpoint.

Three tours have to start the town of Montours: the Circuit de Terre-Rouge, the Mont-Christmas and Descent From the High Ranges.

The joint is traversed by the GR 37, lane Plantagenêts (paths compostelle) and Bike-Promenade loop Balcony Coglais.

La Selle-en-Coglès:

Built between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the church Saint-Pierre of La Selle-en-Coglès has took up an ancient sanctuary of the late thirteenth. If the facade is modern, you can admire an altarpiece and a pulpit of the eighteenth.

Places of interest

Natural sites

Events and festivities

Coglès ##:

In early June, up to animations of the association Info Festival with frenzied concerts, a competition of shuffleboard or entertainment for young and old.

Concerts are offered on the occasion of the Music Day, in June.

Montours:

The Coglais Cultural Center offers each year a wide variety of shows as part of the Cultural Season of Couesnon Brittany Marches.

Photos

Mayor in the town of Coglès
Mayor in the town of Coglès
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Picnic area in square Maillard Brothers Coglès
Picnic area in square Maillard Brothers Coglès
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Church of La Selle-en-Coglès
Church of La Selle-en-Coglès
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Panorama of Montours
Panorama of Montours
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Chapel of the Potelais in Coglès
Chapel of the Potelais in Coglès
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Weather

Wednesday 24 april
Min. 5°C - Max. 12°C
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Thursday 25 april
Min. 3°C - Max. 12°C
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Friday 26 april
Min. 7°C - Max. 13°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Flight over Mont Saint-Michel Bay by Ultralight Trike or Autogyro – 20 mins
Sports sensations100 € Le Val-Saint-Père (25 km)
Flight over Mont Saint-Michel Bay on Ultralight Trike or Autogyro – 30 mins
Sports sensations140 € Le Val-Saint-Père (25 km)
Visit an exhibition and sale at artists' studios
Arts and CraftsFreeDol-de-Bretagne (35 km)
Rival'karting
Sports sensations16 € to 24 € Le Neufbourg (37 km)
Rêver Réalité animal park
EntertainmentFreeChampeaux (38 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Ercé by Liffré: The Rotes of the Huguenots
HikeIntermediate2:00Ercé-près-Liffré (26 km)
Crossing of Mont-Saint-Michel Bay
HikeIntermediate3:30Le Mont-Saint-Michel (26 km)
Bike Promenade® in Rennes Country No. 4
All-terrain bike itineraryAthletic2:40Feins (28 km)
Bike Promenade® in Rennes Country No.3
All-terrain bike itineraryIntermediate1:40Feins (28 km)
La Bouëxière: Chevré Pond
HikeIntermediate2:10La Bouëxière (30 km)

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