Plumelec is a town of Morbihan in Brittany, 25 km northeast of Vannes.
Between coast of the Gulf of Morbihan and forest of Brocéliande, the vast territory of 58 square kilometers is located at the western edge of the Landes Lanvaux, a natural region formed by a long shale ridge 70 km and 5 km wide that s' Redon stretches to the east. It therefore presents a Rolling green hills but stony, crossed streams, and even with many woodlots.
The peculiarity of Plumelec is to count a village, but also two satellite villages with their church, Callac southeast and St. Aubin northeast.
Already inhabited by the Celts and then the Romans, Plumelec develops in the Middle Ages through the powerful lordships Callac and Cadoudal who have their headquarters. Affected by the disorders resulting from the Revolution (the area is a den of Chouans), the town retains the nineteenth and the twentieth century its rural character. In the summer of 1944, the town was hit hard when 18 Resisters were massacred.
With now nearly 2800 inhabitants, Plumelec which preserved a heritage of quality claims a preserved green environment and a leisure offer can satisfy tourists in search of tranquility while remaining close to the beaches.
Plumelec has a rich heritage which justifies a discovery tour.
several castles... First Callac that effect, it identifies and composed of the lords who have given their name to the village: the medieval walls gave way in the seventeenth century in a classical-style building partially protected (facades and roofs the main building) overlooking a courtyard with outbuildings, with a beautiful portal. At the end of the nineteenth century, a pleasure garden was laid out. Private, the property can not be visited.
See then, the manor of La Saudraie (XVI), which still has its defensive walls with battlements, Manor Kerangat (XV) and its now protected pleasure garden (XIX) and finally the remains reworked the XVIIth Cadoudal.
On the religious level, in this county "three towers" of Saint-Aubin, St. Maurice church was completed in 1513. It is famous for the decoration of wall plates (horizontal beams of the frame) of its extensive rectangular choir (larger than the nave), and stained glass of the sixteenth century representing the Holy Trinity. The building is classified.
A Callac, Notre Dame (nineteenth) keeps a silver chalice of the seventeenth century and in the same village Plumelec if the present church dates from the nineteenth Sacred Heart, a statue of the Virgin and Child seventeenth polychrome wood of the old St. Melec church, destroyed in 1890, has been preserved.
As in most of the Breton village chapels, crosses and shrines dotted throughout the country. We specifically mention St. Maudé Chapel (XV), the chapel of Tolcoetmeur (XVIII) and the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (XVII).
The ordeal of Callac (XVII), which has on one side a carved representation of Christ and the other a beautiful Pieta, and the village itself, the cross of Merhan (XVII), the cross of the cemetery of Saint-Aubin, transferred near the church (XVI) are also worth a detour.
Still, the most singular religious heritage element is the Callac Cross, on a small hill, made in granite in 1940 by sculptor Roger Leveque: a replica of the Lourdes grotto, a chapel, two crosses, a plaza for outdoor masses complement the site.
Finally, several fountains, the well of the key-Berthelot (XVI) with great architecture (pillars) and decorated, and the memorial of Kerihuel perpetuating the memory of the heroes of the Resistance massacred in July 1944 wrap up this long but very pleasant tower heritage horizon.
cultural side then the amazing contemporary art museum space The Peupleraie combines the pleasures of walking and discovery of major works: we admire it in a garden a dozen sculptures by French artists foreigners such as Robert Fachard Momcilo Milovanovic Klaus Shultze... Like what art is not just museums. Free access all year. Information at +33 2 97 42 24 27.
As for the museum of the Mill of Gree, it is bound to the memorial erected to commemorate the sacrifice of SAS paratroopers who were dropped on the site in June 1944 and many were captured or killed.
Art exhibitions are also regularly scheduled at the library, which also offers a computer area. Information +33 2 97 42 33 71.
In terms of sports, the outdoor pool is open in July and August to combine relaxation and swimming. Contacting at +33 2 97 42 32 77.
For hiking, between villages, heritage elements, wooded areas and sites to the typical environment of the moors, Plumelec proves a little paradise. Trail maps and information +33 2 97 60 49 06 or +33 2 97 42 24 27.
Bucolic carriage rides are also possible. Drawn join the center of the Claie at +33 2 97 42 25 73.
Finally, bike lovers can not ignore that with its coast Cadoudal which has an average gradient 6.2% on 1.8 km, Plumelec is the Mecca of cycling in Britain. The Grand Prix which takes place every year in late May or early June brings together experienced professionals and trials as posh as the Tour de France and the championship of France or road cycling Europe there are step or borrows the coast regularly. Even an amateur, trying to climb without dismounting!
