New town of Brittany, Saint-Thégonnec-Loc-Eguiner takes place in the department of Finistère. Born in 2016 from the merger of the communes of Loc-Eguiner-Saint-Thégonnec and Saint-Thégonnec, it is located in the arrondissement of Morlaix.
The village of Saint-Thégonnec-Loc-Eguiner was once known for the cultivation of flax. Installed as of the fifteenth century, this industry made the reputation of the municipality which counted several washhouses.
Today, Saint-Thégonnec-Loc-Eguiner is best known for its architectural heritage and tourist activity. Tranquille, the small town of approximately 3 000 inhabitants seduces by its authentic charm, as well as its perfect geographical situation to leave to the discovery of the most interesting tourist sites of Finistère.
The church of Saint-Thégonnec dates in part from the middle of the sixteenth century. It has a Gothic bell tower from this period, but many revisions were made until the 18th century. There are stained glass windows of great beauty, numerous statues, and polychrome altarpieces. After a fire in 1998, it was restored identically. It is one of the elements of the parochial enclosure of the city, with also the triumphal door of the end of the sixteenth century and the Calvary of the early seventeenth century. On the south side, one of the executioners of the scorned Christ bears the features of King Henry IV. All the sculptures benefit from the fineness of the stone of Kersanton found in the surroundings.
In the 17th century, the ossuary of Saint-Thégonnec served as a funerary chapel. With a beautiful symmetry, it has a late 17th century altarpiece dedicated to Saint Joseph, as well as an Entombment of the eighteenth century installed in the crypt. The latter is represented by ten life-size figures in polychrome oak and baroque.
The remains of the castle of Penhoat date from the middle of the thirteenth century. Former seat of the barony of the same name, it still presents the traces of three works, the main enclosure, of the dwellings, and a barnyard.
Walking through Saint-Thégonnec-Loc-Eguiner you can also admire a feudal mound, bread ovens, some remarkable houses, as well as an old washhouse dedicated to the production of linen.
Marked hiking trails make it possible to appreciate all the architectural heritage of the town, as well as the local fauna and flora.
In April, the town proposes its feast of the soil turned towards the gastronomy, the wine and the ancient traditions through various animations and a market.
The Tro Milinou trail is held every year in April.
