Discover Langueux: Trails, chapels and industrial heritage

Explore Langueux through a variety of themes: a named circular walking trail, the Grèves, historic chapels and traces of its industrial and railway history. For planning your stay, specific route details provide useful guidance; the sights focus both on architectural history and on the history of the region.

Walking, the Grèves and nature

The “Langueux, les deux vallons” circular walking trail is 10.9 kilometres long and takes about two hours and 45 minutes. Its length and approximate duration give you a practical basis for planning this walking option. At Parc du Grand Pré, Langueux town centre connects with the Grèves: the park lies between these two landmarks and offers two play areas for all ages, a fitness area and a pump track.

The Digue des Grèves is a place for walks and leisure activities. It also serves as a place to observe and interpret the marine and social life of the Grèves. So the focus here is not only on outdoor activity, but also on the different aspects of life in the Grèves.

The Baie de Saint-Brieuc is also of interest for its natural setting: it is designated both a nature reserve and a Natura 2000 site. These protected-area designations give the bay a clear place among Langueux’s nature-related attractions, alongside the trails and leisure activities associated with the Grèves.

Chapels and heritage history

The present-day Chapelle des Grèves was built in 1837. It replaced a very old chapel, referred to in 1602 as the Chapelle Saint-Léga or Chapelle de la Trinité. During the summer season, the Chapelle des Grèves hosts temporary exhibitions. If an exhibition is important to your visit, check the dates in the relevant summer programme.

The Chapelle de Saint-Ilan offers a different architectural perspective. Its construction began in 1848, following plans by the architect Pelefresne; it is one of the first examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the département. The Viaduc de Douvenant adds to this view of the built heritage: it has been listed as a Monument historique since 2018. Together, the chapels and the viaduct represent different chapters in architectural and heritage history.

Industrial and railway history

La Briqueterie brings together a museum on the history of Langueux and a museum about the railways of the bay. These two themes offer different ways to explore the region’s past. The former Société des Tuileries et Briqueteries de Saint-Ilan site at Boutdeville is also part of the region’s industrial heritage. The remains of a Hoffmann kiln, probably dating from the last quarter of the 19th century, have been preserved there. This date is considered probable.

The Tramway de Boutdeville site displays around ten restored railway vehicles. The circular route is 900 metres long, and the site is close to the GR 34 walking trail. Railway history and proximity to another walking route meet here. The 900-metre tramway circuit should be distinguished from the 10.9-kilometre “Langueux, les deux vallons” circular walking trail: one is a circuit at the tramway site, while the other is a walking route. When choosing, you can therefore take into account both your preferred focus—nature, architectural history or railways—and the stated distance of each route.

Discover more destinations: Tréméven, Uzel, Plourhan, Paimpol, Tressignaux, Plusquellec, Plestin-Les-Grèves, Saint-Trimoël.

For the broader travel overview: Côtes-D’armor.