Discover Pleudihen-Sur-Rance

Pleudihen-Sur-Rance lies on the right bank of the Rance, between Saint-Malo, the corsair city, and Dinan, the medieval city. If you are planning a stay in the area, you can get to know the place through several specific themes: the river and a hike, local architectural and technological history, and products associated with the commune. These include Galettes de Pleudihen, which are made in the commune.

The Rance and a hike

The Mordreuc–La Chapelle–Le Prat hike passes a harbour, a beach, old houses, castles, tidal mills, the banks of the Rance, flower-filled villages and the local countryside. The route thus brings together river scenery and places that reflect local building and land-use history. The harbour, beach and riverbanks offer a different focus from the old houses, castles and mills; the villages and countryside add a rural character to the picture.

If you would like to take both scenery and heritage into account when planning your trip, this hike is a concrete option: its description covers both, rather than focusing only on the river or individual historic buildings.

Architectural and river history

The parish church of Notre-Dame includes construction phases dating from 1867, 1878 and 1898. Its stained-glass windows were installed from 1871 to 1876 by François Fialeix of the Manufacture de vitraux de Mayet. These dates reflect several stages in the building’s history: work on the windows falls between the construction phases of 1867 and 1878, while 1898 marks a further construction date.

Mordreuc also has a historical connection to the Rance: a prefectural order dated 2 July 1858 moved the ferry service upstream. This relocation is part of the ferry service’s history. A deed of sale from 1803 records that the building housing the Pont de Cieux mill contained two mills under one roof—one for fresh water and one for salt water. Both examples illustrate different historical uses of the river, but do not imply that a ferry service operates today.

Cider museum and local products

The Musée du Cidre Prié presents an exhibition about apples in a restored traditional farmhouse. It also introduces traditional coopering and barrel-making techniques. At the museum, you can visit a new cider press, where the individual steps in cider production are explained. The visit thus combines insights into the world of apples with traditional crafts and the production of the drink.

The museum also offers tastings of organically certified products from its own orchards. Tasting arrangements may change. If a tasting is important to your plans, check the current details in advance.

Galettes de Pleudihen are also made in the commune. Together with the products from the museum’s own orchards that you can taste at the Musée du Cidre Prié, they offer two different ways to explore local production and cider culture.

Discover more destinations: Maël-Pestivien, Saint-Carreuc, Saint-André-Des-Eaux, Étables-Sur-Mer, Le Gouray, Trémorel, Mantallot, Tregueux

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