Discover Saint-Gilles-Les-Bois

Saint-Gilles-Les-Bois offers several specific points of interest to help you plan your trip: historic churches, a route through the countryside north of the commune, and woodcarving and local farm produce. If you are looking for a hotel for your stay, you can use these interests as a starting point for your choice. Visiting conditions vary depending on the attraction.

Churches and architectural history

The Église Saint-Gilles appears to have been rebuilt in the 17th century. The piers and arches of the nave, as well as the entrance portal beneath the porch with its two pointed-arch bays, have been preserved from the 15th century. The bell tower was listed as a historic monument by decree on 6 March 1925. The listing applies to the tower; the older structural elements and the rebuilding tell the story of other phases in the church’s construction.

The Chapelle Sainte-Anne offers a differently dated comparison: the previous chapel was demolished on 24 February 1877, rebuilding began on 26 July 1879, and the present chapel dates from 1880. While the Église Saint-Gilles combines 15th-century structural elements with a 17th-century rebuilding, at Sainte-Anne the demolition, start of construction and year of completion form a sequence from 1877 to 1880.

A route through the countryside

The “Balade dans la campagne” route runs entirely through the countryside north of the commune of Saint-Gilles-Les-Bois. It first follows small local roads, then agricultural tracks between fields. The route is not signposted. If you plan to follow it, make sure you have a way to navigate before setting out, and do not rely on trail markers.

Woodcarving and gardens

Free, intergenerational demonstrations of woodturning and/or woodcarving are planned at the La Magdeleine woodcarving workshop from mid-September. They take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 3:30 p.m. Depending on the weather, demonstrations are held indoors or outdoors; they are accessible to wheelchair users. If you would like to include a demonstration in your travel plans, check the current schedule in advance.

A 2013 brochure presents the Jardin des Mélanges as an English-style garden with a witch’s house open to visitors. Before you arrive, check whether visits are currently possible. This lets you consider the garden as a separate activity without assuming it has the same access arrangements as the scheduled demonstrations at the woodcarving workshop.

Farm produce

In its 2025 food guide, Leff Armor communauté lists Ferme de Keresper, which sells organic meat in 5, 10 or 15 kg parcels, available to order and collect from the farm. The guide also mentions white pigs raised outdoors in western France and Blonde d’Aquitaine cattle; it gives the quantities as two pigs per month and two cattle per year. The same guide lists charcuterie sales every two months, including saucissons, rillettes, pâté, sausages and chipolatas. The ordering format and range of products give you a specific insight into the farm produce associated with Saint-Gilles-Les-Bois.

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For the main travel guide: Côtes-D’armor.