Le Tréhou: Calvary, Church and Hiking Trails

Le Tréhou lies between the Rade de Brest and the Monts d’Arrée. The townscape reflects both ecclesiastical and rural architectural history, as well as hiking trails that run alongside forests and streams. If you’re looking for hotels in Le Tréhou, these themes can help you choose your destination: consider whether you’d rather focus on historic buildings or the landscape and its diverse flora and fauna during your stay. Your choice of trip need not be based on a single theme: the buildings offer specific historical details, while the trails and viewpoint bring other aspects of the landscape to the fore.

Calvary and Sainte-Pitère Church

The main phase of construction of the Calvary in the center of Le Tréhou dates to the 16th century. The Calvary, dating from 1578, features bas-reliefs of Mary Magdalene and the twelve apostles on its base. It has been listed as a Monument historique since October 18, 1926.

The bell tower of Sainte-Pitère Church is of the Léonard type and has two galleries and a double dome with two lanterns. The church preserves three altarpieces from the 17th century. The roof beams bear carved decorative motifs and scenes from everyday life. The altarpieces date the furnishings to the 17th century, while the beam carvings draw attention to everyday themes.

The regional setting also helps visitors find their bearings: in the Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas, Le Tréhou is one of a group of places with parish enclosures for visitors to discover.

Washhouses and communal bread oven

The Kanndi, historic washhouse complexes, are among the traces of rural everyday history. The Kanndi of Ty Ruz dates from the 17th and 18th centuries. Its walls are fully preserved, although the structure is in poor condition. Large slate slabs line the basin, and traces of a slate roof also remain. Nearby is a spring surround made of dressed granite. By contrast, the Kanndi de Guesman survives only as a ruin and is in poor condition; it also dates from the 17th and 18th centuries and is built of rubble slate.

The communal bread oven of Le Tréhou is in the town center, right next to the town hall. Historically, residents used it to bake bread; it also served as an important meeting place. The oven thus combined a practical function with a social role in everyday life at the time.

Hiking trails and landscape

Le Tréhou has numerous hiking trails that run alongside forests and streams, with diverse flora and fauna along the way. Roc'h-Gad is the highest point in Le Tréhou and offers panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and the Monts d’Arrée. The Circuit de Roc'h Gad passes through a wooded section and includes some changes in elevation. Roc'h-Gad is known for its panoramic views; the wooded section and changes in elevation are defining features of the circuit.

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