Locunolé: Find hotels

Locunolé is crossed by the Ellé and lies near the Roches du Diable. If you are looking for a hotel in Locunolé, the landscape, canoeing, and historic buildings offer specific points of reference to help you choose what to focus on during your stay.

Ellé, bocage, and Roches du Diable

The commune has a rural bocage landscape. To the east, the Ellé Valley forms the natural boundary with Guilligomarc'h and Arzano. This brings together two distinct landscape features: the valley and the river, and the rural character of the bocage. Locunolé is also part of the Type 1 ZNIEFF area “Vallée de l’Ellé, de l’aval du Naïc aux Roches du Diable.”

The Roches du Diable area is known for canoeing and kayaking, as well as national and international competitions. Water sports therefore offer a different way to experience the Ellé than the historic buildings and mills, which are also part of the local landscape. If you plan your trip around specific interests, you can explore Locunolé through both its river landscape and its architectural history.

Churches, chapels, and the town center

The parish church of Saint-Guénolé retains the west façade and its monumental portal from the previous building, erected shortly after 1670. Inside is a baptismal font dated 1672. The façade and the font refer to different aspects of the building’s history: the portal to the church’s design, and the font to its furnishings.

The chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Folgoët stands in the cemetery of Locunolé. Its cruciform building has side wings and a polygonal choir. The year 1681 and the name of the parish priest Corentin Redon are also part of its history. The chapel of Sainte-Gertrude offers a different architectural note: it dates from the 16th century and follows the tradition of Flamboyant Gothic architecture; its devotional fountain bears the date 1893.

The town center also preserves historic settlement features from the 16th and 17th centuries. These include rows of houses on Rue des Camélias and the former rectory at 3 Rue du Moulin Neuf. These examples complement the religious buildings with the scale of everyday settlement: alongside individual churches and chapels, houses and the former rectory also reflect Locunolé’s long history.

Mills, bridge construction, and historic uses

The Moulin de Kerléon was a former seigneurial mill, used mainly for grinding wheat. The building retains architectural features from the 17th century, as well as two wheels with parallel axes. The mill has been out of operation since the early 1970s. The Moulin du Stale has a different function: eight rounded piers in the bed of the Ellé now support the bridge deck and partly serve as an overflow. The two mills thus illustrate different aspects of the relationship between buildings and the river—the former use for milling and the present-day function of the bridge piers.

The manor house of Le Sparle is another of the area’s historic buildings. Built in the 16th century, it retains a spiral staircase and monumental fireplaces. The manor house is privately owned. Its preserved architectural features can be considered alongside the churches and mills as a distinct part of the architectural heritage.

Circular walk along the Ellé

The Les moulins de l'Ellé circular walk starts in Locunolé and follows the meanders of the Ellé, passing mills and the Roches du Diable. This route description dates from 2008. Check trail conditions and access before setting out. On paper, the route connects two of the area’s defining features: the course of the Ellé and the historic mills.

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