Discover Baulon

Get to know Baulon through two distinct aspects: its historic buildings and the landscape around the Grand Étang de la Musse and the Forêt de la Musse. The Vallée du Canut area, which extends into Baulon, among other places, also combines nature with educational outings. When planning your stay, you can decide whether you would like to focus on discovering architecture or exploring nature-related subjects in greater depth.

Building history in Baulon

The Château de la Musse was built in the mid-19th century on a rise, on a lawn above a pond. It lies west of the remains of an older 17th-century château. Only a residential pavilion and outbuildings survive from this earlier structure. The Château de la Musse is privately owned.

The Église Saint-Blaise tells a different story of construction: the architect Jean-François Pointeau had it rebuilt in three phases between 1831 and 1849. Its east-facing orientation and Latin-cross floor plan give it a clearly defined architectural layout. The single-nave body forms the longitudinal section, crossed by the projecting transept. The choir has a polygonal end, with chapels adjoining both its north and south sides. This lets you take in both the overall form and the different architectural elements.

La Gêole adds an older historical trace to this picture: built in 1574, the building served as a courthouse and prison. Together, the château, church and La Gêole represent different periods of construction and functions in Baulon.

Pond, forest and valley

The Grand Étang de la Musse covers 38 hectares and has a circumference of four kilometres. These two measurements describe different aspects of the body of water: its area and the length of its perimeter. In ecological terms, the pond is classified as oligotrophic-mesotrophic. This describes a transition between nutrient-poor and moderately nutrient-rich conditions.

The Forêt de la Musse covers 256 hectares. Its high-forest stands include oak, beech and various pine species. Wild boar, some roe deer, hares, rabbits and squirrels can be found there. The Vallée du Canut area covers 427 hectares and lies partly in Baulon. Numerous educational outings focusing on flora and fauna take place in the valley. Naturalist associations offer events on vegetation, natural habitats, ornithology, orthopterans and butterflies.

The forest and the valley area have different points of focus: the Forêt de la Musse is notable for its trees and animal species, while the Vallée du Canut also offers expert-led nature topics. If you would like to join a particular outing, check the relevant dates.

Planning your stay

La coulée verte is an area in the centre of Baulon, encircled by a path. The path is accessible year-round from the car park by the church; the site is also still being developed. This information is useful if you are planning a walk in the centre.

The church is also accessible by public transport: the Place de la Noë stop on line 6 of the BreizhGo network provides access to the Église Saint-Blaise. As timetables may change, check the current service before your trip.

When looking for a hotel in Baulon, the focus of your stay can help guide your choice: architecture and building history offer different interests from the forest, pond or nature-related topics. The places described here give you specific points of reference, without requiring you to explore them all in the same way.

Discover more destinations: La Fontenelle, La Bazouge-Du-Désert, Chauvigné, Chantepie, La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Brie, Saint-Sauveur-Des-Landes, Torcé.

For the broader travel overview: Ille-Et-Vilaine.