Discover Comblessac

Comblessac brings together sacred architectural heritage, archaeological traces, and a circular trail for which specific distance and time details are available. This gives you two distinct themes to consider when planning your trip: churches, chapels, and crosses on the one hand, and the CO1 Les Coteaux de l’Aff circular trail on the other. If you are looking for a hotel in Comblessac, these themes can guide your choice of destination and how you plan your days.

Churches, chapels, and pilgrimage

The long pilgrimage tradition is tangible at the Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette: a pilgrimage to the chapel has been documented since the 14th century. The older 17th-century sanctuary was rebuilt in 1883. The chapel is designed in the Neo-Gothic style; its features include a bell turret on the façade, a polygonal apse, and rib vaults. The pilgrimage to Notre-Dame des Brûlais also continues to this day.

The parish church of Saint-Eloi was built in 1850 to plans by Louis Leray and consecrated on May 10, 1852. Its floor plan is shaped like a Latin cross. The single-aisle nave leads to a flat-ended choir; a two-storey sacristy adjoins it on the side. The bell tower rises above the entrance portal, with a slate-covered spire. Its architectural design can thus be traced through its floor plan, choir, and tower, without conflating the church with the differently designed chapels.

Other chapels add to this architectural history: Sainte-Anne de Craon was rebuilt in 1756. The Chapelle Saint-Conwoïon was built in the late 19th century near the remains of his birthplace. The Les Coteaux de l’Aff circular trail also passes the recently restored Sainte-Anne chapel, with its elegant bell turret.

Wayside crosses and archaeological traces

The Croix Bouëxic wayside cross is carved from a single block of slate and may date from the late 15th or early 16th century. Its octagonal shaft has arms at the back; its design also includes a circular form with a double wreath of opposing teardrops and a figure of Christ on the cross roughly carved from the stone. The 1924 mission cross stands in the town centre on the road towards Guer. It is an octagonal slate monolith with a nimbus set on top and notched in the middle, and four visible teardrops.

The remains of the Heptagone du Mur reveal a different historical period: they are from a Gallo-Roman temple of the fanum type and lie on a hilltop. On the road to Quelneuc, the Celtic road Voie d’Ahès has a clearly visible structure. The buildings, wayside crosses, and archaeological traces thus represent different forms of religious and historical heritage.

The Les Coteaux de l’Aff circular trail

The CO1 Les Coteaux de l’Aff circular trail starts at Place de la mairie in Comblessac. Its stated length is 12.4 kilometres, and its stated duration is three hours. Together, these figures give you a concrete basis for planning the distance and time required for the trail. The route follows a meander of the Aff and part of the voie verte.

A tourism description published in April 2019 places the voie verte between Guipry-Messac and Comblessac on the former railway line from Châteaubriant to Ploërmel. This historic route provides another point of reference for understanding the trail. When planning your trip, you can therefore choose between a circular trail with a specified distance and duration and a focus on churches, chapels, and historic traces.

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