Saint-Rémy-Du-Plain: Chemin des Crêtes and Heritage

Saint-Rémy-du-Plain brings together a named trail and specific architectural and commemorative themes. The Chemin des Crêtes represents a route through the green bocage landscape; Église Saint-Rémy, a chalice, an old windmill and the Monument de Touchasse offer further historical points of interest. If you are looking for a hotel in Saint-Rémy-Du-Plain, these themes can help you choose the character of your stay: time outdoors, architecture or local history.

Hiking the Chemin des Crêtes

The Chemin des Crêtes starts in Saint-Rémy-du-Plain and is 8.0 kilometres long. The route length gives you a concrete basis for including the trail in your stay plans and giving it a place of its own in your itinerary. Along the route, there are views of the green bocage landscape as well as Bazouges-la-Pérouse, La Fontenelle, Antrain and Tremblay. Thus, the views from the trail include four neighbouring places as well as the landscape. Its history extends beyond the views: the trail follows former paths that were once used to go to church and for smuggling. The shift between these two historical uses makes the trail’s history a distinct topic alongside the landscape views.

The Chemin des Crêtes ends at Rue du Moulin à Vent. The street is named after a restored old windmill located there.

Church and religious heritage

Église Saint-Rémy was built from local granite between 1878 and 1880 and opened for worship in November 1880. The construction years refer to the building work; the opening in November 1880 marks a separate moment in the church’s history. Its floor plan is in the shape of a Latin cross. The Latin cross describes the layout: the nave and transept form a cross shape when viewed from above. The construction period, granite and floor plan answer different questions about the architecture: when the building was constructed, what material was used and how its layout was shaped. The statue “Christ en croix” is located on the south wall of the nave. The chalice of Saint-Rémy-du-Plain is one of the few surviving examples from Upper Brittany of the so-called “à flammes” model. Alongside the church building, these are a specific work of art and a rare religious object with a regional designation.

Windmill and remembrance

The restored old windmill is located on Rue du Moulin à Vent; its lintel bears the inscription “FP Pierre Bourget JVSF 1744”. According to oral tradition, the mill was in operation until around 1850. The date on the lintel and the approximate duration of operation passed down through oral tradition are different clues to the mill’s history. The Monument de Touchasse commemorates eight Maquisards from Broualan who were tortured and executed there by the Milice on 7 July 1944. Unlike the mill’s history, which is linked to approximate dates, the monument is associated with an event dated precisely.

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