Augan: Circular Route, Churches and Chapels

Augan offers different themes to help you plan a stay: the Boucle des Rosaies circular route, as well as churches and chapels with distinctive architectural and historical features. If you’re looking for a hotel in Augan, these interests can help determine which themes you focus on during your trip.

On foot or by mountain bike

The 2021 municipal route description identifies the Boucle des Rosaies as a signed circular route for pedestrians. Its stated aim is to showcase the diversity of the landscape around Augan; it also notes that the route can be ridden by mountain bike. This means two ways of using the same named route are relevant when planning: on foot and by mountain bike. Check local trail conditions before setting out.

Chapels and their architectural features

The Chapelle Saint-Nicolas du Binio is a chapel in Augan with an enclosed area and a monumental cross. Remains of a 15th-century structure survive at the chapel; its spire dates from the late 17th century. These two dates refer to different elements: the earlier one applies to the surviving remains of a structure, while the later one applies to the spire. This distinction helps place the chapel’s features in time without reducing them to a single building phase.

A 1977 survey describes the Chapelle Saint-Malo at Le Plessis as a single-nave building with slate-stone walls and a slate roof, and locates an inscription above the south door. “Single-nave” describes the floor plan; the references to slate specifically concern the walls and roof. The building’s form, its material and the location of the inscription are three distinct details in the description. The emphasis differs in a direct comparison: at Saint-Nicolas, surviving remains and the spire are associated with two dates; at Saint-Malo, the defining details are the floor plan, slate material and the inscription above the south door.

The parish church and its foundation

Augan’s parish church was founded around 1150 under the patronage of Saint Mark. Unlike the dates given for individual chapel structures, this approximate date refers to the foundation of the parish church itself. When choosing cultural and historical sites in Augan, it is worth bearing this distinction in mind: a foundation story and a dated architectural element answer different questions about the history of a place of worship.

Other named structures

Two other named sites in Augan are the Allée couverte de la Coudraie and the Allée couverte de Roherman; both are covered passageways. The Allée couverte de Roherman is also called Allée couverte de Roermand, niche à Gobineau or hutte à Gobineau. These alternative names refer to the same passageway and help identify different names for the same site. The Allée couverte de la Coudraie remains distinguishable as a separate named covered passageway.

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