Discover Elven: Heritage and Nature

In Elven, you can focus your trip planning on different themes: heritage, green spaces, woodland and paths alongside waterways. Places range from the Chapelle Saint-Clément to routes along the Arz and across the Kerbiler.

Heritage in Elven

The present-day Chapelle Saint-Clément was built in the 15th century. Its wall paintings date from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, so the building and paintings belong to different centuries. The chapel’s wall paintings and cross are listed in the register of historic monuments.

The Largoët fortress offers a different architectural theme. It comprises monumental ruins of a 14th-century keep beside a pond. The keep is octagonal and an example of medieval military architecture. Check the fortress’s current opening arrangements before your trip. In castle architecture, a keep is the main tower of a medieval castle, not the fortress as a whole. At Largoët, the octagonal tower is an example of medieval military architecture; the monumental ruins stand beside the pond. The Chapelle Saint-Clément offers a different historical perspective: it was built in the 15th century, and its wall paintings date from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries; the cross is also listed. Elven’s heritage therefore brings fortress architecture and sacred art together as two distinct themes.

Green spaces and woodland

The Vallée du Kerbiler comprises two hectares of green space in the heart of Elven. It has a green open-air stage.

The Bois du Hayo, by contrast, is a 30-hectare woodland. Its arboretum teaches visitors how to identify 28 tree species. The two-hectare Vallée du Kerbiler combines green space with an open-air stage; in the 30-hectare Bois du Hayo, the arboretum teaches visitors how to identify 28 tree species.

Walking routes and activities

Waterways also play different roles on the walking routes. The “Rando des bois et cours d’eau – Elven” route follows the Arz and small streams. The “Rando de Kerbiler – Elven” route crosses the Kerbiler stream. One route follows the Arz and small streams, while the other crosses the Kerbiler stream.

Another woodland activity is available in the Bois de la Noé du Taureau. On a walk, visitors can fill in a document using information panels in the forest. At the end of the walk, visitors can go and see the “Maître du bois” in his hut.

Elven in its regional natural setting

Elven is one of the 33 municipalities in the Parc naturel régional du Golfe du Morbihan. The area known as “Les Tours d’Elven et Bois de l’Argoët” is classified as a type I ZNIEFF in the municipal context of Elven. Its administrative boundaries may be updated.

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