Larré: Hiking Trails, the Arz and Historic Crosses

Larré combines a landscape along the Arz with a named hiking trail, several fishing spots and historic buildings and rural heritage features. If you choose a destination based on specific activities, you can distinguish between hiking, fishing and cultural heritage here.

Getting here and finding your way

Larré is ten minutes from Questembert SNCF railway station. Actual journey times may vary depending on road conditions, so allow some extra time when planning your trip.

Landscape, hiking and fishing

Along the Arz, a tributary of the Oust, Larré has a wooded, hilly area. The Noë des Dames circular trail passes through bocage and woodland landscapes in gently rolling terrain. The Arz landscape helps you orient yourself in the area; bocage, woodland and gently rolling terrain characterise the circular trail itself. The Noë des Dames circular trail connects to the Langroez circular trail in La Vraie-Croix via more than three kilometres of marked paths. If, when hiking, you consider not only the surroundings along the trail but also a connection to a second loop, this marked link is a useful point of reference in its own right.

Fishing is possible at Larré’s municipal pond. There is also the fishing route “l’Arz: La Cour de la Haie”, which runs through meadows. A description published in 2013 by the fishing association characterises the La Cour de la Haie section of the Arz as relatively wild and tranquil. Specific fishing conditions may change. This gives you different options for fishing: the municipal pond and the meadow landscape around the named route.

Church and historic crosses

The Church of Saint-Aignan in Larré was rebuilt at the end of the 18th century. There is a porch in front of its south entrance; the bell tower dates from the 19th century. One of the two crosses in front of the church that are listed as historic monuments is the Croix des douze apôtres. It dates from the 16th century. Beneath the cross, Saint Aignan is depicted as a bishop wearing a mitre and holding a crozier.

The Croix de Saint Christophe is shaped like a four-leaf clover and dates from the 17th century. The “Croix derrière l’église” cross in Larré was listed as a historic monument by decree dated 6 June 1939. The cross at Larré cemetery was listed by decree dated 5 October 1926. The Fontaine Saint Aignan in Larré was built in the 17th century.

The dates 1939 and 1926 refer to the respective listings as historic monuments, not to construction dates. These should be distinguished from the references to the 16th and 17th centuries, which indicate when individual crosses were created and when the fountain was built.

Discover more destinations: Guillac, Quiberon, Cléguérec, Plouray, Colpo, Arzon, Ménéac, Saint-Thuriau.

For the regional travel overview: Morbihan.