Hengoat: Holiday apartments and holiday houses

To the east of Hengoat runs the narrow Bizien Valley, which also features a waterfall. Between the valley, water and a rural history, a place unfolds with a remarkable number of tangible traces of times gone by.

Culture and history

The parish church of Saint-Maudez in Hengoat was built between 1846 and 1847. Inside, the church houses a reliquary arm made in the first quarter of the 15th century and modified in 1540. Summer guided tours are also offered at Saint-Maudez Church.

The historic buildings include the preserved Trolong Braz manor house, which was built in the second half of the 15th century. A seigneurial chapel is integrated into the manor house, and its design is historically and architecturally remarkable. The preserved remains of Le Rumain manor house date from the late 15th century and include fireplaces, several window openings and a dovecote.

At the Convenant Diuzet site, there is a fountain and two flax-retting basins. An earlier local tradition involved praying there for children who learned to walk late and invoking Santez Majili in the process. The Calvaire de la Ville neuve calvary dates from 1684. Traou Dour also preserves traces of the former use of water: there are fountains, a washhouse and a flax-retting basin.

The Daniou site includes a former watermill. The history of Moulin Rolland can be traced over four centuries, from 1547 to 1955. Moulin Rolland was probably converted from a grain mill into a mill for breaking and processing flax at the end of the 19th or the beginning of the 20th century.

Landscape

The Bizien Valley is the landscape reference point in the east of Hengoat. The waterfall in the valley complements this tangible connection between watercourse and terrain, while the Logodenn-dall nature trail links the landscape with the history of the area.

Paths and walks

The Logodenn-dall nature trail starts in the car park directly in front of Hengoat Town Hall. It is listed as 12 km long, with a duration of 3 hours, and is intended for discovering Hengoat’s heritage. Along the way, it connects the bocage landscape with the architectural heritage and explores themes such as stone, water, folk beliefs and change over time.

Other paths are listed with different lengths and durations: the Route des talus et des routoirs à lin covers 7 km and takes 2 hours. The Circuit de Hengoat par les routoirs de Convenant Diuzet circular route is listed as 10 km long, with a duration of 2.5 hours. The Sentier du Douron covers 1.5 km and is listed with a duration of 30 minutes.

Cycling routes

For cycling, Vélo promenade No. 22 “Entre Trieux et Jaudy” is listed as 22 km long. The Circuit VTT du Pays Rochois mountain-bike route network is listed with routes ranging from 10 to 30 km.

More destination pages: Brelidy, Ploubalay, Troguéry, Saint-Agathon, La Vicomté-Sur-Rance, Trédias, Plouezec, Gouarec.

For the broader travel overview: Côtes-D’armor.