Lanvallay: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

At the Rance, Lanvallay combines nature observation, the history of technology and its rich local history with clearly defined routes and structures.

Nature

The Maison de la Rance in Lanvallay features an interactive area about the Rance ecosystem. Audio and video stations cover tidal mills, lock weirs, fauna, flora, history and cultural heritage. The entire museum layout is wheelchair accessible; a lift provides access to the upper floor. Visitors should allow around one hour on average. The Maison de la Rance also offers public nature excursions on foot and by boat, allowing visitors to discover the local flora and fauna.

Tressaint has a wooded fitness trail that runs partly along the Rance and is equipped with stations for exercises. Three easy circular hiking trails complement this offering: “Les bords de Rance” is 4.5 km long and takes an estimated two hours, the Saint-Solen circular trail is 7.4 km long and takes an estimated two hours and ten minutes, and the Tressaint circular trail is 10 km long and takes an estimated three hours.

Cycling

The 34 km cycling route “From the Rance to the Coëtquen Forest” starts at the port of Lanvallay and follows country roads towards the Coëtquen Forest. It is fully signposted and passes through agricultural landscapes as well as villages with a remarkable historic building stock.

Culture and History

Construction of the Church of Saint-Solen in Lanvallay began in 1877, and it was consecrated on 2 June 1885. It incorporates elements from the former church: a 14th-century window, a baptismal font and a holy-water stoup from the 17th century, as well as two statues from the 18th century. Next to the church are a remarkable yew tree and a 17th-century cemetery cross.

The Château de la Vairie is a former manor house documented since the 15th century, with moats, a seigneurial pond and landscaped gardens.

The granite viaduct over the Rance was inaugurated in 1852; it facilitated exchanges between the two banks and the development of Lanvallay’s new town centre.

In the 17th century, the port of Dinan was an important calling point for relations between the southern part of Brittany and Saint-Malo. Wood, stone, cloth and other products from the surrounding area and hinterland were transported through it.

Other Local Pages

Trébry, Plounévez-Moëdec, Tréguier, Saint-Thélo, Plénée-Jugon, La Malhoure, Ploumilliau and Paimpol.

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