Saint-Brandan: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Saint-Brandan combines evidence of sacred art and history with distinctive historic buildings. Chapels, manor houses and other traces of cultural history give the town different points of reference across the centuries.

Culture and history

The church of Saint-Brandan contains a polychrome wooden statue of Saint Brendan from the 17th century, which is listed as a protected object.

The Chapelle Saint-Eutrope is a 16th-century building in the village of Saint-Eutrope on the road between Quintin and Lanfains. It served as a burial chapel for the de Robien family. Every year on the last Sunday in April, the chapel holds a Pardon, a religious celebration held on the Sunday around the feast of Saint Eutropius, celebrated on 30 April.

The present-day Chapelle Saint-Germain in Lanvia was rebuilt in 1897. It replaced an older chapel that may date from the 13th century. The Chapelle Saint-Germain contains a Baroque altarpiece and statues originating from the Chapelle Saint-Fiacre in Quintin.

The Manoir de Saint-Eutrope was built at the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century and is considered the oldest manor house in Saint-Brandan. The Manoir de Saint-Bedan in the town centre was saved from demolition by the local heritage preservation association; it is open to visitors by arrangement with local volunteers. The Château de Grénieux is a Neo-Gothic building rebuilt in 1882 on the remains of a manor house.

After its restoration and an exhibition at the Musée de Bretagne in Rennes in 1971, a stone statue at Le Rillan was placed at its original location near the entrance to the courtyard of a house. Archaeologists later tended to attribute it to the Gallic god Sucellus.

Water and paths

The Étang du Pas is a peaceful place much appreciated by walkers and anglers. There is a free motorhome parking area on its shore.

The “Saint-Brandan par les chemins” route is suitable for walks and cycling tours through the surroundings of Saint-Brandan.

Other local pages

For further exploration: Tréguidel, Tréguier, Plouzélambre, Trémel, Guingamp, Pommeret, Languenan and Pléboulle.

For the overview of the wider region: Côtes-d’Armor.