Rohan: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Rohan can be discovered through two closely intertwined themes: religious buildings and the traces of its former canal trade. Commercial shipping on the canal has given way to green tourism and tourism involving changing places of stay; every year, the canal attracts numerous cyclists and leisure boaters.

History

The religious buildings reflect several historical periods. The parish church of Rohan, dedicated to Saint Gobrien, was relocated and rebuilt in 1897. The Church of Saint-Samson was rebuilt in 1904 on the foundations of a 15th-century parish church and preserves an octagonal baptismal font from that period.

The Notre-Dame de Bonne-Encontre Chapel has been classified as a historic monument since 1922. Jean II de Rohan built it to replace the chapel of the first castle, dating from 1104. The Saint-Martin Chapel was built in 1127 by monks from Marmoutier Abbey, on the initiative of Alain de Rohan, next to his new castle.

Culture

The Halle aux grains is also one of the town’s notable historic buildings. It dates from the last quarter of the 17th century and is one of the five last surviving examples of historic timber market halls in historic Brittany.

The Quai Notre-Dame, the grain storehouse at the Pont d’Oust, and the quays and warehouses of Saint-Samson still bear witness to Rohan’s former canal trade today. Saint-Samson Church also contains a 16th-century chancel window depicting the Crucifixion and bearing the coats of arms of Brittany, the de Rohan family, and the Le Moyne de Talhouët, Bréhaut and Clisson d’Arradon families.

Markets and regional products

A weekly market featuring regional products is held every Sunday morning in the Halle aux grains in Rohan. The producers’ market in Rohan offers, among other things, meat and charcuterie, fish, saucissons, couscous, farm produce, crêpes, goat’s cheese and oysters.

Getting around

The Pontivy–Rohan cycling stage includes a sequence of 54 locks over 25 kilometres. On the Pontivy–Rohan stage, you can walk or cycle along the towpath and take breaks for picnicking and relaxing.

Practical information

Rohan has a publicly accessible electric vehicle charging station in the petrol station car park.

Other places

Saint-Armel, Questembert, Île-Aux-Moines, Port-Louis, Guer, Noyalo, Camors, Lanouée

To the overview of the wider trip: Morbihan.