Congrier combines culture, landscape and local history into a diverse picture.
Culture
The Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens was built from 1882 to 1885 according to plans by the departmental architect Eugène Hawke. It replaced a church built in 1802, which had itself replaced the church burned down in 1794.
The Chapelle Saint-Lézin was restored from July 2013 to November 2015 and blessed on 22 October 2016. It is connected with Congrier’s slate-mining heritage; the municipality’s slate quarries were operated from the mid-15th century until the first quarter of the 20th century. The chapel commemorates the veneration of Saint Lézin as the oldest patron saint of slate workers.
The Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens contains several stained-glass windows associated with the new technique of reinforced polyester laminate, which Father Bernard Chardon used for the restoration or embellishment of stained-glass windows. The MAmusée is an artistic and cultural space designed by the visual artist Qiang MA, which opened in 2021.
The ground-floor rooms of the MAmusée offer a varied scenography for group exhibitions. The MAmusée offers workshops for adults; temporary exhibitions are also held there.
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Nature
The Mare des Guillotières in Congrier was restored in 2011. Monitoring in 2018 recorded six amphibian species at this pond.
The walking route “Circuit de Saint-Aignan et Boucles des Caves” leads to two small ponds located 800 metres apart and is marked with the place names Congrier and La Rouaudière.
Geographical setting
Congrier is ten minutes from the expressway between Angers and Rennes.
More local pages: Landivy, Erbrée, Saint-Quentin-Les-Anges, Peuton, Saint-Saturnin-Du-Limet, Hercé, Champfrémont, Saint-Laurent-des-Mortiers
