Right off the bat this is a wonderful secluded off the beaten path of my beautiful Morbihan and lovely Bretagne. I like to update this older post on the town of Saint Armel which the Île Tascon island belongs to, Let me tell you again on curiosities of Saint Armel, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
I have come many times to the Rhuys peninsula or Presqu’île de Rhuys and past by on the D780 road always, never mind going there. Then, talking with collegues at work on what to do on weekends , decided to take a look at the map and found there is another island you can go to in low tide from the mainland and it is off the D780! The town of Saint Armel now finally discovered with the nice Île Tascon!!
The mainland town of Saint Armel, is the name of the founder of the town’s Church. The name of the territory of Saint-Armel is first Prozat or Prorozat. From 1247, it depends on the Abbey of Saint Gildas of Rhuys (see post). At the French revolution, Prorozat is a simple brotherhood or chapel of Sarzeau (see post) . Formerly of Sarzeau, Saint-Armel was erected as a parish in 1849 and town in 1858-1859. The territory of Saint-Armel encompasses Bailleron island and Tascon island.
The Church of Saint-Armel destroyed in 1855 , its immediately rebuilt until 1859. The Church is a banal form that has replaced the old Brotherhood Chapel. The square and pseudo-Romanesque Tower has three floors and a Bell Tower surrounded by a guard. The Church houses a statue of the Virgin and the Child, in cardboard molded pulp, dated from the beginning of the 19C.
Tascon island is in the Gulf of Morbihan , part of the town of Saint-Armel. The Île Tascon is generally rectangular in shape; its longest diagonal stretch does not exceed 1.5 km, and with 55 hectares, it is the third island of the Gulf of Morbihan by its surface.
The Île Tascon is connected to the mainland by the rade of Tascon which is located on the coast of the town of Saint Armel. This submersible road connects the island of Tascon to the mainland parts of the town. The passage is only possible at low tide, about five hours per tidal cycle, for automobiles and pedestrians. The passage road is approximately 400 meters long, and the pavement is rudimentary and is pierced by three large pipes to allow the upstream basin to empty sea side and vice versa.
At the junction of the main rade and the southern tip of the island, a second, more modest about 200 meters road ,and sand-struck, is joined to the Enézy islet. The Ïle Tascon has the particularity of being one of the last cultivated islands of the Gulf of Morbihan. The farm of Tascon Island, 18C. The barn is dated 1784. The presence of the Alaneaux family is reported in the village of Tascon in 1427; today about 3 persons lived there in winter a bit more in summer.
The east cove of Tascon island is home to the second largest eelgrass herbarium in the Gulf of Morbihan, representing an area of approximately 130 hectares. The Tascon cove is numerically the second site of bird reception in the Gulf. Associated with Sarzeau Bay, these two sites accounts for an average of more than 40% of the winter population counted in the Gulf, for only 4% of its area. Île de Tascon is connected to the mainland by the rade of Tascon which is located on the coast of the town of Saint Armel. This submersible road connects the island of Tascon to the mainland parts of the town. The passage is only possible at low tide, about five hours per tidal cycle, for automobiles and pedestrians. The passage road is approximately 400 meters long, and the pavement is rudimentary and is pierced by three large pipes to allow the upstream basin to empty sea side and vice versa. At the junction of the main rade and the southern tip of the island, a second, more modest about 200 meters road ,and sand-struck, is joined to the Enézy islet.
The Île Tascon has the particularity of being one of the last cultivated islands of the Gulf. The farm of Tascon Island, 18C. The barn is dated 1784. The presence of the Alaneaux family is reported in the village of Tascon in 1427; today about 3 persons lived there in winter a bit more in summer. We did not visit. The Facebook page of the farm of Tascon: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057121583819
The east cove of Tascon island is home to the second largest eelgrass herbarium in the Gulf of Morbihan, representing an area of approximately 130 hectares. The Tascon cove is numerically the second site of bird reception in the Gulf. Associated with Sarzeau Bay, these two sites accounts for an average of more than 40% of the winter population counted in the Gulf of Morbihan, for only 4% of its area. On the other side of the Salt Marsh Road the seawater which enters through airlocks and stretches is particularly salty and leaves on the edges its snow. At low tide the sea is far, hardly if seen.
The Gulf of Morbihan tourist office on the sea salt of Tascon island in St Armel : https://www.golfedumorbihan.bzh/nature/le-sel-marin-de-saint-armel/
The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on the passage of St Armel : https://www.morbihan.com/st-armel/le-passage-de-st-armel/tabid/12565/offreid/6b780272-e50a-42c4-97a5-7c24430b0c93
There you go folks, another gem in my world and so close to me, will definitively check it out again ,worth the detour! This was a nice off the beaten path trip to Saint Armel and the Île Tascon, Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of Saint Armel, part II !!! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health,and many cheers to all !!!
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