Curiosities of Néant-sur-Yvel !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France

I am back in my road warrior mode going this time to my backyard of my beautiful Morbihan, lovely Bretagne and in my belle France. I have come here before seeking the story of Arthur and the roundtable ,and decided to come back to the area. Do see my other posts ! Therefore, let me tell you about the Curiosities of Néant-sur-Yvel !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

The town of Néant-sur-Yvel is part of the Paimpont forest, west of Rennes, and only 58 km from Pontivy. Also, 55 minutes by car from my house ! In 1947, the town became Néant-sur-Yvel.

There is a very nice replica of the grotto of Notre Dame de Lourdes. The cave was built with white stones extracted on the moor of Coë Penot. To consolidate the work, railway tracks were donated.  This Paimpont cave is strongly linked to an ancient history which dates back to the time of king Judicaël. Marie appeared to him on the edge of one of the ponds of the forest and a miraculous source springs under the feet of Judicaël when he left the place of the appearance. The prince raised a sanctuary from Notre-Dame de Paimpont. In 1957, at the initiative of Father Jarnigon, vicar and teacher in Néant-sur-Yvel, it was decided to build the replica of the Lourdes grotto or cave.

Neant sur Yvel butte St Michel grotto Notre Dame de Lourdes apr24

Right on the Butte Saint Michel near the above table ronde you can see a stone Cross from the Middle ages. Not picture but just across the street you see another Cross, the Croix Saint-Michel 

Neant sur Yvel butte st michel Croix de chemin du Moyen age apr24

Other things to see but no time in my road warrior mode are the Jardin aux Moines or monks garden you have megalithic tumulus. The Jardin aux Moines at the crossroads of the road leading to Mauron and that linking Paimpont to Néant-sur-Yvel. This Neolithic mound measures 25 by 6 meters, and dates back to a period between 3,000 and 2,000 BC. And the Château de Bois-de-la-Roche built around 1500, by Philippe de Montauban , then chancellor of Brittany, fitted out in the 17C and restored in the 19C. Only one tower remains, the one on the east side and the adjacent building. The tower on the west side was built after the French revolution to match the other. Anne Toussainte de Volvire, known as the “Saint of Néant”, was born there in 1653. (see church).

A bit of history I like tell us that Néant-sur-Yvel is, it seems, the site of an ancient sanctuary dedicated to the Druids. Under the Ancien Régime (monarchy), Néant sur Yvel owes its importance to the presence of the counts of Bois-de-la-Roche. They held a garrison of fifty soldiers and commanded the parishes of Néant, Guilliers, Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron, Tréhorenteuc and Campénéac. During the French revolution, the county was divided. The town of Bois-de-la-Roche lost its prestige, and Néant grew in importance and even became, for a few years, the center of a canton grouping Néant, Tréhorenteuc and Concoret, before becoming part of the canton of Mauron. In 1947, the town became Néant-sur-Yvel.

The Ploérmel community of towns on Néant sur Yvel: https://www.ploermelcommunaute.bzh/neant-sur-yvel/

The local Broceliande tourist office on how get to this area: https://www.broceliande-vacances.com/en/lets-talk-practice/how-to-get-here/

A good private site on the Brocéliande guide for visiting the Brocéliande area: https://broceliande.guide/Venir-visiter-Broceliande

There you go folks, another dandy road warrior trip by yours truly, this time with my boys and Rex ,as we are getting less sadly. We are looking forward to discover more beauties in my beautiful Morbihan in the future, the potential is awesome! This is tranquil in land Néant sur Yvel, the river Yvel that passes by here, and Néant well it means Nothing lol! Again, hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Néant-sur-Yvel !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

Unknown's avatar

Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.