This is Plessé !!

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I am on my road warrior mode again, going to see my Bretagne old and new. This time went over into the old Brittany of the Loire Atlantique In passing took some pictures of its monuments for the memories of always and the sharing in my blog for you and me. Always amazing finds in my belle France. Therefore, let me tell you about this is Plessé !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Plessé is located in the Loire-Atlantique department no. 44, in the Pays de la Loire region of my belle France. It is 20 km from Redon, 40 km from Nantes ,40 km from Saint-Nazaire ,and 111 km from my current home, We got here on the N165 to exit /sortie 14, then took the D2 dir Missillac/Saint Gildas des Bois, to Guenrouet ,continue on same road to Plessé,.

The Church Saint Pierre (St Peter) was built in 1875, inside there is a statue of Saint Clair dating from the 16-17C, This church consists of a nave and aisles, a transept and a half-timbered chevet. The stained glass window of the Church Saint Pierre is signed by the stained glass art of Nancy, Lorraine. In the upper register, the flagellation of Christ is represented. The lower register evokes the bombing which took place near this church on November 25, 1944.(during WWII), The Viscount of Carheil formerly enjoyed a right of preeminence in the church and he had in this sanctuary benches and emblazoned tombs, immediately below those of the Baron of Fresnay, lord of the parish.

Other things to see here are the Chapel of the Château de Fresnay, built in the 15-16C; the Chapel of the former Château de Carheil, built in the middle of the 19C.

A bit of history tell us thet during the Gallo-Roman era, the Roman road leading from Vannes (Dorioritum) to Nantes (Condevincum) via Blain passed through the territory of Plessé. During the early Middle Ages, Breton populations settled in the territory of Plessé and left a lasting trace in the local toponymy, The town was present in 854 in the cartulary of Redon, indicating that it was a primitive Breton parish. The existence of an eponymous fortification is attested by two charters dating from the reign of Alain le Grand. From 897 to 903, Alain le Grand, Duke of Brittany, built his residence in Plessé (in the village of Rosay, it seems): this was the Château de Sée. During the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1451), the territory was successively devastated by the French and the English. At the time of the Wars of Religion, Plessé was under the domination of the Rohan family, who lived in Blain. The parish became a refuge for Protestants, the Rohans being one of the great Protestant families of the Kingdom of France, and there were quite a few Protestants there when Henry IV promulgated the Edict of Nantes in 1598. In 1670, missionaries were sent there by the Bishop of Nantes, in order to encourage conversions to Catholicism. In January 1790, the National Constituent Assembly created the towns and departments. The parishes of Plessé, Coudray and Dresny formed the town of Plessé, in the department of Loire-Inférieure (current Loire Atlantique). During the French revolution, the woods of the town served as a refuge for refractory priests. Under the First Republic from September 1792, the War of the Vendée affected the area, particularly when survivors of the disaster of the Vendée army at Savenay (23 December 1793) sought refuge in these woods. Subsequently, Plessé was one of the towns participating in the Chouannerie. At the end of WWII, the autonomist resistance fighters of the Liberté group, which was mainly active in Brière and Saint-Nazaire, had a base in Plessé in 1944-1945. They contributed to the formation of the Saint-Nazaire pocket battalion, the last region of France to be liberated, on 11 May 1945.

The town of Plessé : https://www.commune-de-plesse.com/

The local Pays Redon country tourist office on Plessé: https://www.tourisme-pays-redon.com/plesse-terre-de-sensations

There you go folks, a dandy of a town, this one off the beaten path indeed but worth it. We were on our road warrior mode so just saw the church and went on to other towns. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Plessé !! as I.

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

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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.

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