This is Locqueltas !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France

I passed by here several times on my local road warrior trails used as an alternative route, This is a small village with lots of charm , quant feel that is worth the detour me think. Once again digging into my cd rom vaults found me pictures that should be in my blog for you and me, Therefore, let me tell you a bit on this is Locqueltas !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village of Locqueltas is located in my beautiful Morbihan department 56, in my lovely Bretagne region, and in my belle France. It has about 1700 inhabitants. It is located 6 km from Grand-Champ, 9 km from Colpo, 14 km from Vannes, and 23 km from my current home, from where I went on the D16 road heavy wooded road with twist but fabulous to ride on it, then bear right into the D779 dir Grand-Champ continue to Locmaria on the D133 road past the City center go over the D767 road and continue on the D767A road into Locqueltas, The village is named after Saint Gildas, Gueltas in Breton, the first abbot of St Gildas de Rhuys (see post). It was created in 1864.

I passed and took a peek at the Church Saint Gildas done in the Gothic style to replace an older church The current church was built from June 24, 1878. The pulpit dates from the end of the 19C, The trevial church of Locqueltas had the shape of a Latin cross, and measured approximately 20 by 6 meters. Built in large and medium-sized blocks, it had basket-handle doors, pointed windows, croziers and cabbages on the gables of the transepts. The porch, to the south, dated from 1591; a slate bell tower rose at the top of the nave. This older church gave way in 1878 to a beautiful church in the ogival style, and in the shape of a Latin cross. Its windows are decorated with painted stained glass, and at the bottom of the nave rises a square tower, surmounted by a stone spire. This church is under the patronage of Saint Gildas, Abbot of Rhuys; the side altars are dedicated to the Holy Virgin and Saint Joseph.

Other things to see here, me think are the Camzon Castle dating from the 17C and 19C; Bodalic Manor dating from the 17C; and Trédec Manor dating from the 16C.

A bit of history tell us that several ossaria, funerary monuments from the Gallo-Roman period, have been recorded in Locqueltas. There remain numerous sections of embankment with herringbone construction, fashionable among the Romans, a form reused in medieval constructions. Under the old regime (monarchy), the village was part of the county of Largoët, in the seneschalship of Vannes. On January 25, 1800, the Battle of Pont du Loch pitted Republicans against Chouans (vs French revolution), and ended the post-revolutionary unrest. A field located near the Loch, in Camezon, is still known as the cemetery: several combatants are said to have been buried there. Locqueltas lost part of its southern territory to allow for the creation of the Meucon camp, following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Following the Great War or WWI, the Meucon camp received the American Allies. They established a large hospital in the “French camp,” occupied the airfield, and created their “American camp” between the village and the village of Le Reste. Two combat brigades arrived on June 7 and 13;1917 the first of the hundreds of wounded, received in the newly built hospital, arrived on June 14. 73 officers supervised more than 1,000 troops, nearly 200 civilians, including Chinese, and 450 German prisoners who participated in the installation work. Locqueltas vividly remembers this era, if only through the name « Route américaine », With the Americans came sanitation, running water, and electricity. The water towers built by the Americans still stand in Trédec, Lann Vihan, near Trémérian, and at the eastern entrance to the town.

The village of Locqueltas on its heritage : https://www.locqueltas.fr/patrimoine-tourisme

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on the landes de lanvaux area of Locqueltas : https://morbihan.com/decouvrir/le-morbihan-et-ses-perles-bretonnes/destination-golfe-du-morbihan/landes-de-lanvaux/

There you go folks, another dandy off the beaten path spot in my beautiful Morbihan, This is a nice stop which was one alternative route to go to work locally and many memorable rides by it, Locqueltas is interesting as is the history in it, Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Locqueltas !!! as I

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

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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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