The Chapelle Notre Dame de Mille Secours of Ambon !!

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In the never ending saga of showcasing my beutiful Morbihan dept 56 in my lovely Bretagne to the world here is more from Ambon, This was a find on another of my road warrior trails and glad stop by and even better to have found me pictures in my cd rom vault to show in my blog for you and me, Therefore, here is my take on the Chapelle Notre Dame de Mille Secours of Ambon !! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The Chapelle Notre Dame de Mille Secours of Ambon is located at the entrance to the hamlet of Brouel part of the town of Ambon, It was built in 1580 on a hill overlooking the former salt marshes and the old port of Sablac. In the Gothic style, with remarkable decorations, the granite facade is supported by two powerful buttresses, which shelter two twin basket-handle arched doorways.

Following the route of the old railway line that overlooks the marshes in Ambon, you arrive at the hamlet of Brouel. Its Chapelle Notre Dame de Mille Secours was erected when boats came to load goods, testifies to the wealth of that era During the French revolution, it became a chapel of ease or a parish encompassing several hamlets for Brouel (the sea) and Billion (the land). It was ceded to the town of Ambon in 1852.

A bit of history I like on the town of Ambon was a hillock between two bodies of water at the bottom of the Pénerf river. Until 1824, Damgan, Pénerf, Kervoyal, and Ambon formed a single entity. However, some events specific to Ambon can be noted: in 888, Alan-Meur crushed the Normans at Questembert and drove them back into the sea at Bétahon. In the 17C, this parish became the seat of the seneschal’s court of Vannes. During the 19C, Ambon was primarily a very large rural town whose economy was based mainly on agriculture and the exploitation of salt marshes, In 1824, an administrative reorganization took place, and the town of Damgan (see posts) gained its independence, along with the port of Pénerf. In 1832, the hamlets of Pénescluz and Moustero were annexed to Muzillac (see post) . In the 20C, tourism began to develop, particularly after the train line connecting Vannes to La Roche-Bernard stopped in Ambon in 1903. During the Great War or WWI, as in all rural communities, women worked in the fields to replace the men who had gone to the front. The years following the war were characterized by rural exodus and a gradual decline in population, which only began to increase again in 1990. The 1930s were marked by the cessation of salt production.

The town of Ambon on its heritage: https://www.ambon.fr/patrimoine

The Damgan La Roche Bernard tourist office of Ambon: https://www.damgan-larochebernard-tourisme.com/lieux-incontournables/ambon-le-village-paludier/

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on the chapel: https://morbihan.com/a-voir-a-faire/suivez-le-guide/chapelle-de-brouel-ambon-fr-4411905/

There you go folks, another gem in my beautiful Morbihan, and hopefully will be yours too. Worth the detour me think. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Chapelle Notre Dame de Mille Secours of Ambon !! 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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