The Village of Hirel by the bay of Mont Saint Michel !!!

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And yes on my continuation of my latest road warrior escapades I arrive to the bay of Mont Saint Michel on the Breton side and the coast line village of Hirel !! I like to tell you about this latest adventures in my lovely Bretagne !!! Finding new places that are nice enough to be in my blog, me think,  Here is my testimony to this nice new find,Therefore, here is my take on the village of Hirel by the bay of Mont Saint Michel !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village of Hirel is located in the department 35 of Ille-et-Vilaine in my lovely region of Bretagne, and in my belle France. It is situated 4 km from Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes, 13 km from Cancale, 19 km from Saint Malo, 69 km from Rennes, and 166 km from Pluvigner, and 7 km from Cherrueix from which we came on our road warrior trail of the bay of Mont Saint Michel along the D768 road dir Baud, Pontivy, to connect with the D700 road by Loudéac and the N164 highway dir Rennes to connect with the D764 road dir Plumaugat here bear right connect with the D46 road dir Saint Malo go under the N12 highway continue after roundabout take right onto the D766 road dir Saint Malo on roundabout bear right onto the D794 road dir Saint Malo shortly bear right onto the N176 highway dir Saint Malo crossing the Pont Châteaubriand bridge over the Rance river continue bear right onto exit/sortie D80 road dir Cherrueix (see post) shortly bear left onto the D85 road dir Cherrueix entering the village becomes D82 road or Avenue du Château continue to rue de la plage bordering the beach we continue onto the place de l’église into the Rue du Lion d’Or right onto the D797 road dir Vivier sur Mer (see post) on your right hand side see the Maison de la Baie du Mont Saint Michel house of the Mont Saint Michel Bay continue after stopping by here continue on Rue de la Grêve on the D155 road continue into Rue du Bord de Mer once in Hirel turn left onto Rue des écoles or D75 road continue into the Church Notre Dame de la Visitation,

The Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation Church is part of the Notre-Dame du Bois Renou parish. The current structure was built in 1855, and its tower was added in 1870. The church houses, among other items, a statue of Saint Lunaire originating from a long-lost chapel which has traditionally been venerated for the healing of eye ailments. It replaced an earlier church, the parish of which is believed to date back to the second half of the 11C. Even thus considered the main church in the village very little is written on it sadly,

Other things to see here are the Church of Saint-Louis,in Vildé-la-Marine,built in 1846, on the site of the old church dedicated to Saint-Jacques and destroyed in 1793 during the French revolution. The church was completed and consecrated on June 24, 1850, and dedicated to St Louis, King of France. The tower and spire were added in 1865. and of course we saw the beach of La Grève, This is a vast expanse of sand dotted with patches of low-growing vegetation. It is an ideal spot for walking, shore fishing, or land sailing. Swimming, however, is not recommended due to the high tidal range; the tide recedes a great distance, leaving behind an immense stretch of sand. Pets are permitted year-round, provided they are kept on a leash. Again, the beach has lots of grass and low tide me think was not interested here but post for future reference,

A bit of history I like tell us that Hirel was cited for the first time in a survey of 1181 ordered by Henri Plantagenêt. The parish of Hirel was part of the deanery of Dol under the jurisdiction of the Bishopric of Dol and was dedicated to Notre-Dame. The Abbey of Notre-Dame du Tronchet held property within the parish, including rents, land, and legal jurisdictions. Vildé or Villa Dei is a hamlet of Templar origin located within the village, in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. Vildé-la-Marine was once attached to the parish of Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes before being joined to the parish of Hirel; it is separated from Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes (see post) by the mouth of the Biez-Jean, which is now heavily silted up and no longer suitable for port activities. Both of these settlements belonged to the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel before passing into the possession of the Knights Templar. In 1790, Hirel was established as a town. On May 7, 1794, it absorbed Vildé-la-Marine, a parish to the west of Hirel that had also been established as a town as well.

The town of Hirel on its heritage : http://commune-hirel.fr/tourisme/historique/

The Bretagne region tourist office on the Bay of Mont Saint Michel : https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/cap-frehel-saint-malo-mont-saint-michel-bay/mont-saint-michel-bay/

There you go folks, another nice wonder of my lovely Bretagne, always more always will be more, This was a nice pleasant ride along the bay of Mont Saint Michel into the town of Hirel !! nice finds indeed.  Glad to have stop by, and looking forward to have it enjoy it with my readers. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the village of Hirel by the Bay of Mont Saint Michel !!! 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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