The Church Saint Martin of Pontchâteau !!

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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 dept 44 in the new region of Pays de la Loire of my belle France. I heard about this town and passed by it, never in, until now. Always amazing finds in my belle France. Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Saint Martin of Pontchâteau !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Pontchâteau is 19 km from La Roche-Bernard (Morbihan 56 ), 30 km from Redon (Ille-et-Vilaine 35), 25 km from Saint-Nazaire ,53 km from Nantes.(44), and 93 km from my house.  Pontchâteau is located at a major crossroads of the RN 165, Nantes-Vannes-Brest expressway, and the D 773, Saint-Nazaire-Redon road. Pontchâteau is also on the railway line from Savenay to Landerneau and is served by a train station.

The Saint-Martin Church, built from 1859 to 1875,Néo-gothic style dedicated to the patron saint of the Benedictines of Marmoutiers, Saint-Martin de Tours. The current church is located on the site of the old church which was in the shape of a Latin cross, with a single aisle to the north. The nave with the choir was 35 meters long. There were eleven altars and the main altar was dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours: it was a gift made in 1652 by the Chomart family of the Château du Bodio. The bell tower, which had been redone in 1769, once contained three bells and rested on a porch of four pillars: the spire was slender. The coat of arms of the barons of Pontchâteau once appeared in the parish church.

The town of Pont-Château on its history/heritage : https://www.pontchateau.fr/histoire-et-patrimoine/

The local Pontchâteau Saint Gildas des Bois tourist office on its heritage :https://www.pontchateau-saintgildasdesbois.com/visite-decouverte-du-patrimoine-a-pont-chateau-pontchateau.html

There you go folks, a dandy of a town, this one is to be back eventually worth it. We were on our road warrior mode so just saw couple monuments and went on to other towns, see posts. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Martin of Pontchâteau !! 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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