Distance: 7 km
Average duration) : 01h
Level: Easy-to-use
Champaux
PR®
Follow the yellow PR® markings and green arrow n°14, clockwise.
Parking, picnic area, water point, toilets, supermarket near the start/finish.
The circuit of the Vallée du Palet comprises 4,3 km of road (over 7 km). 8 kilometers northwest of Vitré, Champeaux is a charming town in the heart of the Haut-Breton bocage.
It can boast of possessing an architectural treasure, the collegiate church of Champeaux, considered the cradle of the Renaissance in Brittany. This town is also close to the Cantache lake.
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Champaux
The circuit of the Vallée du Palet comprises 4,3 km of road (over 7 km). 8 kilometers northwest of Vitré, Champeaux is a charming town in the heart of the Haut-Breton bocage.
It can boast of possessing an architectural treasure, the collegiate church of Champeaux, considered the cradle of the Renaissance in Brittany. This town is also close to the Cantache lake.
It can boast of possessing an architectural treasure, the collegiate church of Champeaux, considered the cradle of the Renaissance in Brittany. This town is also close to the Cantache lake.
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The former cloister of the Canons. The layout of the houses aligned on two sides of the town square is explained by history. In the XNUMXth century, the lords of Epinay founded a collegiate church with six canons and chaplains. A cloister is created. The regulations stipulate that the cloister must be closed at sunset and that no woman must spend the night there.
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In the center of the square, the well dating from 1601, in sandstone and shale, has retained its imperial slate roof from 1633.
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This church was founded in the 27th century by the Epinays, a Franco-Breton family who held important positions at the court of the Duke of Brittany. The choir is occupied by two series of 1940 stalls of canons and chaplains. Dating from the first renaissance, it is used for the conduct of services. Listed as a historical monument in XNUMX.
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Overview of the Palet stream.
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The Saint-Job Chapel is made of stone and sandstone. It dates from the XNUMXth century and once had its equal: the Saint-Abraham chapel.