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Locronan - Architecture typique
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Locronan - Place
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| Locronan, at the image of numerous other cities of Brittany, carries the label of « small city of character ». |
 Locronan - Eglise de nuit
foundations of Locronan go up to the Celts era. Locronan is among the
rare sites that still hold Celtic vestiges, in particular "Nemeton". A
nemeton is a quadrilateral of a dozen kilometres comprising twelve
remarkable points representing the twelve months of the Celtic year.
The site will remain preserved and adulated during the Christian
period. To such a degree that Saint Ronan and the Romans gave up the
evangelisation of this ultimate bastion of the Celtic religion and will
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 Locronan - Eglise
live thanks to the linen, hemp and flax industry. The know-how is so
unique that it’s the city which used to equip all the French, Spanish
and British war ships during the 16th century. Lastly, the principal
resource became tourism. With some famous visitors such as Clémenceau,
Mendes France, Pompidou, Celine... Nowadays, Locronan shelters 800
inhabitants and more than 600 000 visitors. |
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