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This is one of the very few straight sections of the canal.

Here the canal meanders through the landscape.

A welcome breath of fresh air

The Saint-Nicodème church dates from the 16th and 17th centuries. It apparently replaced a primitive chapel located in St-Cognan, a village near the town, and was partially rebuilt in the 17th and 19th centuries. There is a parish enclosure there.

At an altitude of 184 m, the Glomel trench is the highest point of the Nantes-Brest canal and the watershed between the Blavet and Aulne basins. The canal project and its passage through the center of Brittany dates back to Vauban, the decision and the route to Napoleon. The impressive trench allows the Aulne and Blavet watersheds to communicate via the canal. The Grande Trenche of the Canal from Nantes to Brest was dug in the 19th century by deserters from the army of Louis XVIII. The 4000 convicts of Glomel had to move as much earth and rock as was necessary for the construction of a great pyramid in Egypt. It took 9 years to create this trench, more than 3 kilometers long, 100 meters wide and 23 meters deep.

The dams for the Canal de Nantes à Brest create a lake from the waters of a little stream, the bike trail passes on the back of the levy

The Valley of the Saints is a unique place located in the town of Carnoêt. This crazy and titanic project consists in the erection on a hill near the village and dominating the whole valley of more than a thousand monumental granite statues representing all the founding saints of Brittany. Ninety-two statues are already in place. The Vallée des Saints wants to be a Breton “Easter Island” with the ambition of becoming a world showcase for Breton granite and a major tourist hub in Brittany. The visit is free but you can contribute to the project by sponsoring one of the many statues. For more information, visit the following website: https://www.lavalleedessaints.com/

This passage is the highest point of the canal. It was necessary to dig three million cubic meters of earth and rock to make the canal pass: as much as to build the largest pyramid in Egypt! The work was carried out in the 19th century by deserters imprisoned and sentenced to forced labor. Many did not survive the unimaginable working and hygienic conditions. A book “Les Bagnards du canal de Nantes à Brest” traces the little-known history of the builders of the canal from Nantes to Brest.