Ancien lavoir

This 16th century communal wash house, located near the fortified gate of l'Etang (rue de l'Etang), is fed by the Le Candré stream. Modest construction, it is nevertheless an important element of the city's heritage. It reveals itself to the walker after some research. It is easy to imagine the life that took place there: a feminine universe where the man of the house had no place (but he should not complain about it). Discover the legend of the washerwomen of the night in video with Mélanie guides the Tourist Office and Evan de Bretagne. The discovery of this washhouse is worth it because you have to leave the top of the town, via rue Candré or the alley of Mitan. This place invites us to reflect and projects us into a not-so-distant past, where current elements of comfort did not exist. Its design and architecture are proof that utility can be beautiful. But it should not be limited to this function alone. A place of exchanges, meetings and discussions, the wash house was the place where everything was said and repeated... For your information, next door is a private wash house.

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