Croix de Leslan

Croix de Leslan is a wayside cross in Campénéac, Arrondissement of Pontivy, Brittany. Croix de Leslan is situated near the art gallery Cécile White, as well as near the castle Château de Trécesson.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Château de Trécesson and Tombeau des Géants.

Château de Trécesson

Castle

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The Château de Trécesson is a medieval castle in the Brittany region of France. It is located in the commune of Campénéac near the Paimpont forest and on the edge of the military camp of Coëtquidan. Château de Trécesson is situated 1 km east of Croix de Leslan.

Tombeau des Géants

Archaeological site

Photo: Raphodon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tombeau des Géants is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Croix de Leslan.

Église Notre-Dame de Campénéac

Church

Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Notre-Dame de Campénéac is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Croix de Leslan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loyat and Ploërmel.

Loyat

Village

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Loyat is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Loyat is situated 8 km west of Croix de Leslan.

Ploërmel

Town

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Ploërmel is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Monterrein was merged into Ploërmel. Ploërmel is situated 10 km southwest of Croix de Leslan.

Brocéliande

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The forest of Brocéliande, or forest of Paimpont is 40 km to the west of Rennes, in Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It is part of the district of Brocéliande.

Croix de Leslan

Type: Wayside cross
Category: historic site
Location: Campénéac, Arrondissement of Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude

47.97356° or 47° 58′ 25″ north

Longitude

-2.28466° or 2° 17′ 5″ west

Open location code

8CVVXPF8+C4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8041829687

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

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In Other Languages

From Breton to French—“Croix de Leslan” goes by many names.

Breton: “Kroaz Leslann”
French: “Croix de Leslan”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cécile White and Bois de Houssas.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Croix du Réquiè and Owen White.

Morbihan: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lorient and Vannes.

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