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Eglise Saint-Herlé

Historical sites and monuments, Listed or registered (CNMHS), Church in Douarnenez

  • This monument has been classified in 1910. Ploaré is the seat of an ancient parish which included the Juch and Gourlizon. The construction of the present building began around 1548 and an inscription which was readable a long time ago at the base of the tower.
    This tower was inspired from the ones of Saint-Corentin Cathedral in Quimper, started in 1424.
    At the end of the 16th century, because of the wars of the League, the works seem almost stopped at the base of the pyramid. The construction of the spire then restarts during the 17th century which gives it its aspect.
    The situation is still complicated because of the restorations drive by the lightning strike several times.
    The examination of the construction enables to see a number of more or less successful connections showing the changes of the projects gradually and when the progress of the works.

  • This monument has been classified in 1910. Ploaré is the seat of an ancient parish which included the Juch and Gourlizon. The construction of the present building began around 1548 and an inscription which was readable a long time ago at the base of the tower.
    This tower was inspired from the ones of Saint-Corentin Cathedral in Quimper, started in 1424.
    At the end of the 16th century, because of the wars of the League, the works seem almost stopped at the base of the pyramid. The...
    This monument has been classified in 1910. Ploaré is the seat of an ancient parish which included the Juch and Gourlizon. The construction of the present building began around 1548 and an inscription which was readable a long time ago at the base of the tower.
    This tower was inspired from the ones of Saint-Corentin Cathedral in Quimper, started in 1424.
    At the end of the 16th century, because of the wars of the League, the works seem almost stopped at the base of the pyramid. The construction of the spire then restarts during the 17th century which gives it its aspect.
    The situation is still complicated because of the restorations drive by the lightning strike several times.
    The examination of the construction enables to see a number of more or less successful connections showing the changes of the projects gradually and when the progress of the works.
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