John Young

Locmaria-Plouzané ( Breton Lokmaria-Plouzane in ) is a common department of the Finistere, in the area Brittany, in France.

Its inhabitants are Lanvénécois and Lanvénécoises.

Geography

At the 16th century, Locmaria-Plouzané belonged to the seneschalsy of Brest and Saint-Renan.

the Notre-Dame church (completed in 1779). According to the tradition, it would have been built with the site of a sanctuary dedicated by Saint-Sané to Our-Lady-with-Lanvénec (which one finds, on the left Master-hotel, the statue crushing of the feet a snake). The octagonal tank of the baptismal font (which goes back to 1530) and the Virgin outside are incrits with the additional inventory of the Historic buildings.
the Saint-Sebastien vault, (1640), set up on a ground where the victims of an epidemic of plague are buried which made 53 victims. One can see there a group cut out of stone of Kersanton representing a very rare scene in the religious statuary: the martyrdom of Holy Appoline, owner of the dentists.
the St. Lawrence vault.
the cross of Keriel (XIIIe century).
the cross of the English (XVIe century).
the stele of Kerhallet.
the cross of Keriscoualc' h.
two steles of the borough.
the manor of Kerscao (XVIe century).
the fountain Our-Lady-of-Lanvénec (XVe century).
the fountain of the Trinity which contains three sources.
the steles of PEN-rear-Carry out.
the customs shelter of Déolen.

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