Montfort Sur Meu Gatoconlentes
Montfort Sur Meu - printemps
Montfort Sur Meu - etang de la cane
Montfort Sur Meu - forêt
Montfort Sur Meu - boulangerie
Montfort Sur Meu - lavoir
Montfort Sur Meu Gatoconlentes
Rue de la Saulnerie - Montfort Montfort-sur-MeuThe unexpected Small City of Character
Montfort Sur Meu GatoconlentesMontfort Sur Meu - printempsMontfort Sur Meu - etang de la caneMontfort Sur Meu - forêtMontfort Sur Meu - boulangerieMontfort Sur Meu - lavoirA COLORED CITY OF THE MIDDLE EARTH
The city is distinguished by its buildings constructed of purple stone. The wine-colored buildings constitute its architectural identity and the city and its surroundings have the qualifier of “purple country”. Called Montfort stone, but also poudingue, it was extracted in quarries near the city in the heart of the forest.
Don’t miss a walk in the city center and discover the alleys dating from the Middle Ages. The oldest street, rue de la Saulnerie, was dedicated to the trade of “gros et menu sel”. It still has some beautiful houses made of purple schist and preserves today the facades of the shops as they were in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some buildings even date back to the 16th century for the oldest.
Séchoir du Colombier - Montfort
Tour de Papegaut - Montfort
Médiathèque La Girafe - Montfort
Abbaye Saint Jacques MontfortHISTORY BY THE WATER
The history of Montfort is closely linked to the two rivers that cross the city: the Meu and the Garun. The town has developed thanks to its waterways.
Indeed, the banks of the Meu were the first “industrial zone” of the city as early as the Middle Ages with the establishment of several mills as well as tanneries that operated until the 1960s.
The tanning mills were used to tan the skins produced in the tanneries thanks to the oak bark that was ground.
Confluent du Meu et du Garun
Confluent du Meu et du Garun
Confluent du Meu et du Garun
Etang De La Cane - Montfort
Etang De La Cane - Montfort
Rue de la Saulnerie - Montfort 
Eglise Saint Louis Marie Grignion - Montfort
Geocaching - Trésors de Haute BretagnerMédiathèque La Girafe - Montfort
Forêt De Montfort Confluent du Meu et du Garun
Tour De Papegaut - Montfort
Equipe Office De Tourisme Montfort CommunautéCONTACT & INFO
Tourist Office of Montfort Community
6, Trémelin – 35750 Iffendic
Tel : 02 99 09 06 50
E-mail : tourisme@lacdetremelin.comWebsite : www.visitermontfortsurmeu.fr
