Brittany, France · Europe
Paimpont is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Beignon, 27km from Manoir de l'Automobile, Loheac.
Paimpont is a town located in Brittany, France. With a population of 1,549, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Paimpont (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃pɔ̃]; Breton: Pempont; Gallo: Penpont) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
The name is a compound of Old Breton pen "head" and the Latin borrowing pont "bridge" and is first attested in the 9th century in the Latinised form Caput PontisRead more
and then in 870 CE as Penpont. The town grew up around the abbey of Our Lady of Paimpont, which was founded by the Breton king and Catholic saint Judicael in 645 CE on the shore of a small lake now known as the Étang de Paimpont.
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Paimpont is located in Brittany, France, Europe. The coordinates are 48.0183 latitude, -2.1704 longitude.
Paimpont has a population of approximately 1,549 people, making it a town in France.
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Full driving guide for France2 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
One of Europe's largest private car museums, packing over 400 vehicles into a Breton village - supercars, F1 machines and a full Alpine collection - alongside a busy rallycross circuit.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A beautifully preserved medieval Breton town with half-timbered houses, ramparts, and a picturesque port on the River Rance.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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