L’Anse des Bas Champs, the bridges over the Rance from La Ville-ès-Nonais

Park on the outskirts of La Ville-ès-Nonais in the cemetery car park next to the town hall.

(S/E) Walk alongside the cemetery towards the Rance Valley via Rue de Vigneux.

(1) At the statue of the Virgin Mary, turn right and take the country lane. Please note: do not take the path that continues from Rue de Vigneux, as it no longer provides direct access to the coastal path.

(2) At the sewage treatment works, leave the country lane and join the coastal path on the left, then follow the shoreline. The path leads to the campsite and the jetty with its pontoon.

.(3) Cross the road and join the path. The steep climb is made easier by the log steps. The path overlooks the Rance and offers fine views of the two bridges. It passes under power lines and the deck of the Chateaubriand Bridge.

(4) At the end of the path, take the steps on the left which lead down to the hamlet of Port Saint-Jean. After 50 m along Rue du Port, turn right onto Rue des Terre Neuvas. Leave this street after 150 m via the cobbled steps leading down to the road that runs along the shore (Rue des Cales).
At the end of the road, continue along the coastal path which follows the curve of the cove to the hamlet of La Chapelle Saint-Magloire.

(5) At the entrance to the hamlet, turn left onto Route de la Chapelle until you reach the T-junction. Turn left onto Route de la Ville Cadiou, which passes under the N176 and leads to the entrance to La Ville-ès-Nonais.

(6) At the entrance sign, take the path on the right which goes round some new housing estates and leads onto the village’s main street: Rue Jacques Cartier (D366).

(7) Turn left onto this road, then take a detour right onto Rue Duguesclin to pass by the church and its garden, and the town hall. You’ll come out onto Rue de la Rance; follow it to the right towards the cemetery car park (S/E).

- The route is signposted in yellow and red.
- Public toilets are located next to the church.

La Ville-es-Nonais takes its name from the presence of a community of Benedictine nuns, whose convent was closed in 1621. It was not until 1850 that the commune became independent; previously, its parish had been attached to Saint-Suliac.

The Pont Saint Hubert, a 173-metre suspension bridge designed in 1901 and completed in 1928, brought an end to the reliance on ferry crossings – the only means of connecting the two banks of the Rance. Destroyed by Allied bombing in June 1944, it was subsequently rebuilt.
The Pont Chateaubriand (1991), which runs parallel to it, is a single-arch concrete bridge with a span of 250 metres. It is the first bridge of its kind in Brittany.
Well worth a visit is the village of Saint-Suliac, one of the most beautiful villages in France.