Plage de Bellangenet
The beaches :
BELLANGENET
In memory of ""Julien Quéré
Bellangenêt beach is the largest and is very busy in summer. An event also marked its history. On the heights of Bellangenêt, an anchor rests facing the sea. That of the ""Julien Quéré"", a 52-meter trawler from Lorient, which sank in 1995 off the beach of Bellangenêt. The wreck lies at 28 meters on a sandy bottom.
THE KEROU
The surfers' spot
Kerou beach is inseparable from surfing. The pioneers of water sports appeared at the end of the 1970s and, in order not to be invaded, kept the existence of the spot a secret.
Thanks to the gentle slope of the beach, the long trains of swell coming from the open sea break and the waves have a tubular shape comparable to those of the Landes. In 10 years, the practice of this sport has exploded.Kerou currently welcomes nearly 300 practitioners year-round and 600 in the summer.
THE GREAT SANDS
Cradle of the seaside resort
Les Grands Sables was the cradle of the seaside resort of Pouldu. The first bathers appeared in the 1850s.
The first two villas were built near the beach around 1875. The first hotel opened in 1887.
It was at this time that painters from the Pont-Aven school stayed at the ""Buvette de la plage"" which greatly contributed to the reputation of the site.