Rothéneuf

Rothéneuf is a village in the north west of France, situated north-east from Saint-Malo, about five kilometres alongside the coast.

Administratively, it is part of the commune of Saint-Malo, in the département of Ille-et-Vilaine.

The village is a seaside resort but is famous for its sculpted rocks, "rochers sculptés".

Abbé Fouré (1839-1910), having suffered a stroke at the age of 30, which left him paralyzed on one side, retreated to a life as a hermit in the cliffs of Rothéneuf.

[1] The navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier, who is credited with being the first European discoverer of the St. Lawrence River and the first European to make a map of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, was born in Rothéneuf, where he spent the last years of his life as well.