Trévou-Tréguignec (French pronunciation: [tʁevu tʁegiɲɛk]; Breton: An Trevoù) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
The commune of Trévou-Tréguignec (Breton language, Trev, "a small plot of land" and Tréguignec, "locality") is located in a valley that ends at the long beach of Trestel with its pristine white sand.
The shore extends from the port of Le Groff adjoining the commune of Trélévern, to Port-du-Royau, near the dunes of Port-Blanc.
Trestel attracts many summer visitors and flew the European Blue flag (indicating environmental quality) from 1998 to 2004.
The coast at Trévou-Tréguignec has many environmentally sensitive areas, described by Professor Jean-Pierre Pinot in his book Coastal Zone Management.
Trestel's marsh represents another unusual habitat, and was the subject of a research project by Mohammed Alhassan commissioned by the legislative Assembly of Côtes-d'Armor: Trestel Marsh, an unusual habitat - Contribution to an environmental review and enhancement project by means of the establishment of walking paths (2002–2004).
On Christmas Eve 1713, Margaret Goff, servant at Boisriou Castle, lighting her way with a torch (in the absence of her employers, who had prohibited their use) set fire to a new building on the property.
In 1902, Prosper Hemon published a brochure on Count Sebastian Trévou, a naval lieutenant, commander of the corvette "Le Papillon" in 1787-1788.
The opening of the Grand Hôtel Casino de la Mer, on 7 August 1910, was commemorated in a series of postcards designed by Eugene Lageat.
That day, a crowd on Trestel beach witnessed or participated in a variety of entertainments, including bicycle races,a slippery pole contest, fireworks and dances.
The imposing "villa Postel", built facing the Royau beach, was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War, and was destroyed before their departure.
The Grand Hôtel des Flots, originally operated by the Feuillet family, was acquired by the city of Vincennes and used as a summer camp for many years.
The Grand Hôtel de la Plage, operated by the Nédélec family, was torn down recently to permit construction of a new rehabilitation center for marine environmental studies.
Finally the pulpit, pews, catafalque, and railings, are all worthy of attention.On 16 March 1924 the cornerstone of the new church received its blessing.
The Trévou-Tréguignec Parish, surrounded by the diocese of Tréguier, formed part of the deanery of Lannion, under the bishopric of Dol de Bretagne, and was under the patronage of St. Samson.
The Coat-Mez farm, near the Chateau of Boisriou, has the ruins of a type of dolmen (prehistoric stone formation) known as a "covered walkway".
"Everywhere, in fact, at very shallow depths (60 to 80 centimeters) are found trunks of alders or oaks that people exploit and sell.
Every day, an unfortunate population, pick in hand, searches the beach in every direction, sometimes finding fragments, sometimes whole trees.
The family had several notable members:[citation needed] Note: Baloré manor once had its own chapel, named St. Thérézien.
The buildings are constructed at right angles, with a square central tower, which houses a spiral staircase accessing the various rooms of the mansion.
Behind the mansion, in a garden surrounded by a wall built in 1819, stands a dovecote which dates back to the original owners.
He was a Knight of the Order, Grand Equerry of France, Lieutenant of the company of men at arms of Henry III, Governor of Anjou, of Bourbonnais and Foretz.
In the sixteenth century, the castle of Bois Riou descended to Madame de Villeneuve Louet, who was, as a result of this holding, recognized as a founder of the parish in the census of 1695.