The parish church of Saint-Guénolé was built in 1953.
The mixture of old and new stones is explained by the reuse of stones from manor houses, including Kéréon. The two fonts at the entrance were also salvaged.
The only recent building in Penmarc'h's religious heritage, its construction in 1954 followed the elevation of St-Guénolé to the rank of parish (1942) by a few years.
A modern parish church, functional if not architecturally remarkable.
However, in the past, St-Guénolé had a church on a completely different scale, the elder sister of the village church (1488). Economic ups and downs (fishing, canneries, etc.) led to its ruin over time (18th century), with only the powerful square tower of the bell tower at the entrance to the town remaining.
The mixture of old and new stones is explained by the reuse of stones from manor houses, including Kéréon. The two fonts at the entrance were also salvaged.
The only recent building in Penmarc'h's religious heritage, its construction in 1954 followed the elevation of St-Guénolé to the rank of parish (1942) by a few years.
A modern parish church, functional if not architecturally remarkable.
However, in the past, St-Guénolé had a church on a completely different scale, the elder sister of the village church (1488). Economic ups and downs (fishing, canneries, etc.) led to its ruin over time (18th century), with only the powerful square tower of the bell tower at the entrance to the town remaining.