Coët Fao wood

Coët Fao wood once belonged to the Manehouarn seigneury. This beech wood, as its Breton name suggests, is home not only to Breton forest species, but also to pine trees, descendants of the plantations put here by the de Pluvié family. This pine forest covered almost 20 hectares in 1843. The species, introduced to Brittany in the 17th century, saw its production intensify in the 19th century with the manufacture of posts for the English coalmines, exported from the port of Lorient. Cut rapidly every 25 years, they offered landowners a good return. 

Today, the public part of the wood, comprising 61 hectares, is managed by the Office National des Forêts, which is responsible for felling and planting trees. There are plenty of paths which are ideal for walking.