Bécherel and its washhouses 

The Bécherel district, separated from the town by the stream of the same name, was very lively in the 20th century. As well as houses built along the village path, the pond and mill that once belonged to the Kerdrého seigneury, there were numerous shops, craftsmen, a sawmill, the presbytery, the first oratory and a fire department...

The inhabitants had the use of two washhouses. The municipal washhouse, built in 1890 on an older washhouse, was covered and its courtyard completely restored in 1926. It was rebuilt in concrete in 1937, then converted in 1983. Its remains can still be seen near the current community hall. The more basic “rue de l'Oratoire” washhouse, built around 1940, was organized around a semicircular basin marked out by uncut stones, some of which sloped down to facilitate washing. Only later, in the 2000s, it took on the appearance we see today.