La nouvelle croix du calvaire de Kervalet

Erected in 1820 on a calvary on the edge of the rue des Marais, the cast-iron cross at Kervalet was replaced in February 2007 by a granite cross donated by a local resident.

The old cross had been damaged several times by unintentional assaults from sun-blinded motorists, and was broken for the first time in 2002 following a more violent impact. Reattached and repositioned on the calvary, it did not withstand a strong gust of wind during the storms of 2006 and broke into several pieces when it fell to the ground.

Thanks to the generosity of a private donor and the work of the commune's technical services, who made a 50cm base and sealed the stones, the new 1.80m-high granite cross blends harmoniously with the base of the calvary and blends in perfectly with the landscape.

Although the people of Kervalet will long remember their old cast-iron cross, a fairly typical and common model in the region, they have already adopted the new granite cross. It was blessed by Father JOËL at the end of the Mass celebrated in the chapel in honour of Saint Mark on 24 April 2007.