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LA NOUVELLE CROIX DU CALVAIRE DE KERVALET

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Erected in 1820 on a calvary located on the edge of the "rue des Marais", the cast iron cross of Kervalet was replaced in February 2007 by a granite cross offered by inhabitant of the village of Batz-sur-Mer.

Having suffered several times the involuntary attacks of motorists blinded by the sun, the old cross was broken for the first time in 2002 following a more violent shock. Although it was rewelded and replaced on Calvary, it didn't withstand a strong gale during the storms of 2006 and broke into several pieces as it fell to the ground.

Thanks to the generosity of a particular donator and to the hard work of the technical services of the city who made up a base of 50 cm and which sealed the stones, the new granit cross of 1m80 match harmoniously with the base of the calvary and f