Travel Guide Taden

Located 6 kilometers from Dinan, the small town of Taden has 2,500 inhabitants. The Roman road from Corseul to Avranches used to pass through Taden, formerly a parish of the ancient bishopric of Saint-Malo. There are remains of an important Gallo-Roman habitat (Gallo-Roman site of the Asile des Pêcheurs and Gallo-Roman site of Boissières). The origin of the name of Taden refers to tat in old Breton or tato in Gallic, which means father, and to hen which translates into Breton as old. The first traces concerning Taden go back to prehistoric times. It was a large port, crossroads of river and land routes, in Gallo-Roman times. You should visit the ruins of the castle of La Garaye (16th century), home of the philanthropist Claude Toussaint Marot de La Garaye (18th century), lord of the place, who sacrificed his opulent lifestyle to devote himself - with his wife - to the relief of the poor and the sick. Near the porch of the church of Taden is the tomb of these pious spouses. From the village, one goes down the Rance. The hold and the quay testify of the important traffic of wood and apples which took place there. In the vicinity of Taden, you can walk through the Avaugour woods, made up of moorland, which are home to a remarkable fauna: pitchou warbler, marbled newt, bee-eater, or viviparous lizard.