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This hamlet, built around a bridge over the Vilaine, straddles two communes: Guichen (to which it is administratively attached) and Bruz. The work to which it owes its name dates from Roman Gaul, but was rebuilt between 1753 and 1767. For some, the origin of the name Réan would come from "reance" (ransom) in reference to the toll that was levied for crossing the bridge at the end of the 17th century. For others, the etymology would be Celtic and rean would be a derivative of ran, which means frog. From 1728 to 1904, the Pont-Réan silver lead mine was one of the most important mines in Brittany. It employed more than a thousand workers, but its decline was fairly rapid from the second half of the 19th century onwards. On the other hand, the red shale quarries of Boël, a locality 2.5 km to the south-east, were exploited until the 20th century.

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Le Moulin du Boël près de Bruz. Office de Tourisme de Bruz
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