Located on the road to the bay of Mont Saint-Michel, Hirel stands out for having been built on a shell sand bank classified as a World Heritage Site. This charming commune is attached to Vildé-la-Marine, Templar property in the 11th century of La Guerche-de-Bretagne and therefore has two villages and two churches. It is the only municipality on the coast to have a Celtic name "le long furrow". Moreover, some contemporary historians believe that Saint Patrick was born in Hirel. This commune has 1,500 inhabitants and benefits from a rich built heritage with many mills, dikes and churches. Hirel even carefully preserves its heritage, such as the old mill in Ville Es Brune, which has been converted into a cultural space. On site, there are permanent exhibitions of artists, events and an orientation table at the top of the mill with a magnificent view of the bay. To you are the enamelled plaques that tell the stories of the local people and exceptional places such as the mythical forest of Scissy. If Hirel is one of the most important oyster farming communities in the region, its strike is also a popular place in the summer for kite and sand yacht enthusiasts and hikers (or horse riders). It is also highly prized by nature lovers, as it is full of a multitude of birds and an amazing flora (orchid foot in the bay...).

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