St.Hilaire
du Harcouët is a pretty town with good shops and a
Wednesday market.
The outstanding feature of the town
is a large 19th C. church with two spires. The church
luckily survived the air raids and bombardments of 1944
which killed its priest and destroyed the town centre (now
rebuilt in the traditional style). The town hosts a museum
of religeous art and is close to the wildlife park at
St.Symphorien-des-Monts and the recreational facilities of
the Vezin dams on the river Selune.
Every summer the nearby
village of Montgothier offers a weekly pageant to convey
the fascinating history of the area.
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