Chapel of Notre-Dame de Tronoën
This chapel faces the magnificent Bay of Audierne. Arriving by the road to Saint-Jean-Trolimon and just before the coast that climbs towards it, one can see its three imposing bell towers. It is called "Cathedral of the Dunes", because it was built on dunes. Built in the 15th century, it was first dedicated to Saint Maudez, then to Notre-Dame de Tronoan invoked by the families of sailors who disappeared at sea, in order to find their bodies.
About this building
The Tronoën Chapel, rectangular in plan (25 m long and 12 m wide), consists of a main vessel, two bays separated by a powerful diaphragm arch supporting a three-spire bell tower, a low side to the north and a flat chevet to the east. The vaults are pointed, those of the four bays of the nave, equipped with liernes, have an octopartite composition of vaults, while those of the lower side are quadripartite. The chapel is similar to the rare 15th century Breton buildings with vaulted ceilings, such as Le Folgoët, Kernascleden or Locronan, pilgrimage sanctuaries built around 1420-1430.