| Hennebont ((br)Henbont) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  France |
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| Area | 18,57 km² |
| Population | 15 858 hab. () |
| Density | 853,96 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 56700 |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
| Location | |
 47 ° 48 ′ 22 ″ N 3 ° 16 ′ 12 ″ W | |
| Official site | |
Hennebont is a French municipality of Morbihan, in the south of Brittany.
Understand
Hennebont is located in the Pays de Lorient and is part of the Lorient agglomeration, although there is no urban continuity. It is a small partly medieval town (castle, ramparts) crossed by a river, Le Blavet , whose hallway offers beautiful walks. There is also a National Stud (tours and shows) and a basilica.
Hennebont was built around a working class (the forges, until the 1960s) and an agricultural history.
Its market (every Thursday morning) dates back to the Middle Ages and is one of the most important in Brittany in summer.
To go
By plane
Lann Bihoué - Ploemeur / Lorient Airport located 18 km / 22 min by car.
Regular lines for Paris (Orly) and Lyon (Saint-Exupéry). Lines for many French cities and:
- Algeria (Algiers)
- Germany (Düsseldorf)
- Belgium (Brussels)
- Spain (Barcelona)
- Italy (Bologna)
- Morocco (Agadir, Casablanca)
- Netherlands (Amsterdam)
By train
- TGV (Paris Montparnasse - Le Man - Rennes - Vannes - Lorient - Quimper line) at Lorient station at 10 km / 16 min by car, then:
- Bus line 14, 41E direction Hennebont or Inzinzac-Lochrist
- TER direction Vannes, Rennes or Nantes - Hennebont stop. Please note: few connections. The bus is often preferable.
- TER (Regional Express Train) at Hennebont station from Rennes, Nantes, Vannes, Quimper ...
The TER allow the transport of bicycles in simple hand luggage (this is not the case of the TGV)
By car
The following routes are all on the expressway (a kind of free highway). Only the route from Saint-Brieuc still has some two-lane sections, mostly excellent.
from Paris
- by the toll motorway (Game. - 490 km): take theA6 (Lyon), then A10/A11 direction Nantes, then direction Rennes (going through Nantes only adds about ten minutes)
- by free roads (6 h - 550 km): Go to Versailles, then N12 direction Dreux, then Alençon, Mayenne, Fougère, Rennes.
from Rennes
(Mon. - 140 km): N24 direction Vannes-Lorient. Exit at Inzinzac-Lochrist / Hennebont (after Languidic).
from Nantes
(Mon. - 160 km): N165 - E60 direction Vannes. Pass Vannes and exit 40 min later in Hennebont / Port Louis
from Brest
(Mon. - 140 km): N165 direction Quimper. Pass Quimper and Lorient, exit at Hennebont
from Saint-Brieuc
(Mon. -110 km) : D700 direction Loudéac Pontivy. In Baud, take N24 towards Lorient and exit at Inzinzac-Lochrist / Hennebont (after Languidic).
Circulate
Traffic in Hennebont is generally easy regardless of the means. Note, however, that with the exception of the outskirts of Blavet, the city is very hilly and that all the streets are therefore sloping, sometimes quite steep.
By car
Both traffic and parking are very easy in this quiet town, with the exception of the city center on Thursday morning, market day. However, it is easy to park within a few minutes walk.The town center has plenty of parking spaces. Some (few) are in the blue zone (compulsory standardized disc to be collected at the Town Hall or to be bought for a few euros at tobacconists and press houses). In the blue zone, parking is limited to Mon..
During rush hour, traffic can be very heavy. The time to cross the city can be multiplied by 2 or 3. To be avoided as much as possible.
On a motorcycle
No traffic problem outside peak hours. Beware of downtown parking on cobblestones in sloping streets. But there are plenty of flat, firm ground spaces available.
By bike
The hallway offers a nice flat and pleasant space to move around and walk. In the city, despite the absence of cycle paths, the low traffic, the calm of the drivers and the width of most of the streets make cycling easy and without any particular danger. Despite the absence of dedicated parking lots, there are many attachment points.
Rollerblading
The most interesting and beautiful places in the city are difficult to pass (cobblestones, slopes, steep slopes, grainy surfaces). The rest is perfect if you like (and master) steep slopes.
On foot / by bus
Traffic on foot is no problem, both the center and the axis from Inzinzac-Lochrist to Lorient are very well provided with bus stops. During the school season, the frequency outside peak hours is generally two buses / hour. In summer, the frequency may drop. Times are usually clearly posted. http://ctrl.fr/ Where http://mobibreizh.bzh/
In a wheelchair
Only the top of the central square around the basilica should be difficult (cobblestones, narrow sidewalks), but still passable. Elsewhere, traffic should not pose a particular problem, with the exception of steep slopes (especially in the old town).
To see
- National Stud Victor Hugo Street,
33 2 97 89 40 30 
every day of 10 h - 19 h in July and August - from 9 h 30 - 18 h 30 weekdays the rest of the year. Closed outside school holidays in winter. 
5.90 to 11,8 €. – 150 years old, the Haras presents in a park planted with historic buildings and Napoleonic stables for guided tours. Cradle and conservatory of the Breton Postman horse, it presents different breeds and many activities such as pony or carriage rides, falconry, and in summer, night shows, often by prestigious artists such as Bartabas. - Basilica of Our Lady of Paradise Place Maréchal Foch (city center) Free free entry. – Gothic church of XVIe century whose spire culminates in 65 meters. Stained glass windows by Max Ingrand, listed organ from 1652.
- Kerbihan Botanical Park – beautiful and vast park with varied vegetation near the city center.
- Pierre Tal-Coat art library – contemporary art gallery to visit and loan of works for subscribers, as in a media library. Works by artists with regional and international influence (Pierre Alechinsky, Andy Goldsworthy, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Pierre Soulages, Pierre Tal-Coat, Willem, Muzo, Gaële Flao, ...)
- Battlements – clearly visible in the city center, you can go up there and enjoy a beautiful view.
- Boerëc towers (Hennebont museum) – located in the towers opening onto the old town, museum of history and local traditions.
- Walled city – behind the ramparts, an old town which has partly preserved its medieval character.
- Old City – by turning your back on the ramparts, after having taken the pedestrian footbridge which leaves at the feet of these to cross the Blavet (river), solid climbs in the small streets will reward you with the visit of a network of alleys full of houses charming. No risk of getting lost: just go back down.
- Saint-Caradec (district) – along the right bank of the Blavet, you arrive at this charming district, which includes bars, a campsite and a chapel.
every day of 
5.90 to To buy
There is little specialty of Hennebont even. These are those from the region: andouille de Guéméné, savory and sweet crêpes, biscuits (generally generous in butter). There are very good bakeries. Some deposit pancakes. It is often there that we find the best, but there are not necessarily every day (often Wednesday and Friday). Note that in the Pays de Lorient, we speak of "buckwheat pancakes" (salted , therefore) and not pancakes: indeed, local pancakes are very thin, as opposed to pancakes, often thick. There are also many craft breweries in the area which you will find a choice from local wine merchants.
Eat
Hennebont offers a wide choice of restaurants, for all budgets and all tastes. It goes from hamburger or kebab to gourmet restaurants through pizzerias or, in fine weather, taverns / refreshments on the banks of the Blavet (places called "La Bergerie" and lock barge "large dam" towards Lochrist). For the more fortunate and the most discerning, there is also a Relais et Châteaux whose restaurant is starred, the Château de Locquenolé, located in the neighboring town of Kervignac towards Port Louis, in 3 km downtown.
Have a drink / Go out
The city center around the ramparts and the basilica offers many bars, often with a pub atmosphere with exposed stones. They all close to 1 h maximum morning, except Le Médiéval (opposite the ramparts) which has a late closing at ... 2 h
The cute district of Saint-Caradec, a few hundred meters from the center along the Blavet (on the other bank) also has several bars with a variety of atmospheres.
In fine weather, the terraces are numerous, most of them offering nice views of the Blavet or the interesting buildings.
There are also very typical bars in outlying districts: In Saint-Gilles, "Les abeilles" has a reputation for having a great atmosphere.
The more rock'n'roll will seek to join the "rock deposit", an associative place managed by locos mosquitoes offering many concerts, jams and themed evenings.
Housing
Few hotels in Hennebont. None in the center. An associative project including accommodation is underway near the station.
A campsite is located in the city center, in the Saint-Caradec district, along the Blavet and close to the city center (10-15 minutes on foot).
City on the outskirts, requests on hospitality networks (Couchsurfing, BeWelcome) are much less numerous than in central cities. So you have a good chance on this side.
Motorhomes are widely tolerated in a large stabilized car park at the foot of the ramparts along the Blavet.
