page_title: Montfort-sur-Meu
section_title: Sites and natural areas
hierarchical_section_title: Montfort-sur-Meu / Sites and natural areas
caption_attribution_description: English: Forêt de Montfort-sur-Meu
context_page_description: Montfort-sur-Meu is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany in the northwest of France.
  It is noted as the birthplace of the Roman Catholic Saint Louis de Montfort, who is considered to be the pioneer of the field of Mariology. The saint's birthplace is at 15, Rue de la Saulnerie. It is now jointly owned by the three Montfortian congregations he formed: the Community of the Holy Spirit, the Daughters of Wisdom and the Brothers of Saint Gabriel. It is the site of frequent "Montfortian pilgrimages" to Montfort-sur-Meu.
context_section_description: Forest of Montfort-Sur-Meu
  It covers a few hundred hectares, including 40 hectares which are a communal property on the area of Saint-Lazare woods. Several marked paths allow going across this wooden limestone, by foot, by horse and for some people, by bike.
  Parc Municipal
  Edouard Guicheteau, mayor of the town from 1853 to 1871, bought for private use the old meadows of the Thabor, possessions of the prior Saint Nicolas, to convert them into an English garden. He diverted the Garun to assure the water circulation and planted yews and exotic conifers. In 1950, the park is bought by the town and opened to the public. The old meadows that stayed wild were then converted into a municipal campsite.
caption: Forest of Montfort-sur-Meu
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