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The chapel Notre-Dame de Tréminou, located in Plomeur in Bigouden country (Southwest Britain), originated in the 13th century, with major restorations in the 14th and 16th centuries. Its name, often interpreted as the "treve of Saint Menou", would in reality mean "farm where hemp is stored" in Breton, reflecting the local economic importance associated with the export of linen and hemp cloths in the Middle Ages. The chapel, with a T-shaped plan, is distinguished by its up-to-date bell tower and flamboyant 16th-century glass mistress, as well as carved sandstones and polychrome wooden statues from the 16th and 17th centuries.

The site is inseparable from the revolt of the Red Bonnets: on 2 July 1675, his ordeal-chare outside served as a platform for proclaiming the Peasant Code, a claim written by representatives of 14 parishes of Cap Caval. A local legend says that a treasure, raised to finance the revolt and hidden by Chief Torreben, would still be buried near the chapel, signaled by a mysterious light on Palm Sunday. This historic gathering place remains a symbol of peasant resistance.

Ranked a historic monument since 1926, the chapel also houses a fountain of devotion 500 meters south, as well as a Christianized stele bearing an ancient Celtic cult. His forgiveness, celebrated on the 4th Sunday of September, perpetuates a religious and community tradition rooted in Bigouden country. The roof, rebuilt in 1964, and the 17th century sacristy complete this building marked by Breton social and architectural history.

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