Molène Island
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> MOLÈNE IN A FEW QUESTIONS... > PREPARE YOUR STAY • Prientit ho peaj > SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS • Stalioù-kenwerzh ha pretioù • Molenez gant un nebeud goulennoù www.pays-iroise.bzh and www.molene.fr Shops How to get here - General food store: 02 98 07 38 81 How does the island get its water supply? - Tobacconist’s, newspapers, souvenirs: 02 98 07 39 71 The island is now self-sufficient in its water management, thanks to two collective rainwater Departures all year from the following harbour stations: - Atelier des algues (seaweed workshop): 02 98 07 39 71 recovery supplies: the English water tank offered by Queen Victoria in 1896 and the - departures from Brest and Le Conquet by passenger ferry: 02 98 80 80 80 / www.pennarbed.fr - Les jardins de la Chimère (creation of jewellery): 02 98 07 37 32 impluvium built in 1976. We can also count 3 water catchments (ground water) located - departures from Le Conquet by individual taxi boats: 06 71 88 74 21 northwest of the island and private supplies, which are beginning to appear in many homes. During peak season from the following harbour stations: Warning: there is no ATM on the island. - departures from Camaret: 02 98 27 88 22 / www.pennarbed.fr Direct sale of fish and shellfish by the professional fishermen of Molène Is there a school on the island? - departures from Camaret, Lanildut and Le Conquet: 08 25 13 52 35 / www.finist-mer.fr - Berthelé Philippe (shellfish only): 06 32 71 26 75 From primary to secondary school, the children of Molène go to school on the island. The For people travelling on foot: - Rocher Guy: 06 80 98 54 72 pupils from kindergarten to the end of primary school are in a single class and supervised - There are bus links all year round as far as Le Conquet by a school teacher and classroom assistant. With regard to the secondary school, the pupils’ Restaurants class time is divided in two: half of this time is in the presence of a travelling teacher, from Finding accommodation - Archipel: 02 98 07 38 56 (closed in December) the Collège des îles-du-ponant based in Brest, and the other half in video conference with Hotels - Chez Rachel - Fast food and take-away: 06 85 29 92 53 (all year round) the island of Ouessant (Ushant). Hotel, gîte, café, Kastell an Daol: 02 98 05 15 63 / www.hotelmolene.com - 10 Rooms - Kastell Swann - Restaurant and bar: 02 98 05 15 63 (closed in January) - Vent des îles - Crêperie (pancake restaurant): 02 98 07 37 08 (from April to October + How do the islanders receive healthcare? Rentals - all year round school holidays) Molène has a community health centre and receives a weekly visit from a doctor from the ARCHIPEL: 02 98 07 38 56 3 Bed & Breakfasts mainland. A nurse is on call 24 hours to ensure continuous healthcare (2 nurses in July and ALLENBACH Albert: 02 98 07 38 75 2 houses for 2 to 8 people > ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS • An obererezhioù hag an abadennoù August). Of further note is the presence of a first aid centre since 2008. BOURUMEAU Guy: 06 42 94 04 42 2 to 4 people - 15 August: blessing of the sea - feast of the Virgin CALLAC Dominique: 06 98 69 62 61 6 people - August or September spring tide: Trielen - Molène walk in memory of the seaweed gatherers Do traditions still endure on the island? CARAVEN Gérard: 02 98 07 38 41 2 people (depending on the tides). Up until the end of the 1960s, island life was marked by religious celebrations. Today the CHEZ RACHEL: 06 85 29 92 53 Gîte from 2 to 11 people Several associations contribute to activities on the island: the Amicale Molénaise, Spered ar highlights of the island’s festivities are the sea festival, celebrated on 15 August, and the CORBEL François: 02 98 07 89 55 2 people Mor, Bien vivre à Molène, la Jeunesse Molènaise, and the SNSM (national sea-rescue associa- Trielen-Molène walk, during the spring tides in August or September. CUILLANDRE Laure: 06 74 34 85 67 3 people tion), whose calendars are displayed at the island’s harbour station. CUILLANDRE Philippe: 06 13 65 00 23 2 to 4 people - June: Musical Duels - Islands of Finistère song meetings and competitions (Molène, Ouessant How does the island manage its waste? (Ushant), Sein, Batz) - Information at the town hall. With the exception of plant waste, all of Molène’s waste is sent back to the mainland. It is LE GALL Jean-Yves: 02 98 07 37 18 4 people LE HIR Stéphane: 02 98 42 15 85 6 to 7 people therefore treated in compliance with French regulations. > EXPLORE THE ARCHIPELAGO • Gwelet Molenez Household and recyclable waste is compacted and filmed in rounds. Glass is deposited in MAOUT Claire: 06 36 88 07 39 4 to 5 people ROCHER Sylvestre: 06 74 47 29 70 3 to 5 people - Molène évasion: Trip to sea in the company of a Molène fisherman. special recycling bins distributed across the island and bulky waste in the skips located at 06 71 88 74 21 / www.promenade-mer-iroise.fr SEITE Thierry and Sylvie: 02 98 07 38 80 / 06 74 01 81 11 2 to 4 people the harbour. - Sailing in Pays d’Iroise: sea kayak rentals and tours leaving Molène daily from mid-July to end SQUIBAN Vincent: 02 98 45 78 08 2 to 4 people August. 02 98 48 22 20 / www.nautisme.pays-iroise.bzh/[email protected] TUAL Rémy: 06 76 07 29 96 2 studio flats for 1 to 5 people Is there a culinary speciality on the island? - Archipel Excursions: three types of excursions are offered, such as walking on Molène or trips In Molène, there are no trees, and so no wood. The traditional recipe for smoking their to sea, appreciating the ingenuity of the lighthouses headlights referred to as “infernal”: sausages required the use of dried seaweed. They are smoked in a fireplace, and the process Open from April to September from Le Conquet and July to August from Lanildut lasts 3 days. This long smoking gives them a strong taste of the sea. Rentals - during the season 02 98 89 05 95 / 02 98 48 11 88 / 06 99 85 47 45 / www.archipelexcursions.fr The Molène sausage is on sale at the general food store. From: Fumaisons Molénaises - Molène CUILLANDRE Gilbert: 02 98 05 94 10 2 to 5 people From May to end October MASSON Marie Félicie: 06 49 89 78 86 2 to 6 people - July to September - Guided tour of the Iroise Sea, leaving from Le Conquet in July and August 08 25 13 52 35 / www.finist-mer.fr Campsites > MOLÈNE IN A FEW FIGURES... Municipal campsite: 02 98 07 39 05 roughly 50 pitches > USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS • Niverennoù talvoudus • Molenez gant un nebeud sifroù - Harbour station: 02 98 07 39 71 Under no circumstances can our partners be held liable for the information communicated within, intended for information only and with no guarantee as to the nature of the services provided by the people renting properties. - Community health centre: 02 98 07 39 07 -> 210 residents all year round and 750 in the summer - Multimedia centre (town hall wedding room): 02 98 07 39 05 -> Highest point: 27 m All-included stays on Molène: - Town hall: 02 98 07 39 05 -> 20,000 visitors per year, (approximately 100 per day in summer) Set sail for Molène! 2 days / 1 night - Tourist information centre (15 June to 15 September): 02 98 07 39 47 - SNSM (national sea-rescue association): 02 98 07 39 73 -> 6 cars on the island From €129.80 for 2 persons - 1 return crossing from Brest or Le Conquet, 1 night in a guest room -> The oldest house on Molène dates back to 1620 with sea view and breakfast included. Crédits photos : © CCPI - Nico Le Men et Julien Ogor / © La RNN Iroise - Corentin Kermarrec / Hélène Maheo / Bernard Cadiou / © PNMI - Sébastien Bregeon / Florent Goulou / Yannis Turpin / © S. Cuillandre, Molene.fr / © INRAP - Yvan Pailler / © PAB - F.Henry © AuteursdeVues / Pennec © AuteursdeVues - F.Henry / © PAB Pailler Molene.fr / © INRAPYvan - Cuillandre, / © S. Turpin Yannis / Florent Goulou / / © PNMI - Sébastien Bregeon Cadiou / Bernard / Hélène Maheo Kermarrec Men et Le Julien Ogor / © La RNN - Nico - Corentin © CCPI Iroise : photos Crédits Information and bookings: www.brestetvous.fr / 02 98 44 13 75 / [email protected] Molenez, ur sell bepred war ar mor N O E S > PARTNERS WORKING FOR THE ISLAND OF MOLÈNE Molène Island • MORLAIX Kevelerien e servij Molenez RN 12 • Ouessant Always an eye on the sea (Ushant) LANILDUT • • St RENAN In its efforts to preserve and enhance the island, the PAYS • Molène D’IROISE Molène community receives the help of a variety of partners: ARMORIQUE LE CONQUET • • BREST REGIONAL NATURE RESERVE - Local authorities: The Conseil général du Finistère, the ferry company • CAMARET Penn ar Bed within the framework of a public utility THE LARGEST ISLAND OF AN ARCHIPELAGO OF ROUGHLY TWENTY SEA LINKS: service, the Communauté de communes (town ISLANDS, MOLÈNE’S SURROUNDINGS ARE REMARKABLE AND ITS > CROSSINGS ALL YEAR IROISE community) of Pays d’Iroise and Armorique Regional > CROSSINGS IN SEASON MARINE NATURE HERITAGE OF GREAT VARIETY. RESERVE Nature Reserve. - Managers of protected areas: The Iroise Marine Nature Reserve and the Iroise National Sein RN 165 Nature Reserve. Together, similar to links in a chain, they: • QUIMPER • Maintain employment on the island by employing islanders STIFF LE CREA’CH Ouessant • Provide a daily passenger service and the transpor- (Ushant) tation of all types of goods ABER ILDUT LE NIVIDIC • Collect, transport and treat household waste (a VIDEO ON contribution of €1.50 towards the treatment of waste is KEREON THE MARINE FROMVEUR CHANNEL Banneg paid in full per passenger) LA JUMENT RESERVE Only in French • • Preserve and promote the cultural, natural and Balaneg landscape heritage IROISE TREZIEN • • Encourage awareness of, and protect and preserve NATIONAL these areas and fragile maritime and land species NATURE Molène living there RESERVE • Sustainable development of maritime activities Trielen The semaphore: The Flora: The archipelago: The grey seal: KERMORVAN one of the most some characteristics foremost marine a symbolic representative monuments species of the seashore seaweed field and protected Recognition: Iroise Sea and Islands Biosphere Reserve The Îles du Ponant association groups together 15 French islands off the coast of the island environment in Europe species In July 2012, the renewal of the “Iroise Sea and Islands Biosphere Reserve” listing of the English Channel and Atlantic Ocean.