Introduction

Founded in 2013 at the initiative of the Morbihan Département Council, the Paysages de Mégalithes association brings together 28 municipalities in Morbihan :

Arradon
Arzon
Baden
Belz
Carnac
Crac'h
Erdeven
Etel
Hoedic
Île-aux-Moines
Île-d'Arz
Île-d'Houat
Larmor-Baden
Le Bono
Le Hézo
Locmariaquer
Locoal-Mendon
Ploemel
Plouharnel
Pluneret
Quiberon
Saint-Armel
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Saint-Philibert
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Sarzeau
Séné
La Trinité-sur-Mer

The application for the megaliths in Carnac and on the shores of the Morbihan is being put forward by the Paysages de Mégalithes association, founded in 2013 by the local authorities (municipal, district, and Département councils), the relevant state authorities (the French National monuments centre (Centre des Monuments Nationaux), and France’s Coastal Protection Agency (Conservatoire du littoral) ), and other associations with an interest in heritage and tourism.