Casino du Val-André, Theatre and casino in Pléneuf-Val-André, France.
Casino du Val-André is a casino and theatre building on the main beach of Pléneuf-Val-André in Brittany, built in 1934 by architects Adolphe Le Gouëllec and Frédéric Petit. Its Modernist "modern'swing" style evokes an ocean liner, with a central rounded tower under a low dome, a glazed gallery and a lower side wing. The white facade carries the blue lettering "LA ROTONDE" and "CASINO".
The building opened in 1934 under the original name La Rotonde as a center for gaming and entertainment. Its 1930s architecture has been preserved over the decades and the site was later recognized as a significant entry in France's cultural heritage inventory.
The theater within the building hosts regular film screenings, live performances, and cultural events that draw audiences from across the region. These shows reflect the venue's role as a gathering place for entertainment and artistic activities in the community.
The casino sits at the middle of the main beach of Pléneuf-Val-André, with terraces and the first-floor La Rotonde restaurant facing west over the sea. The theatre season runs from November to May, and the hall also serves as a cinema with a digital projection booth renovated in 1994. Gaming covers 75 slot machines, electronic roulette and blackjack stations, and two blackjack tables.
At the 1934 opening, about 400 guests in the first-floor café watched the destroyer Maillé Brézé, which had arrived that morning, fire a cannon salute; the mayor and council met the officers at the port and led them in to the casino orchestra playing La Marseillaise.
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