Kerhinet, Village in the Brière Regional Nature Park, Saint-Lyphard, France
Kerhinet is a small village in the Brière marshland area, southwest of Saint-Lyphard, and belongs to the Brière Regional Nature Park.It consists of around 18 stone cottages with thatched roofs made of rye straw or reed, along with two bread ovens, a well, and a washing place.
Kerhinet was once a working village where people wove cloth and lived off the Brière land and water, before it was gradually abandoned in the first half of the 20th century.From 1967 onward, the site gained protected status, and the Regional Nature Park bought and restored the cottages through the 1970s.
Every summer Thursday, a market brings together local producers selling honey, cider, salt, and handmade goods in the heart of the village.Artisans also demonstrate traditional crafts such as weaving and wood turning, giving visitors a direct look at skills once common in the region.
The village is open all year and completely car-free, so visitors park at the entrance and walk in along a path lined with flowers.The paths are paved and the site is accessible to people with reduced mobility, making it easy to move around at any pace.
The village has a digital treasure hunt called Baludik, where visitors use a smartphone to solve riddles tied to local mythical creatures called the Krapados.These small elves come from the oral traditions of the Brière and appear on the information panels along the village path.
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