Perched at the top of Mont Saint-Michel de Brasparts (Finistère), it had been spared by the flames which ravaged more than 2,000 hectares this summer in the Monts d’Arrée. In this chaos and this spectacle of desolation, the chapel built in 1674 held firm, some speaking of a miracle. In bad shape, the religious building still needs to be repaired. And according to West Franceit is the Breton billionaire François Pinault who will finance the restoration work which amounts to around 500,000 euros.
While the fire was still ongoing, the owner of Stade Rennais said he was “upset” and promised to provide “support to local authorities in their future work of restoring the moor and enhancing the chapel. of Saint-Michel de Brasparts which dominates this extraordinary Breton landscape”.
He had already financed the reforestation of Brocéliande
Promise therefore kept with an agreement which should be signed between François Pinault and the department of Finistère, owner of the chapel, before the end of the year. According The Telegramthe work should enable the chapel to be restored from top to bottom and even its bell to be reinstalled.
Very attached to his native region, the Breton billionaire had already participated financially in the reforestation of the Brocéliande forest after a violent fire which had ravaged hundreds of hectares in September 1990. Through his Artémis holding company, the Pinault family has also released 100 million euros to finance the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris.