Welcome to the Broceliande countryside

Blooming garden
Blooming garden
Solognot ewes mowing the meadows
Solognot ewes mowing the meadows
The cottage in summer
The cottage in summer

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« Terre Compagne », the ecology in practice…

We are Corinne and Yvon and we have managed « Terre Compagne », a small rural enterprise in Médréac (Brittany), since 2013. We cultivate a micro-farm (fruits and vegetables, apple trees and some sheep and hens). We are happy to welcome you here. Wether you stay in our holiday cottage (4 or 6 people) or in our three B&B rooms (1 to 8 people), we hope you find your visit peaceful and restorative. You can ask for a homemade table d’hôtes for lunch or dinner. The lodge and two of the B&B rooms are located in an old XVIIIe century barn and one B&B room is located in our home. La Basse Bouëxière, our hamlet, is only 30 minutes from Rennes, 30 minutes from the “Forêt de Brocéliande” and 45 minutes from the “Côte d’Emeraude” (see practical informations).

Corinne and her earth-linen filler
Corinne and her earth-linen filler
Cob and straw as insulation, cork in embrasure and the lime-hemp junction
Cob and straw as insulation, cork in embrasure and the lime-hemp junction
The initial barn
The initial barn

The old barn was enterely renovated using ecological materials (straw, cob, hemp, wood wool) and some old techniques (floor made in distaffs of mixed earth and hay). Particular care and attention was given to the renovation in order to reach a high level of air quality and a good phonic insolation. Domestic hot water is heated primarily by solar panels, the purge of waste water is made by plants and the heat is provided by a wood pellet stove.

We welcome equestrians (grass paddock) and cyclists (garage).

We look forward to welcoming you to La Basse Bouëxière !

Contact and place

E-mail[email protected]
Landline+33 2 99 07 20 45
AddressCorinne DEBOOS and Yvon LE CARO
La Basse Bouëxière n°9, 35360 Médréac, Brittany, France
GPSlat. : 48. 255163 ; long. : -2.05854

The rural lodge / holiday cottage

The dining area
The dining area
The pellet stove and the kitchen
The pellet stove and the kitchen
The lounge with a couch
The lounge with a couch

Our rural lodge (4 or 6 people), rented for a week, a week-end or half a week, is located between the Broceliande forest and the Channel’s “Côte d’Emeraude” (Saint-Malo). Farm accomodation enables you to get a taste of the landscapes and the way-of-life of the Brittany countryside

The B&B accomodation

The triple room in our house
The triple room in our house
The family room’s lounge, queen sized
The family room’s lounge, queen sized
Double room first floor, opened on the nature
Double room first floor, opened on the nature

Our three B&B rooms (chambres d’hôtes) can be rented one or several nights, homemade breakfast included. We offer an “Overnight stay” package for one lodger and a « Week-end » package for two lodgers.

« Table d’hôtes », our farm-fresh meals

Corinne cooks her « Table d’hôtes » (24 €, children under 12 : 14€) using homegrown and local produce, when booked in advance and depending on availability.

The farm

The small plastic greenhouse
The small plastic greenhouse
The Garden in Spring
The Garden in Spring
Our Solognotes get some fresh air
Our Solognotes get some fresh air

This 2.5-acre farm produces a variety of vegetables and fruits, and enables us to prepare apple juice and various jams (using farm fruits, organic sugar, wood cook stove). Our farm is free of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides (organic certification by Ecocert), our food free of additives.

How to get here

By car :

  • From Rennes take the road to Saint-Brieuc and exit at Montauban-de-Bretagne. Take the Médréac direction, La Basse Bouëxière is indicated on your right 1km before arriving to the town.
  • From Saint-Brieuc, get off at Quédillac and take the Médréac direction. When arrived at the town, turn right, direction Montauban-de-Bretagne. La Basse Bouëxière is indicated on your left (3rd entry on the left after leaving Médréac town).

By train :

The TGVs (direct from Brest, Paris, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg) then the TERs will bring you at the SNCF train station of Montauban-de-Bretagne (8 km). Tell us how you are planning on travelling, there are possibilities to put your bikes in the train from Rennes, and to reach la Basse Bouëxière in 30 minutes, or to take a cab.

By Bus :

From the road station, in relay of « Macron » coaches or of the TGVs, the Illenoo line 12a (direction « Saint-Méen” or “Loudéac”) brings you at the Montauban-de-Bretagne center (7km). Then, you have to take a taxi.

By plane :

The airport Rennes-Saint-Jacques offer regular flights from several European towns: Paris, Amsterdam, London, Dublin, Exeter, Cork, Manchester, Southampton, Dubrovnik, Lyon, Ajaccio, Bastia, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Malaga, Corfou, Palermo… (see the “flight connections map” for indirect flights). You can rent a car (Avis, Hertz, Entreprise, Sixt, Europcar) or go to Rennes by the STAR bus number 57 and then take another bus (line Illenoo 12a) or the train for Montauban-de-Bretagne.

Internet connexion

Wifi: available. An Ethernet cable connection is also available.

Landline phone: possibility to call at the house

Mobile phone: the network national agency (ARCEP) notices that La Basse Bouëxière is in a “limited zone” (SFR and Bouygues netwoks) or “satisfying zone” (Orange and Free networks) for the digital cover but the fact is that you often need to go outside to phone!

Television: a 82cm television is available in the renovated barn, ask for it.

Availability

Table of availability of the lodge for 4 people.

Table of availability of the lodge for 6 people.

To know the availability of the B&B rooms, consult the page of Terre Compagne on the Accueil Paysan website (tab “accommodation” under the photos, then “prices and availability” in the pavement of the chosen room).

Accepted payment methods

French
Chèques vacances
CB terminal
CB terminal

Six payment methods are accepted:

  • Cash (euros);
  • Check payable to « Corinne Deboos »;
  • Credit or debit cards ( Visa, MasterCard, American Express…);
  • Interbank transfer (ask for our IBAN);
  • Bons Kdo "Terre Compagne" (gift vouchers)
  • Bons KDO "Accueil Paysan" (gift vouchers)
  • For tourism (the lodge, the B&B rooms, the table d’hôtes) you can also use the “chèques vacances” from the French holiday agency ANCV.

Comparative chart « rural lodge »/  « B&B »

The people who book the family room sometimes hesitate between « Holiday cottage » and « B&B »: this little chart enables you to choose according to your needs.

 Chambre d’hôtes
B&B		Gîte rural
Holiday cottage
PricesFor the night(s)For the week, week-end or mid-week
Prices according to seasonsNoYes
BreakfastIncludedNo (besides punctual option)
Kitchen accessNo, except tea and coffee making facilitiesYes
End of stay houseworkIncludedBy the tenant (except option)
Cleaning while stayingIncluded (implemented according to your wishes)By the tenant
Sheets and pillow coverFurnished, beds made in advanceBrought by the tenant (except option) the tenant makes his bed
Bathroom linenFurnishedBrought by the tenant (except option)
Nursery equipmentOptionOption
Supplies (toilet paper, cleaning products, shower gel…)IncludedBrought by the tenant
Table d’hôtesPossible on reservationPossible on reservation
Week-endPackage for 2 people incl. a diner and 2 breakfastPossible (60% of the week’s price)
Overnight stay package (for 1 person)YesNo

To know more

To find us on the Web, you cannot use Airbnb or Booking, because we do not support some features of their economic model; here are some websites that know about Terre Compagne: