Morinand clock house

This building was built to give the inhabitants of the Morinand district a time reference point, which did not exist before. As they were dependent on Saint-Martin, they could not hear the bell from either Bois-Plage or the capital of the Retais. For this farming population, there was an urgent need for at least one bell to ring the hours.

In 1902, the building was inaugurated, crowned with its 50-kilo bell on an iron structure and a clock that struck the right time. The premises were...