Châteaulin

Châteaulin stands on the River Aulne, where a bridge links the two banks in the heart of western Brittany. A castle and market town grew near the crossing, and the tidal river connected it to the waters of the Rade de Brest. On 9 June 1675 the Marquis de La Coste came to Châteaulin to enforce new royal tax edicts. An angry crowd attacked the house where he had taken refuge and forced promises concerning the edicts. The disturbance helped spread the revolt of the Bonnets Rouges across Lower Brittany.