Saint-Just and the Landes de Cojoux destination risk · checked against official sources 16 August 2026 at 09:47 UK time
Saint-Just and the Landes de Cojoux Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?
The megalith site of the Landes de Cojoux stays closed.
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What is still disrupted in Saint-Just and the Landes de Cojoux
Checked against Préfecture d'Ille-et-Vilaine, incendie en cours à Saint-Just, updated 14 August 2026 on 2026-08-15. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.
- Still closed: Burnt zone, megalith site and GR 39 closed at Saint-Just. The préfecture bans access, movement, parking and the presence of any person inside the burnt zone and for a hundred metres around it, including the walking paths, the accesses to the espace naturel sensible des mégalithes et landes de Saint-Just, and the GR 39. The mayor confirmed on Saturday that the Landes de Cojoux site remains strictly closed. (as of 2026-08-15)
Préfecture d'Ille-et-Vilaine, incendie en cours à Saint-Just, updated 14 August 2026 →
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The megaliths and the GR 39 are closed
Access, movement, parking and presence are banned in the burnt zone and for a hundred metres around it, including the paths, the accesses to the espace naturel sensible des mégalithes et landes de Saint-Just and the GR 39. The mayor said on Saturday that the site is strictly off limits.Fixé is not out
The fire was declared fixé on the evening of Friday 14 August after more than forty-eight hours. More than 150 firefighters were still on surveillance on Saturday morning, and flare-ups had been running for two days before that.Departmental woodland rules
Public access to woods and heath was banned across every commune in Ille-et-Vilaine until eight o'clock on the morning of Saturday 15 August. Work that makes sparks, and driving in forest areas, are restricted until five o'clock on the morning of Tuesday 18 August.Residents
The préfecture said 157 people had been moved out of their homes and that no building was damaged. Reports of more than 190 people being allowed back once the power was restored have come from one outlet, so if you have a booking in the commune ask the owner rather than assuming.Nearby alternatives to compare
- Redon and the Vilaine valley, a quarter of an hour away, were not named in the fire or in the burnt-zone ban.
- If the plan was Breton megaliths, Carnac in the Morbihan is the obvious substitute and was nowhere near this fire.
- For a walk, pick the canal towpaths rather than the woods: the departmental restriction applies to every bois and lande in Ille-et-Vilaine, not only the burnt ground.
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