Church of St-Gilles

Church of St-Gilles, originally uploaded by Rhian vK.

Only rarely do you see a graveyard around the church here in Brittany.

They used to be common, but then cemeteries were established, often on the

outskirts of 'le bourg'.

The small churchyards were running out of space, but many communes thought

people should be buried at some distance from habitations, for reasons of

hygiene.