Parole de Breizh invites you to discover the Pink Granite Coast through encounters with the people who live Brittany every day, shaping it, cultivating it and passing it on. Craftsmen, artists, producers… above all, local people who love Trégor, who talk about their region and explain why, here, we like to cultivate the essentials on the Pink Granite Coast.
Meeting #27Parole de BreizhEmilie and Jacques
They were not born in Brittany, but they are the parents of bilingual Breton children, and above all committed residents of a region they have chosen. Since 2020, they’ve been running La Mutante as they would a living idea: a hybrid venue, part bar-restaurant, part farmers’ market, part thriving cultural space. A veritable laboratory for social interaction nestled in the heart of the Trégor region, this unique ecosystem promotes short circuits and creative effervescence. It’s a place where people come to buy vegetables, to dance, to think, to listen, or simply to enjoy the human warmth of a chance encounter.
A life project before being a place
A living idea
La Mutante Manoir De Trorozec Lannion 2 1
Venelle des 3 avocats LannionBefore being a place, La Mutante – Manoir de Trorozec is an intuition. A place to live, work and play. Émilie and Jacques were looking for a place that could bring all these things together. Not just a building, but a setting that would be conducive to cross-fertilisation. After following various leads around Tréguier and Saint-Brieuc, they came across the manor house at Trorozec, very close to Lannion town centre.
That’s when it all clicked! There was plenty of space, a two-hectare park with century-old trees and the city just around the corner.
Enough to dream big, without locking everything in from the outset. They arrived in October 2020, in the midst of an uncertain health situation. The project was then built in stages, as work progressed and people met.
“When we discovered the manor house, we just fell in love with it. It ticked all the boxes.
The first openings to the public will take place during the Heritage Days in 2022. This will be followed by an open air event in 2023, the launch of the farmers’ market… and finally a full summer season in 2024. The indoor hall will be ready for the second season in 2025 and the heating system in 2026. The long term is part of the DNA of the place, with each stage adding a new stone to the edifice. This organic growth means that the project is firmly anchored in its environment. A patient, assertive development, faithful to the spirit of the place and to the people who bring it to life.
La Mutante Manoir De Trorozec Lannion Marche Des Producteurs
Cultural and complementary itineraries
Émilie’s background is in live performance and film. A costume designer and director, she has worked with a number of companies while developing her own film projects. Her vision has been forged in the interstices between town and country, between popular culture and contemporary creation. It’s a sensibility that is reflected in the programming of La Mutante.
Jacques, who also comes from the world of theatre, trained as an entrepreneur in the social economy. He manages the administration, the works, the logistics… and also runs the bar when the venue is open.
It’s a clear division, but one that’s always informed by discussions and shared choices.
Both share the same conviction: a cultural venue must above all be open. The term “third-location” appeals to them, because of its plural nature, combining housing, economic activity and social space. But here, they prefer to talk about a “guinguette”.
Three activities
the same spiritWednesday organic market
Every Wednesday from 4.30pm, all year round, the manor comes alive with a small market. It’s an initiative that began with a group of market-gardener friends and has now become a regular fixture. We move forward together, horizontally. In winter, La Mutante also acts as a relay for certain producers who can’t travel, with a small country grocery and tea room.
The products come from the Trégor region, within a twenty-minute radius. Organic, local, and designed to feed the restaurant as well as the local residents. It’s a market on a human scale, where people take the time to talk to each other.
A place where you don’t always know exactly what’s going to happen, but you know that something will.
A dense, joyful and festive programme.
The musical line-up is first and foremost multi-faceted and varied: traditional music revisited, African and Oriental music, electro, dj sets, etc. The programme is skilfully built around the local and regional scene and visiting artists. “We work a lot with touring artists. This makes more economic sense for the artists and the venue, and is also more environmentally friendly. The guiding principle in the choice of music is always to offer danceable music with an emphasis on cross-fertilisation.
The venue also hosts DJs in residence, a concrete way of supporting young artists, giving them visibility and a space to experiment.
The shows are equally diverse: circus, theatre, stand-up, dance, queer cabarets, feminist shows, light and daring forms… Most of the offerings come from the local area: local creation is rich and inventive.
The garden becomes an open-air theatre, the indoor hall a refuge on rainy days.
The restaurant and bar
In the evenings, from April to October, you can dine in or come for a drink at the weekend. The chef, Nathan Carpentier, offers a simple, inspired menu with a strong Japanese influence. Trained by Japanese chef Eiichi Edakuni in Kyoto and Paris, he has retained his meticulous know-how and ideas. Everything is homemade, the vegetables come from the market, and the drinks at the bar are 100% organic and local. All coherent and assertive choices.
The restaurant and bar are the economic pillars of the place, but above all they are spaces for socialising: they create opportunities for people to meet and get together. You can come and eat without going to see a show, or vice versa.
Most of the events are free or recommended, and the prices are affordable. The idea is simple: that everyone can find a place to share moments together.
A place firmly rooted in Trégor
At Manoir de Trorozec, you can feel the wind in the trees, the gravel under your feet and the music mingling with your conversations. The park, with its redwoods, lime and chestnut trees, is a natural setting that’s still a little wild. A refuge on the edge of town.
Émilie and Jacques are particularly fond of the Beg Léguer beach, the Aiguillon quays, the banks of the Léguer, the Espace Saint Anne, the Carré Magique and L’Imagerie in Lannion, and the Café Théodore in Locquémeau. They speak of a region that is dynamic, curious, festive and cross-generational. Here, we dance together, we debate together, we build together. It’s a collective energy that reminds Jacques of his Spanish roots, and fuels their daily commitment.
Why La Mutante – Manoir de Trorozec?
The name La Mutante – Manoir de Trorozec was born of a balance between memory and movement. Émilie and Jacques were keen to preserve the historic identity of the manor, while ensuring that it was not exclusive. So they came up with an open-ended name that would reflect the cultural energy and diversity of the audience.
La Mutante comes from the idea of mutation. It evokes change, transformation, “a society in transition in the face of ecological and social challenges”. Feminine, playful and slightly offbeat, the name is a counterpoint to the word “manor”. It embodies a place that is alive, constantly evolving, anchored in its time as much as in its history.
Beg Hent Embouchure Du Leguer Lannion
The Chinese portrait of Emilie and Jacques
If you were an element? “Water for both of them
If you were a colour? “Red” for Emilie and “yellow” for Jacques
If you were a season? Spring” for Emilie and “summer” for Jacques
Cultivating the essential
What does “Cultivating the essential” mean to you?
For Émilie and Jacques, the essentials can be summed up in a few words: “exchanges, being together”. Creating the conditions for people to meet, stay and come back. A shared drink, a concert, a child running in the garden, a farmer talking about his work.
Ready to immerse yourself in La Mutante!
Want to experience the hustle and bustle of the Trégor region? Between Lannion and the Côte de Granit Rose, the Manoir de Trorozec has become the place to be.
Written with the help of generative artificial intelligence, this article has been re-read, adjusted and enriched by our editors to remain true to the spirit and values of the Pink Granite Coast.
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