One minute in the golfe du Morbihan - E9 - Ténor Tower, Boed Island

Standing proudly at the southern end of the island of Boëde, the Ténéro tower, also called the “square tower”, is an essential element of the Sinagot landscape. Its exact origin remains subject to debate. Some see it as a former customs post dedicated to monitoring salt smuggling, while others put forward the idea of ​​a simple oyster farm keeper's cabin.

Despite the existence of a customs barracks on Boëde, old maps do not allow us to precisely locate the tower. The only certainty lies in its construction in 1899 by Mathurin Sevin, who took over the oyster concession from Jean-Louis Grégam on the island. The tower, originally a simple cabin, then served as a monitoring point for the oyster beds until 1985, when it was abandoned.

In 2003, the Ténéro association was created and, in 2007, obtained the concession for the tower for a period of 15 years. What followed was 10 years of restoration work carried out by a dedicated team of volunteers, professionals and students, who brought this forgotten sentinel of the Sinagot coastline back to life.

Today, the Ténéro tower stands proudly again, a symbol of the region's oyster farming history and local heritage. Its emblematic silhouette continues to watch over the waves, like an immutable beacon of the Sinagot landscape.