Rothéneuf
![Havre de Rothéneuf seen from the Besnard island](/Images/godic/202502/08/Havre_de_Rothéneuf_vu_de_l'île_Besnard14553.jpg")
![Panorama of the Havre de Rothéneuf seen from the Besnard island (Rothéneuf village is on the right)](/Images/godic/202502/08/Panorama_havre_rotheneuf4553.jpg")
Rothéneuf is a village in the north west of France, situated north-east from Saint-Malo, about five kilometres alongside the coast. Administratively, it is part of the commune of Saint-Malo, in the département of Ille-et-Vilaine.
The village is a seaside resort but is famous for its sculpted rocks, "rochers sculptés". Abbé Fouré (1839-1910), having suffered a stroke at the age of 30, which left him paralyzed on one side, retreated to a life as a hermit in the cliffs of Rothéneuf. He carved over 300 grotesque and bizarre faces and figures into the rock.