Discover La poiteviniere, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire

The historical core of St-Jouin, this district of Mauléon has developed since the 11th century.

Discover the richness of this Small City of Character at your own pace, with the discovery circuit and the heritage application. Walk through the two historic centres, from medieval alleyways to neoclassical houses, from religious buildings to parks and gardens.

La Corbelière, an oasis in the heart of the bocage. Come and discover the rural landscapes of this authentic site. Access : In Mauléon, take the D156 in the direction of Moulins until you reach the town hall car park at the entrance to the village. Departure : Car park of the town hall Distance : 2 km

From Nueil-Les-Aubiers, the Vélidéale, while awaiting the continuation of the voie verte to Maine-et-Loire, takes the characteristic green bocage path to Mauléon. At Saint Aubin de Baubigné, a short detour by bike takes you to Le Château de La Durbelière. Mauléon is a small town full of character, inviting you to take a rest, unless you feel like pedaling off to the Espace Naturel Sensible (ENS) La Corbelière de Moulins and discover the rural landscapes of this authentic site. - Nueil-Les-Aubiers: crossed by two rivers, the Scie (in the center) and the Argent (to the south) - Saint Aubin de Baubigné: Château de La Durbelière - La Corbelière de Moulins: Espace Naturel Sensible (ENS) and Terra Aventura - Mauléon: Petite Cité de Caractère, overlooking the Ouin valley, the château offers an exceptional panorama of the town and the bocage

Departure and return to the Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre church parking lot. Take a tour of the village and discover the church of Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, its heritage and the Sèvre Nantaise, before heading off into the bocage and its sunken lanes. You may even spot a flight of storks and, in spring, their nest, visible from the Boulevard de Maumusson. Things to see on this tour ? the Saint-Amand church ? lavoir de la Lande ? 16th-century bridge over the river Sèvre notre-Dame des champs statue père Montfort Cross la Guierche the hedged farmland the sunken lanes ? The Cross in memory of the Vendée wars ? The statue of Notre-Dame de Charrefait Blue signposting, circuit n°4: Le Bourg - Charrefait

Departure and return to the Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre church parking lot. Take a tour of the village and discover the church of Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre, its heritage and the Sèvre Nantaise, before heading off into the bocage and its sunken lanes. You may even spot a flight of storks and, in spring, their nest, visible from the Boulevard de Maumusson. Things to see on this tour ? the Saint-Amand church ? lavoir de la Lande ? 16th-century bridge over the river Sèvre notre-Dame des champs statue père Montfort Cross la Guierche the hedged farmland the sunken lanes ? The Cross in memory of the Vendée wars ? The statue of Notre-Dame de Charrefait Blue signposting, circuit n°5: Le Bourg-Bleure Rambault-Charrefait

Departure and return to the parking lot at the entrance to Chemin La Courtinière in Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre. Take this route through the bocage countryside, and at the end of the paths you'll see 3 villages of Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre. What to see on this tour ? The bocage ? Shady paths Blue signposting, circuit n°6: La Poitière

Departure and return to the Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre church parking lot. Take a tour of the village and discover the Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre church, its heritage and the Sèvre Nantaise river, before heading off into the bocage and its sunken lanes. Things to see on this tour ? the Saint-Amand church ? lavoir de la Lande ? 16th-century bridge over the river Sèvre notre-Dame des champs statue père Montfort Cross la Guierche the hedged farmland the sunken lanes Blue signposting, circuit n°3.

Walk around the Deux-Sèvres Tramway A 1.6 km walk allows everyone, tourists and inhabitants alike, to relive the Tramway des Deux-Sèvres (TDS) in its preserved space through an exhibition of 16 large paintings in the open air. This research work of the 3A thus exposed makes relive this industrial parenthesis which functioned from 1898 to 1939. The line linked Bressuire to Montreuil-Bellay, 62 km apart, passing through many towns including the Argenton station. Other panels (15) around the cemetery show the local life from old postcards unpublished. Tramway line built between 1892 and 1898. 62 km long, it linked Bressuire to Montreuil Bellay with its station in Argenton-Château ... The TDS went through Argentonnay, passing through La Coudre, Le Breuil-sous-Argenton and Ulcot.

Discover Argenton, in the footsteps of Uncle George... A land of daring and adventure, the Argenton Valley abounds in magical places that bear witness to a rich and complex history. By following step by step the clues scattered throughout the town, discover the life of Uncle Georges, an emblematic character of the commune of Argenton les Vallées and let yourself be told the story of a man and a town of character... Discovery booklet available at the Tourist Office of Bressuire et Mauléon, and at the Maison des services in Argenton les Vallées.

The hotel can accommodate 64 people in 29 rooms. The rooms are bright, pleasant and well laid out. Two of them are equipped for people with mobility problems or physical conditions. The Logis d'Elbée is also ideal for receptions, company seminars or family reunions, as the hotel can provide dedicated areas.

The English troupe Diva Opera, renowned for its high-quality shows, returns to the Loge with a new opera. This time it's Giacomo Puccini who takes centre stage with La Bohème. This adaptation of scenes from bohemian life by Henry Murger (1851) tells the story of the impossible love of Mimi and Rodolfo in the Paris of carefree student and artistic youth at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Running time: 3 hours Numbered seats Bar on site A+ rate ○ Subscriber €31 ○ Full €35 Reduced €32 ○ Very Reduced €30 Musical Director: Bryan Evans Conductor: Cameron Menzies With : Susana Gaspar, Robyn Lyn Evans or Jung Soo Yun, Adam Gilbert or Håkan Vramsmo, Carly Owen, Euros Campbell, Lukasz Karauda, Martin Lamb, Stephen Anthony Brownb Stage Manager: Daniel Miller Technical Director: James Lye Costume designers: Charlotte Hillier, Jane Stoner, Joanne Berry Italian coach: Fiona Murray Production: Diva Opera

Show / tasting As night falls, we're invited to take a helmeted stroll, followed by a documentary and poetic show about wine and the women who weave the fabric from which it is made. 6 musicians and actors plunge us into the heart of a natural setting for a vintage encounter. An evening combining text, music, Super 8 film extracts, embroidery and wine tasting. 8pm: Aperitif with a glass of farm produce Booking essential: €15 per person

The talented choreographer Mourad Merzouki unveils Phénix, a light-hearted, singular piece that brings together disciplines that have everything in common: hip-hop dance and baroque music. The viola da gamba, a string instrument The viola da gamba, a stringed instrument very much in vogue in the 17th century, is combined with electro music to provide a delightful accompaniment to the dancers' movements. A creation sublimated by the virtuosity and alchemy of the performers!

A chase in search of true love In order to test the sincerity of Dorante, who is destined for her without ever having met him, Silvia swaps clothes with her maid Lisette. What she doesn't know is that her suitor is using the same stratagem with his valet Harlequin... A group of enthusiastic young performers take Marivaux's play (1730) and catapult it into a spirited, undisciplined contemporary version. The staging is modern for a punchy, luminous comedy.

Cie Tadour - Itinéraires de vies Four young circus artists subtly reveal themselves through their bodies their bodies and movements to tell us about their origins and their backgrounds. Using a mobile structure that symbolises the quest for freedom symbolising the quest for freedom, they invite us to travel down memory lane, discover their and share their amazement at arriving in France. Ages 6 and up

We're Charly and Jérôme, organic market gardeners, perhaps soon to be joined by Émilien... With our friendly, committed team, we grow 2.2 hectares of vegetables and 1 hectare of buckwheat at Saint-Quentin-en-Mauges, in Maine-et-Loire (49). Our produce is sold direct and through local short distribution channels. Since 2016, we've been working passionately to bring you fresh, tasty food so you can eat well all year round! As the seasons change, we offer you a variety of flavours, textures and colours. We are committed to caring for the plants, the soil and the people who grow them. who grow them. Direct sales times : Saint-Quentin-en-Mauges market Friday from 2.45pm to 6.30pm Opposite the Écocyclerie des Mauges, in the Bossier cheese dairy 3 rue des métiers Saint-Quentin-en-Mauges 49110 Montrevault-sur-Evre Online sales (drive type) : Collection points: Saint-Quentin-en-Mauges, Botz-en-Mauges, Chaudron-en-Mauges Details of pick-up points and times are available here : liens.kuupanda.com/aujardindecharly Weekly vegetable basket subscriptions: www.aujardindecharly.fr/panier/ Restaurants that cook our vegetables: www.aujardindecharly.fr/où-nous-trouver/restaurants/

As a place for meeting and mixing, the library must also be a simple place where people are welcomed in a friendly atmosphere and where they can get good advice. The whole team is involved in each place and provides quality entertainment. Come and visit them and share with them a good moment of reading and discovery.

Organic farming on a 12 ha farm including 5 ha of market gardening and 1500 m² of greenhouses. Products: Various organic vegetables in season Places of sale : At the farm, Thursday from 6 to 7 pm, "Proxi" store in Mauléon, Biocoop Bressuire and Cholet, "Mangeons Bio ensemble" producers' store at Fruits de Clazay.

Born from the whims of the relief and the fervour of an Abbot, it makes its appearance at the bend in the path that climbs to the Chapelle Largeau. Like a guide or a lighthouse, soothing by its serene presence, and so eternal: the Chapel of Saint Joseph stands at the top of the Ouin Valley. The traveller may be astonished, moved or meditate in front of this majesty. It proudly dominates this valley, at the bottom of which, the river Ouin, runs alongside, meanders and separates, sometimes the Maine et Loire, the Vendée or the Deux Sèvres. At the height of the trilogy, the parish itself was, over the centuries, under the dependence of three dioceses: Maillezais, La Rochelle and Poitiers! »

Looking for some fresh air? Escape to the Espace Naturel la Corbelière in Moulins and fill up on greenery! This 2 km trail, on a preserved site, is at the heart of a vast bocage landscape, cradle of springs where meadows, ponds, hedges and small streams mingle. This site has been awarded the "Espace Naturel Sensitive" label. With the family: a moment of complicity guaranteed! On your own: a great opportunity to recharge your batteries! Thanks to the support of the Département des Deux-Sèvres, JDO Paysages (Terves) has installed two attractive and fun footbridges. They're sure to delight young and old alike! An educational panel talks about "mollins". What are they? To find out, scan the QR code on the panel and listen to what the locals have to say. The site is also home to several geocaches, an orienteering course and a Tèrra Aventura course called "La Corbelière des z?ombres"

As a place for meeting and mixing, the library must also be a simple place where people are welcomed in a friendly atmosphere and where they can get good advice. The whole team is involved in each place and provides quality entertainment. Come and visit them and share with them a good moment of reading and discovery.

As a place for meeting and mixing, the library must also be a simple place where people are welcomed in a friendly atmosphere and where they can get good advice. The whole team is involved in each place and provides quality entertainment. Come and visit them and share with them a good moment of reading and discovery.

Products: fresh goat cheese, fluffy, gray, off-dry, log, herbs, pepper. Hectares: 2ha. Places of sale: Farm from 15h to 18h (order), weekly markets in Mortagne sur Sevre Tuesday from Vihiers Wednesday, Mauleon Friday and Saturday Cholet.

Products: vegetables and seasonal fruit production field and 700 m² under cover, partnership with other local producers. Usage: 1 ha devoted to gardening Place of Sale: At the farm Monday from 17:30 to 18:30 (on order) on Wednesday from 10:30 to 12:30 Thursday 16:30 to 19h Friday from 10:30 to 12:30 and 16:30 to 18:30 on Friday , filing basket in Dropbox shop and grocery store Champigneule in La Chapelle-Largeau.

This site comprises blocks of white quartz recognised in 1909 as a Monument and Site of Natural Interest. The site of the Pyrôme rocks used to be inhabited by goblins. According to legend, every year at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, one of the huge blocks of rock would rise up and the goblins would appear offering their treasure, hidden there, to anyone who would agree to give up their place in Paradise. Today it offers an interesting panoramic view spreading beyond Moulins and the Ouin valley toward the Cholet area. A path join the Corbelière Site, "Espace naturel sensible").

Built in the 17th century, it was rebuilt in the 19th century on the site of an old 12th century building, a Romanesque church. What remains today of this old church is the reconstructed Romanesque porch installed at the entrance to the presbytery Regarding this building now, it was in the 17th century that the monks decided to build a new church. Work began in 1681 and took 15 years. The church was burnt down during the Vendée War, like the rest of the town. The original doors visible inside the church keep traces of break-ins committed during the inventories carried out by force in 1906 when the church and the state were separated.

At the heart of the Nantes, Angers and Cholet triangle, Le Pict' welcomes you every day of the week (weekends by prior arrangement). The restaurant is set in a tranquil and friendly setting, right next to the Fontaine lake, the lungs of the village of La Poitevinière.

All dishes are prepared by the chef and his team thanks to the experience and expertise of two cooks. The à la carte formula allows you to tailor your menu to suit your needs, preferences and budget. If you have any special requests, please don't hesitate to let us know. The restaurant has a games room, ideal for families with children. Very popular during meals, it also has a dedicated area for infants. After your meal, set off to discover this small town in the Mauges region, with its rich historical past (the Vendée Wars).

Laëtitia, François and their team have been welcoming you since 2013. The restaurant, located on the road between Beaupréau and Jallais, boasts a superb terrace with a magnificent view over the River Evre. Make the most of the sunny or shady setting. Our restaurant is an old mill that has been completely renovated and refurbished. A veranda is available for indoor dining with a panoramic view of the outside. Our large dining room seats around 100 and is ideal for large groups. We offer a delicious and generous range of speciality dishes. After a good time with us, extend the pleasure with a game of mini-golf. For those who like to dance, our neighbour "Le Cara Club" is open on Friday and Saturday evenings, and your place will be offered to you after your meal. Our cuisine is simple and generous, using fresh local produce as often as possible. Our speciality... Pan-fried dishes, served generously in a cast-iron dish with a choice of side dishes. Beef, chicken, seafood and local produce, the kitchen regularly offers new flavours. The rest of the menu offers a wide choice of products. All our products are home-made and freshly prepared. Working with local producers is an ongoing commitment. That's why we're constantly looking for partnerships with new producers. At present, fruit, vegetables, organic goat's cheese, eggs, honey, beer, bakery and pastries are all local products. From Tuesday to Friday, our entire menu is available, as well as suggestions depending on the moment. From Saturday to Sunday, the menu is always available and we offer a unique menu. The weekend menu changes every month.

Our homemade pizzas are made with quality products, fresh dough kneaded daily on the premises and topped with a mixture of mozzarella, Emmental cheese and melted Emmental cheese (except for the sweet ones).

Come and discover the homemade dishes concocted by our chef. The menu changes with the seasons. We also offer a wide range of catering services.

Traditional brasserie-style restaurant. If the weather is fine, sit out on the shady terrace and enjoy a meal made with fresh produce.

In a setting of warm, original architecture, push open the door of the restaurant Le Logis d'Elbée and come and taste the dishes concocted by the chef using local produce. For a more intimate meal, choose the private rooms. After your meal, take a stroll along the footpaths and enter the grounds of Château de Beaupréau (32 hectares of wild and managed nature).

Lionel and Virginie, the owners, welcome you to their brasserie-restaurant in Beaupréau. On the menu or à la carte, dishes are prepared using local produce. Groups are welcome, but please book in advance. As soon as the weather is fine, the terrace behind the restaurant will be back in use.

Located in the Super U shopping centre on the outskirts of the town, Le Planty brasserie invites you to enjoy a gourmet lunch. After your meal, set off to discover Beaupréau, a district of Beaupréau-en-Mauges.

Located in the heart of the town and close to the La Fontaine lake, the site is ideal for motorhome owners looking for peace, relaxation and leisure. Walking, fishing and picnicking are all on offer in this verdant natural setting! Services available : - toilets - grey and black water drainage - water supply - electricity Take advantage of your stay to discover the "Le Gué" hiking trail (8.3 km). Please note that the Poitevinière campervan site will be closed from 13/07 to 15/07 inclusive as part of an annual local event on 14/07.

Le Petit Pin is a gîte for 8 people. It has 4 tastefully decorated bedrooms. Enjoy spacious, light-filled living areas thanks to large bay windows: the dining room for your meals and the lounge with sofas. For outdoor dining, the terrace is accessible from the living rooms. Located in the centre of Le Pin-en-Mauges, shops and amenities are within easy reach.

In the peace and quiet of the countryside, yet not far from the market town of La Poitevinière and the town of Beaupréau, stay in the Relais des Deux Croix gîte and enjoy the large enclosed garden, which also has a petanque pitch. The indoor swimming pool, heated all year round, will be a real bonus for your holidays and weekends with family or friends! The gîte is located close to the "le Gué" hiking trail (8.3 km).

Discover this perfect place for families or friends looking for an unusual holiday, close to nature with all the necessary comforts. Farmers for four generations, Charlyne and Florent have taken over the family farm and now have a lovely herd of Salers cows. Surrounded by a host of animals (cows, goats, rabbits, etc.), you'll be in constant contact with nature for a totally unplugged holiday. Every morning, Charlyne will invite you to join her in feeding the animals and taking part in farm life. For those with a sweet tooth, there's a farm shop on site, where you can discover delicious local produce. The farm has a pond where you can fish. If you don't have your own tackle, you can hire some on site. Children's games and a seesaw are available on site. Unusual, ultra-comfortable lodges: Surrounded by a stream in which you can cool off, you'll discover 5 lodges for 6 people. All the accommodation is authentically decorated and fully equipped. In these lodges, made of thick canvas and solid wood, you'll find : A living room, with its beautiful wood-burning stove as the main feature for warming up and cooking. There's also a sofa and a large wooden dining table. Everything you need for cooking and washing up is provided (cutlery, kitchen utensils, refrigerated larder, etc.). -3 sleeping areas: one with a 160cm double bed, another with a bunk bed and the last with a 140cm cabin bed, ideal for a real adventurer. Forget the overcrowding and discomfort, the quality of the beds, pillows and duvets is a serious invitation to laziness. -Real flush toilets. -A private shower with hot water. -An outdoor area with a large terrace to enjoy the superb view and a barbecue. With no electricity, you'll spend your evenings around a good meal by the light of candles and oil lamps. A trip back in time, exciting for children and adults alike!

With its views over the countryside and forest, its beautiful wooden frame, its exposed stone walls, its stove, its hanging net, its large fully-equipped kitchen, its relaxing lounge and its four bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, this charming dwelling will make you feel right at home... A large terrace with barbecue and deckchairs awaits you for convivial meals! You'll also enjoy a covered swimming pool, as well as a large outdoor area with greenery, a terrace and a petanque pitch, for a great time! With the River Evre nearby and numerous hiking trails in the area, you'll be able to take full advantage of the charms of the countryside in the heart of the Mauges. For hikers, the house is ideally situated on the Au fil de l'Evre footpath, so you'll be able to recharge your batteries along the way! Riders, take advantage of the stables, and especially the large meadows to accommodate your horses during a ride! (contact the owner for more information)