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Circuit VTT N°11 - "Circuit de la Seugne"
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Circuit VTT N°11 - "Circuit de la Seugne" -
Circuit VTT N°11 - "Circuit de la Seugne" -
Circuit VTT N°11 - "Circuit de la Seugne" -
Circuit VTT N°11 - "Circuit de la Seugne"
A green-rated family circuit par excellence to set off between the woods and the Seugne valley. This winding river with its clear waters is considered to be the jewel of the Charente-Maritime. A stopover in the picturesque hamlet of St-Paul is a must.
Category
Sport - Cycling sports
Itinerary
Type : BOUCLE, BALISE - distance : 17 Km
Détails : denivellationPositive : 44, denivellationNegative : 44, denivellation : 44
Possible support
Guide ou animateur : 1
pour Cycle sports, Hiking / cycling, Electric-assisted mountain bike
More details
Interest of the circuit :
The craft and rural museum of Clion created in 1974 by the association "Les Amis du Temps Passé" is located in the old presbytery whose buildings present immersive decorations arranged with great care. You will be immersed in the atmosphere of the past (late 19th and early 20th centuries) and you will become familiar with its daily life through seven themed rooms: the craft industry, agriculture, the bistro, the cellar, the common room, the classroom and the forge. More than 2,000 tools are on display. The most imposing of these tools are displayed in the 300m2 of lean-to buildings built in early 2008.
The Romanesque church of Saint-André de Clion was modified in the 15th and 16th centuries. A Renaissance-style façade replaces the original one. It contains two mutilated statues of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew as well as Christ and the Evangelists. The square bell tower, built in the 12th century on an earlier stump, is decorated on each side with two colonnaded windows and is covered with a pyramidal slate roof. It contains a bell weighing approximately 500kg. The semi-circular apse is divided into five parts by columns. The windows in the apse and on the south side are Romanesque, those on the south side are Romanesque, those on the north side are ogival. A second nave, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and a sacristy were added to the north side of the building (bell tower and apse C.I.M.H. 1909, remains I.S.M.H. 2000).
Also to be seen in the village of Clion, a charming wash-house on the banks of the Seugne, restored in 2002 by the international work camps of the "Solidarité Jeunesse" association of Montendre.
Between Clion and St-Germain-de-Lusignan, stroll around the Chapelle St-Paul (private), a remarkable site at the foot of which flows the St-Fort spring, known throughout the region. This Templar chapel, made of ashlar and rubble, was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and was renovated in 1706. The will of Louis de La Rochandry, "squire, lord of Croyignac, Clyon and Saint Antoine", was written on 14 July 1587 in this chapel. Acquired in 1949 by Mr and Mrs Frédéric, it has been restored and the site is now maintained. Two rock-cut burials have been found here. A skeleton is exposed in the chapel.
Below, the water of the St-Fort spring comes directly out of the rock, then is contained in a stone basin which was once used as a washhouse and finally flows towards the Seugne via a small pond. In the rock, not far from the spring, you can also admire an old bread oven.
The castle of St-Germain-de-Lusignan dates from the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries. This vast and simple building has now been transformed into the town hall. It retains its large moulded openings and its numerous gargoyles. The main building, formerly covered with slates, was crowned in the 19th century with fanciful battlements.
The Garreau windmill:
In the past, this type of mill was legion in the commune of St-Georges - Antignac. There were 11 of them, standing on their mound and animating the landscape with the slightest breath of wind. Their round construction was made of rubble stone for the oldest ones, and ashlar for the others. The mills had a conical rotating roof covered with about 6000 chestnut shingles. Their mechanism was similar to that of a clock. These mills had their heyday in the 19th century; previously they were subject to the right of banality and belonged to the nearest lord. This mill was restored in the 1980s. The roof, the wings, the winch, the spinning wheel, the tree, the furniture and the staircase were restored. The date "1757" and some inscriptions are engraved on the mill.
Another possible departure point is the car park of the multi-purpose hall in St-Germain-de-Lusignan, next to the bridge.
The craft and rural museum of Clion created in 1974 by the association "Les Amis du Temps Passé" is located in the old presbytery whose buildings present immersive decorations arranged with great care. You will be immersed in the atmosphere of the past (late 19th and early 20th centuries) and you will become familiar with its daily life through seven themed rooms: the craft industry, agriculture, the bistro, the cellar, the common room, the classroom and the forge. More than 2,000 tools are on display. The most imposing of these tools are displayed in the 300m2 of lean-to buildings built in early 2008.
The Romanesque church of Saint-André de Clion was modified in the 15th and 16th centuries. A Renaissance-style façade replaces the original one. It contains two mutilated statues of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew as well as Christ and the Evangelists. The square bell tower, built in the 12th century on an earlier stump, is decorated on each side with two colonnaded windows and is covered with a pyramidal slate roof. It contains a bell weighing approximately 500kg. The semi-circular apse is divided into five parts by columns. The windows in the apse and on the south side are Romanesque, those on the south side are Romanesque, those on the north side are ogival. A second nave, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and a sacristy were added to the north side of the building (bell tower and apse C.I.M.H. 1909, remains I.S.M.H. 2000).
Also to be seen in the village of Clion, a charming wash-house on the banks of the Seugne, restored in 2002 by the international work camps of the "Solidarité Jeunesse" association of Montendre.
Between Clion and St-Germain-de-Lusignan, stroll around the Chapelle St-Paul (private), a remarkable site at the foot of which flows the St-Fort spring, known throughout the region. This Templar chapel, made of ashlar and rubble, was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and was renovated in 1706. The will of Louis de La Rochandry, "squire, lord of Croyignac, Clyon and Saint Antoine", was written on 14 July 1587 in this chapel. Acquired in 1949 by Mr and Mrs Frédéric, it has been restored and the site is now maintained. Two rock-cut burials have been found here. A skeleton is exposed in the chapel.
Below, the water of the St-Fort spring comes directly out of the rock, then is contained in a stone basin which was once used as a washhouse and finally flows towards the Seugne via a small pond. In the rock, not far from the spring, you can also admire an old bread oven.
The castle of St-Germain-de-Lusignan dates from the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries. This vast and simple building has now been transformed into the town hall. It retains its large moulded openings and its numerous gargoyles. The main building, formerly covered with slates, was crowned in the 19th century with fanciful battlements.
The Garreau windmill:
In the past, this type of mill was legion in the commune of St-Georges - Antignac. There were 11 of them, standing on their mound and animating the landscape with the slightest breath of wind. Their round construction was made of rubble stone for the oldest ones, and ashlar for the others. The mills had a conical rotating roof covered with about 6000 chestnut shingles. Their mechanism was similar to that of a clock. These mills had their heyday in the 19th century; previously they were subject to the right of banality and belonged to the nearest lord. This mill was restored in the 1980s. The roof, the wings, the winch, the spinning wheel, the tree, the furniture and the staircase were restored. The date "1757" and some inscriptions are engraved on the mill.
Another possible departure point is the car park of the multi-purpose hall in St-Germain-de-Lusignan, next to the bridge.
Opening times
All year round.
Special welcome
| Mountain bikers |
Services
Pets welcome
Equipment
Car park
Free car park
Public WC
