Les Lèches: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Les Lèches is situated on the right bank of the Beauronne. Numerous washhouses are spread throughout the municipality.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Les Lèches can put the town on their list of destinations.

Culture and History

The ruins of Tresseroux are the remains of a Benedictine priory that was dependent on Ligueux Abbey. Tresseroux is also home to a preserved 12th-century chapel. The Church of Saint Laurent is a 19th-century neo-Gothic church with a bell-tower portal topped by a stone spire.

Hiking and Exploration

The Boucle de la Renardière walking loop is 7.3 kilometres long. The fountains along the Chemin des fontaines are equipped with geocaching boxes. Along the Boucle des Fontaines are washhouses and fountains that form part of the small heritage maintained by the Pays de Mussidan.

The 40-kilometre Baludik circular route «Les Héros de l’ombre» can be explored by bicycle or car. One of the route’s stops is in Les Lèches and uses interactive puzzles to convey regional stories about resistance and espionage.

Orientation

Les Lèches is situated on the D709 departmental road. The town’s picnic areas offer one table in the town centre near the washhouse and two tables at the chapel of Tresseroux.

Local Life

Burger Trotter serves burgers made with local products, including artisanally produced bread and butcher’s meat. The offering is rounded off with homemade French fries and desserts.

Other places: Barraux, Saint-Vincent-De-Cosse, Saint-Laurent-Des-Vignes, Saint-Léon-Sur-Vézère, Terrasson-Lavilledieu, Piégut-Pluviers, Mensignac, Les Graulges.

To the higher-level travel overview: Dordogne.