Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Nature

The Boire du Bois de Plante is used for picnics and is classified as a sensitive natural area. Numerous birds nest there. The Parc de la Morinerie is located on former vegetable-growing land.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps can earmark the town as a destination when choosing their accommodation.

Activities

A route for cycling, rollerblading and walking has been created along the left bank of the Loire. The Sentier du bord de Loire is a moderately difficult 12.5-kilometre hiking trail with a stated duration of 3 hours and 50 minutes.

The Rottes are former paths that provided access to the former vegetable-growing plots. The municipality is gradually developing the Rottes further with urban walking paths. As part of the La Loire à Vélo route, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps can be reached by TGV.

Culture and history

The Pacific Chapelon 231 E 41 steam locomotive is a historic monument of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps and is classified as a protected object. It was built in 1937 by Fives-Lille. The restoration site of the Pacific Chapelon 231 E 41 can be visited free of charge on two weekends per month. The 38 A 16 tender is also a protected historic object.

The Centre Culturel in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps is an event venue as well as a theatre and cinema with 363 seats. The Centre Culturel includes a gallery for temporary exhibitions. The Le Passage gallery presents exhibitions on visual arts, fine arts, architecture and design. Admission to Le Passage is free; guided tours with commentary are available by reservation.

The Micro-Folie offers a digital museum, a virtual reality and computer room, and a reading corner. The Groupe scolaire Line-Porcher, the music school and the function hall bear the “Architecture contemporaine remarquable” label. The Line-Porcher complex includes association and exhibition spaces in a converted former boys’ school.

The Cité Paul-Langevin is considered an illustrative example of the history of post-war social housing and a component of the reconstruction of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps. Markets are held in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps four times a week.

Further destinations: Rigny-Ussé, Saint-Michel-Sur-Loire, Pernay, Tournon-Saint-Pierre, Charentilly, Descartes, Cravant-Les-Côteaux, Artannes-sur-Indre

To the higher-level travel overview: Indre-Et-Loire.