Trogues is located on the right bank of the Vienne. The 132-kilometre-long GR 48 long-distance hiking trail runs through the village, following the Vienne from Limoges downstream to its confluence with the Loire at Candes.
When planning a stay in Trogues, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Hiking
There are two named circular hiking trails in Trogues. The Circuit de Boizé is an approximately 8-kilometre circular hiking trail with an average walking time of 2 hours. Les berges de la Vienne is also an approximately 8-kilometre circular hiking trail in Trogues; the average walking time is likewise 2 hours.
History and Architectural Heritage
Extensive limestone quarries were established along the Vienne at La Rolandière and also below the town centre to extract limestone for lime production. Lime kilns were built near the limestone quarries of Trogues.
Southeast of Trogues, near Pouzay, the remains of a secondary Gallo-Roman settlement were identified. A Gallo-Roman archaeological site was also identified in Lantigny.
Boizé is a former fief first documented in 1094 in the cartulary of Noyers Abbey. Boizé is privately owned and cannot be visited.
The Church of Saint-Romain in Trogues was rebuilt between 1879 and 1882 in the Neo-Gothic style, replacing an older 15th-century building. It contains older stained-glass windows signed by Julien Fournier, which were restored in the early 2000s.
Fishing
In the area around Trogues, there is a designated section for night carp fishing extending from the campsite in Pouzay to the Chemin de Trogues. On the Vienne near Trogues, there is a fishing stretch of more than 15 kilometres managed by the local association “La perche Troguaise”.
