Balledent: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Couze Valley below Balledent is a registered protected landscape that stretches across Balledent and Rancon. The protected landscape of the Couze Valley consists of small gorges that begin in Balledent and extend northwards to the village of Roumilhac. The Couze River runs through the municipality of Balledent.

Those who choose Balledent as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

The highest cliff in the Couze Valley is 40 to 50 metres high. It is located behind the former Couze factory and overlooks the river. Several footpaths near Balledent make it possible to discover the picturesque landscape of the surrounding area.

Culture

The reliquary of the Vraie Croix, also known as the reliquary of Saint Veronica, is a work made in Limousin during the third quarter of the 13th century and is located in the Church of Saint Étienne in Balledent. The same church houses a statue of Saint Étienne. It can be dated to the 15th or 16th century and was entered on 16 November 1976 as protected movable cultural heritage.

The main building of the former Couze factory dates from the 18th century. The factory initially housed a paper mill that already existed in 1686 and was later converted into a spinning mill. It is surrounded by stone walls that form terraces above the stream and the surrounding meadows. From Laprade, the former Couze factory can be reached via a path lined with large oak trees.

The Moulin de Balledent has preserved its waterwheel. Above the valley, the D103 offers a view of the former Moulin de Balledent and its waterwheel. Balledent's small heritage includes stone crosses, wells with paddle-wheel or crank mechanisms, fountains, and a washhouse with a well in the village centre.

Cycling

The C5 cycling circuit leading through Balledent and the Couze Valley is 53.2 kilometres long and rated as moderately difficult.

More local pages: Nouic, Oradour-sur-Glane, Peyrilhac, Saint-Sulpice-Les-Feuilles, Moissannes, Rochechouart, Saint-Léger-Magnazeix, Saint-Junien

To the higher-level travel overview: Haute-Vienne.