Moissannes: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Nature
Moissannes is located in a landscape on the Limousin Plateau with granite-rich subsoil. The landscape around Moissannes alternates between forests and meadows; conifers predominate in the east, while deciduous trees are more common in the west and alternate with pastures.
The impermeable granite soil contributes to marshy ground and scattered ponds around Moissannes.
Culture
The parish church of Saint-Maurice in Moissannes was built in the last quarter of the 12th century; a chapel was added to its south side in the last quarter of the 15th century.
It has a flat-ended choir, an original pointed-arch vault and a two-bay rib-vaulted chapel added to the southeast.
In the wider regional area around Moissannes is the Artothèque régionale du Limousin, a museum that is now closed.
In the wider regional area around Moissannes is the FRAC-Artothèque Nouvelle-Aquitaine museum.
In the wider regional area around Moissannes is the historic site of Abbaye Notre-Dame du Palais.
In the wider regional area around Moissannes is Abbaye de Solignac monastery.
Vassivière Island is located in the wider regional area around Moissannes.
Mont Gargan is located in the wider regional area around Moissannes.
Renting a holiday apartment in Moissannes is a specific wish when planning a trip around Saint-Maurice and the Circuit des Puys.
Paths and Routes
The GR 89, Chemin de Montaigne, passes through Moissannes; its route has been approved by the Fédération Française de Randonnée.
Within Moissannes, the GR 89 initially follows the path opposite the washhouse and then continues along the Chemin des Bounicauds towards Petit Luzat.
The Circuit des Puys is a 14 km route with a duration of approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes, yellow waymarking, a moderate difficulty level and 250 metres of ascent.
The Circuit des Puys is primarily intended for hiking and is also open to mountain bikes and horse-riding excursions, in each case at the users’ own risk.
The Circuit des Puys offers numerous viewpoints over Haute-Vienne and Creuse, as well as paths lined with dry-stone walls.
It starts at the car park by the football stadium at the entrance to Moissannes, on the RD941 side.
To the higher-level travel overview: Haute-Vienne.
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