Bellou-En-Houlme: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Bellou-en-Houlme combines nature, culture and agricultural insights.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Bellou-en-Houlme can specifically choose this place as a travel destination.

Nature

Circular Route No. 15, “Les crêtes”, starts in Bellou-en-Houlme and is listed as being 14 km long, with a duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes. The Domaine de Dieufit can be seen from the “Les crêtes” circular route.

Route 14, “Le Breuil”, starts at the church next to the town hall in Bellou-en-Houlme and is listed as being 18 km long, with a duration of 4 hours and 30 minutes.

The Sentier du Breuil in the Marais du Grand Hazé is 4 km long (there and back) and open year-round. The Marais du Grand Hazé is the most important bird breeding area in the Orne département; 170 bird species have been recorded there.

At “Aux 3 étangs”, trout fishing is possible in a 12-hectare facility, where trout are regularly released.

Culture

The Château de Dieufit was built in 1862 as a model farm based on the principles of industrial organisation applied to agriculture. The estate still features the gatekeeper’s and gardener’s houses, the buildings containing the pigsty and stables, a former coach house, and a central livestock watering trough. The Château de Dieufit is partly listed as a historic monument.

The Médiathèque de Bellou-en-Houlme is open to everyone; documents can be viewed and borrowed there free of charge. The Médiathèque regularly hosts conferences, exhibitions, readings and meetings.

Agriculture and Tasting

The Ferme du Breuil offers tours of the farm and hay dryer, tastings, and two-hour guided group tours.

Further destinations: La Genevraie, Goulet, Juvigny-Sous-Andaine, La Forêt-Auvray, Marcei, Berd'huis, Médavy, Torchamp.

For the higher-level travel overview: Orne.