Abbaretz: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Sentier de la Mine d’Abbaretz is an 8 km walking trail. It starts at the Salle Polyvalente d’Abbaretz.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Abbaretz can include the Sentier de la Mine d’Abbaretz in their travel plans.

Nature

Abbaretz Pleine Nature offers stand-up paddleboarding and canoeing. Land-based activities include archery, mountain biking, biathlon, laser shooting, Nordic walking and orienteering.

Abbaretz Pleine Nature is open to the public every day all year round and allows visitors to use the various trails independently. Swimming and fishing are prohibited there.

Culture and History

The present-day Saint-Pierre Church in Abbaretz was built from 1862 to 1866 in the original Gothic Revival style, with a double transept, an elaborately articulated apse and two subsidiary apses.

The former Forges de la Jahotière in Abbaretz are protected by a registration dating from 1986 and a classification dating from 1987. Both concern specific parts.

The Terril d’Abbaretz is 121 metres high and the highest point in the Loire-Atlantique département.

The Terril d’Abbaretz was formed from the spoil of the open-cast mine that operated in Abbaretz from 1952 to 1957.

At the Mine d’Abbaretz, information panels and orientation tables provide information about the history and ecosystem of the site.

The Musée Agri-Rétro has a unique collection of Huard machinery from Châteaubriant.

Geographical Setting

The area around Abbaretz is home to Abbaye Notre-Dame de Melleray and the natural arches Arcades du Gué de la Roche and Arcades du Mesnil.

In the wider regional area around Abbaretz are the historic site Camp de Choisel, the historic site Grand-Fougeray Tower and the Château de la Bretonnière.

More location pages: Campbon, Fay-de-Bretagne, Sainte-Pazanne, Le Cellier, Malville, Issé, Saint-Vincent-Des-Landes, Préfailles

To the higher-level travel overview: Loire-Atlantique.