Bouguenais: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

La Roche-Ballue was a former quarry that was converted into a local recreation area.

Those choosing Bouguenais as a travel destination may want to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The Piano'cktail in Bouguenais presents theatre, puppet theatre, music, dance, circus arts, performances for young audiences and conference debates. In Bouguenais, Le Nouveau Pavillon places a cultural creation shaped by European traditional music at the centre of its programme in the Nantes metropolitan area and beyond.

Nature

Port-Lavigne is freely accessible. La Roche-Ballue has a viewpoint trail overlooking the site, an ornithological observation centre and a swimming area.

The Ville-au-Denis nature site covers 14 hectares, with oak groves, majestic sequoias and a pond. The pond at the Ville-au-Denis nature site is used for sustainable fishing under an agreement with the town of Bouguenais. Île Mindine comprises floodable wet meadows and reed beds.

Trails

The “Autour de la Roche Ballue” circular trail in Bouguenais is 10.7 kilometres long. It passes through wet meadows, sandy embankments, a floodable causeway and a former quarry.

The “Loire aval” section of the Étoile verte comprises three trails between Bouguenais and Le Pellerin for walks along the banks of the Loire. The “De Port Lavigne à la Pierre Blanche” trail is lined with the sculptures “The Settlers” by artist Sarah Sze as far as La Roche-Ballue.

History

Port-Lavigne developed into an active port in the 17th century, associated with the trade in goods from the Pays de Retz, particularly salt.

Other places

Touvois, Bourgneuf-En-Retz, Petit-Auverné, Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu, La Plaine-Sur-Mer, Sautron, Machecoul, Herbignac

For the overview of the wider destination: Loire-Atlantique.