Corsept: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Loire estuary near Corsept encompasses diverse wetlands with drainage ditches, canals, marshes, and reed beds. The Circuit des marais leads through this landscape: the route is 10.7 km long; the stated walking time is 2 hours and 30 minutes, and the cycling time is 1 hour. The circular route passes through a marsh landscape crisscrossed by drainage ditches and reeds, which is home to numerous bird species.

Those considering Corsept as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Getting around

The Sentier « À la découverte de l’estuaire » connects Corsept with Saint-Brévin-les-Pins and runs along the banks of the Loire. Along this route, a short walk of around 15 minutes leads to the Observatoire des géants industriels. An information board also makes it possible to identify the various terminals on the north bank of the Loire estuary.

The Circuit de la Digue is a 16.8 km circular route for hiking and mountain biking and is accessible during the dry season. It starts in the centre of Corsept, leads to the picturesque little port of Maison Verte, and runs along the Loire dyke.

Culture

Corsept’s megalithic heritage includes the Pierre Bonde, Mégerie, and Cassis menhirs – the latter also known as Pierre Levée – as well as Pierre Blanche.

The church of Corsept combines Romanesque and Gothic styles. It is distinguished by a low, onion-shaped slate steeple in the form of a Latin cross.

The Manoir du Pasquiaud on the banks of the Loire in the Loire estuary, opposite Donges, was one of the residences of the landscape painter Charles Le Roux (1814–1895).

The Pêcherie municipale de Corsept offers traditional Carrelet fishing from a hut on stilts standing on a pontoon extending into the Loire estuary.

Other places: Vigneux-De-Bretagne, Plessé, Petit-Auverné, Saint-Molf, Brains, Orvault, Saint-Nicolas-De-Redon, La Chapelle Sur Erdre

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