La Cotinière: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

La Cotinière features traditional architecture along the main road. Those who choose La Cotinière as a holiday destination want to rent a holiday apartment here.

Townscape and Culture

In the host municipality of Mouzeil, the Château de Cop Choux was built in 1780 by the Decroix family. It developed from a former lime production site and is surrounded by ponds and a protected forest.

The Parc de Sculptures Monumentales is the creation of artist Jean-Claude Lambert. His art gallery is privately owned and open to everyone every day from sunrise to sunset. Guided tours of the Parc de Sculptures Monumentales are available for groups upon request. Murals by the Nantes-based 100 Pression collective can be found on public buildings and schools. The east gable of the community centre also features a work by the artist SMOKA.

Landscape

In the host municipality of Mouzeil, the last foothills of the Ligné plateau form the watershed between the Hâvre and Erdre basins; almost the entire municipality lies within the Hâvre basin.

Trails

In the host municipality of Mouzeil, the Voie Verte follows a former railway line as part of a 47-kilometre route. It has a paved, stabilised surface, is signposted and secured, and is separated from motorised traffic. At kilometre 27, a sign points to the former coal mines of Mouzeil.

Wider Surroundings

The area around La Cotinière is home to the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Melleray, a monastery, as well as the Arcades du Mesnil and the Arcades du Gué de la Roche, each a natural arch.

The wider regional surroundings of La Cotinière include the Château de Clermont-sur-Loire, a château, the Abbaye de Sainte-Radegonde, a historic site, Île d'Arouix and Île la Chenaie, each an island, as well as Parc du grand blottereau, a park.

Other places: Sainte-Reine-De-Bretagne, Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins, Anetz, Erbray, Saint-Colomban, Quilly, Issé, Petit-Auverné

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