Bouchemaine: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Cycling and Hiking

A marked hiking trail crosses the Parc de la Piverdière.

The Loire à Vélo cycle route runs through Bouchemaine. Its total length is 900 kilometres and it connects Saint-Brevin-les-Pins with Cuffy near Nevers.

In Bouchemaine, the Loire à Vélo route is signposted in both directions and is described as suitable for families.

The circular route “Les Basses Vallées Angevines à la Confluence de la Loire et de la Maine” is 18.6 kilometres long; the stated walking time is 4 hours and 40 minutes.

For Bouchemaine on the Loire à Vélo route and at the confluence of the Maine and Loire rivers, travellers want to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture and History

Notre-Dame de Ruzebouc is located in a former salt storehouse. The Church of Saint-Symphorien preserves remains dating from the 11th century and forms the historic centre of Bouchemaine.

The Logis de l’Abbaye features a rare central avant-corps with a curved gable supported by two caryatids.

The ceramic artist Elodie Meirsman exhibits permanently at the Confluence gallery on Place Ruzebouc. La Pointe is home to numerous artists and craftspeople.

Nature and Landscape

The confluence of the Maine and Loire rivers provides a natural habitat for beavers and corncrakes. Bouchemaine is part of the classified landscape area “Site formed by the Confluence and the Anjou hillsides”.

The remarkable trees of La Pointe bear witness to the botanical history of Anjou, its geology, soils and climate, as well as to the expertise of collectors, nurserymen and gardeners.

A 7-hectare landscaped park invites visitors to stroll and offers views from four viewpoints over Angers and its buildings, the meadows of La Baumette, and the landscape of Anjou.

Water

The Club Nautique de Bouchemaine offers excursions on the rivers of Anjou.

La Batellerie de la Loire offers trips on the Loire from Bouchemaine in traditional boats.

Further destinations: Saint-Crespin-Sur-Moine, Daumeray, Les Rosiers-Sur-Loire, Blou, Saint-Sigismond, Meigné-Le-Vicomte, Saint-André-De-La-Marche, Brain-Sur-Allonnes

To the higher-level travel overview: Maine-Et-Loire.