In Précigné, Prés de la Conraie is designated as a Sensitive Natural Area (ENS – site tremplin).
Renting a holiday apartment in Précigné can be part of your personal travel planning.
Nature
Prés de la Conraie encompasses alluvial hay meadows along the Sarthe. The protected natural heritage of Prés de la Conraie includes Gratiole officinale, Inule d’Angleterre, Renoncule à feuilles d’Ophioglosse and Stellaire des marais.
Trails
The Tour de Saint-Ménelé is a French walking and hiking trail (PR) in Précigné. A variant of the Tour de Saint-Ménelé shortens the route to 13.8 km by omitting the loop from La Bodinière.
The Chapelle Saint-Ménelé is a point of interest on the Tour de Saint-Ménelé. The chapel is named after Ménelé, a child from Précigné who was beatified for the evangelization of Auvergne. The private Château du Bois-Dauphin can be seen on the Tour de Saint-Ménelé.
Culture and History
The Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste at the Château de Bois-Dauphin, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, was built in 1499.
The Manoir de Sourches is a medieval complex dating from the 13th to the 15th century, surrounded by its gardens. The Manoir de Sourches had already been built on an enclosed feudal motte by 1403. Five gardens can be discovered at the Manoir de Sourches: a medieval garden, a formal garden, a rose garden and two secret gardens.
Other places: Notre-Dame-Du-Pé, Rouessé-Vassé, Mamers, Marolles Les Braults, Cormes, Mézeray, Montbizot, Sargé-lès-le-Mans.
