Berneuil: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Berneuil German military cemetery is the final resting place of 8,342 people who died in the Second World War. A concrete cross eleven metres high stands on the central open space of the German military cemetery.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Berneuil can choose Berneuil as their destination.

Culture

The ancient Roman road near Berneuil is now known as the donkey trail. The Grotte de Logerie is one of the Palaeolithic sites in the municipality of Berneuil.

In the 12th century, the Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Berneuil had a simple floor plan in the form of a Latin cross, with a single nave, a transept and a deep choir ending in a semicircular apse. In the 15th century, the church lost the southern arm of the transept; the former crossing was reinforced and narrowed by Gothic arches.

The Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Berneuil is open daily all year round. Admission is free, and individual and group visits are possible independently at any time.

A fortified village once stood on the Butte de Mourez in the municipality of Berneuil, protected by an enclosing ditch.

The Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, a church, is located in the vicinity of Berneuil. In the wider region around Berneuil are the Abbaye de la Frenade, a ruin, the Château Royal de Cognac, a château, and Novioregum, an ancient site. Also located there are Barzan-Plage, a beach, Plage des Nonnes, also a beach, and Parc François-Ier, a park.

Cycling

The Frettes de Berneuil cycling route is signposted in both directions with wooden posts. It offers open panoramic views over the Charente and Seugne valleys and passes fields, meadows, forests and numerous vineyards on well-sunlit slopes.

Other local pages: Sousmoulins, La Couarde-Sur-Mer, Medis, Saint-Fort-Sur-Gironde, Boscamnant, Saint-Martin-De-Ré, Lorignac, Chervettes

For the higher-level travel overview: Charente-Maritime.