La Ronde: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A special way to discover the Marais mouillé wetland is offered by the Embarcadère des écluses de Bazoin landing stage. It is located in the municipality of La Ronde. On excursions organised by the Embarcadère des écluses de Bazoin, visitors travel in traditional boats with nature guides, following in the footsteps of the wetland’s wildlife.

Those who choose La Ronde as a holiday destination may want to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature and water

The “Le Marais au Loup” hiking trail leads to the Bazoin locks. Around the landing stage, the “Carnet jeux enfants” offers a search for animal tracks and a sensory trail for older children.

Culture and history

Local highlights include the Anciennes halles. They were built in 1924 and housed La Ronde’s weekly village market until the end of the 1960s. Caillaude is a consolidated settlement embedded in the Boëre dike. The municipality describes it as practically unique in the Marais Poitevin.

The Church of Saint-Pierre in La Ronde has been mentioned since the late 11th century as a possession and dependent institution of Maillezais Abbey. The present-day Church of Saint-Pierre was built between 1856 and 1859 in the neoclassical style.

In the vicinity of La Ronde are Château de Sazay, a castle, Maillezais Abbey and La Grâce-Dieu Abbey; the two abbeys are historic sites. In the wider regional surroundings of La Ronde lies the ruin of the former Saint-Étienne Church.

Local tradition

La Ronde has a long-standing tradition of growing mojettes, white beans.

Other places: Mazeray, Fléac-sur-Seugne, Chenac-Saint-Seurin-D'uzet, Saint-Crépin, Lorignac, L'houmeau, Saintes, Beaugeay

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