Saint-Coutant-le-Grand: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In Saint-Coutant-le-Grand, 26 % of the municipal area is protected by the Natura 2000 Special Protection Area “Estuaire et basse vallée de la Charente” under the Birds Directive. The municipality is also included in the continental type 2 ZNIEFF area “Estuaire et basse vallée de la Charente”. This area includes reed beds and eutrophic wet meadows as key habitats. It is designated under both the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive.

For some travellers, renting a holiday apartment in Saint-Coutant-le-Grand is part of planning this destination in concrete terms.

Cycling

Cycle route 9, “L'échappée champêtre”, in Saint-Coutant-le-Grand is 22.8 km long. It runs through marshy meadows suitable for livestock farming and through areas of cereal cultivation on higher ground.

Culture and Gastronomy

The parish church of Saint-Coutant, also known as L'église Saint-Constant, was built in the 12th century. Its choir was extended in the mid-15th century. Two pointed-arch arcades are visible on the north wall; they are considered likely remnants of a seigneurial chapel.

The Logis du Péré is considered a Renaissance manor house, fortified on a square ground plan and surrounded by high walls with massive round towers. One tower houses a chapel, while another contains a dovecote. Today, the Logis is a gastronomic hotel-restaurant.

Further local pages: Saint-Fort-Sur-Gironde, Sainte-Ramée, Vaux-Sur-Mer, Salignac-Sur-Charente, Saint-Just-Luzac, Charron, Ozillac and Clion.

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