Mouzon: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The highest point of Mouzon is located at La Croix des Mottes and reaches 316 m NGF. The Mouzon plateau overlooks the valleys of the Charente and the Moulde. The forests of Mouzon are home primarily to roe deer; red deer and wild boar have also been sighted there.

Geographical location

Today’s RD 13 reaches the centre of Mouzon and then continues via the RD 164 northwards towards Suris, Chassenon and Limoges.

Those planning their stay in Mouzon may wish to rent a holiday apartment in Mouzon.

Culture and history

The French Resistance Memorial is a monument in the wider region surrounding Mouzon. The Église Saint-Nicolas, a church, is also located in the wider regional area. The parish church of Saint-Martin in Mouzon is an 11th-century Romanesque church.

The cemetery of Mouzon was located at the Saint-Martin church, on the side of the parish garden. From the centre of Mouzon, the cemetery can be reached by taking the D162 towards Montemboeuf. Its relocation to municipal land west of the town centre was approved by a decree issued by the prefect of Charente on 13 September 1862.

Paths and bodies of water

The Lésignac-Durand St-Pierre–St-Martin hiking trail is 11 kilometres long and marked in yellow. It leads to a viewpoint or a station at the Église Saint-Martin in Mouzon, whose address is 3 D162. The trail is located near the Moulde and offers a hike along bodies of water; further south lies Lac de Mas Chaban.

Further destinations: Boutiers-Saint-Trojan, Saint-Yrieix-Sur-Charente, Alloue, Blanzac-Porcheresse, Mazerolles, Angoulême, Brie-sous-Chalais, Lignières-Sonneville.

For the higher-level travel overview: Charente.