Roullet-Saint-Estèphe: holiday apartments and holiday homes
A distinctive feature in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe is the Saint Cybard Church. In France, it belongs to a rare type of building; its nave comprises three bays, each vaulted by a dome on pendentives.
Culture and history
The Saint-Estèphe Church is also part of the area’s ecclesiastical history. It was classified as a historic monument by decree on 28 March 1923. The Croix des Baudries wayside cross stands on an old millstone.
Renting a holiday apartment in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe may be one option for your stay.
Nature and historical use
The Chaumes du Vignac et Meulières de Claix site is located within Roullet-Saint-Estèphe, is part of the Natura 2000 network and is managed by the Conservatoire Régional des Espaces Naturels (CREN).
The millstone site may have been used as early as the end of Antiquity, and certainly on an industrial scale from the Merovingian period; extraction ended before 1850.
Places in the surrounding area
The historic site of Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Couronne is located near Roullet-Saint-Estèphe. The Artothèque d'Angoulème museum is also nearby. The historic site of Hôtel Mousnier-Longpré and Château de Balzac are located there as well.
Getting there
To travel to Roullet-Saint-Estèphe by train, get off at Angoulême station.
To the higher-level travel overview: Charente.
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