Champdeniers-Saint-Denis: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture and History

The Église Notre-Dame de Champdeniers consists of a main building with three naves and two transepts, as well as an octagonal tower. It also includes a crypt preserved from the former apses.

The Château de Neufchaise was built in the 15th century and has a medieval garden that can be visited in summer by prior arrangement. Every two years, the Association Partage organizes the Fête des Jardiniers du Paradis festival.

Renting a holiday apartment in Champdeniers-Saint-Denis can be part of your personal travel planning.

Trails and Landscape

The Balade campidénarienne is a 10 km hiking trail in Champdeniers. The Circuit de Mélusine is an 8 km yellow-marked hiking route with a duration of 2 hours; it begins in Champeaux, 3 km east of Champdeniers.

The Circuit de Mélusine passes a small country church and a medieval castle in a hilly bocage landscape. The Circuit des pommiers is a mountain biking route with 30 km and 36 km variants; the starting point is at Place Saint-Antoine in Champdeniers.

As a mountain bike loop, the Circuit des pommiers runs between bocage landscapes and valleys through an area where the pomme clochard apple variety grows. The Vélo Francette includes a cycling stage from Champdeniers to Niort, while the long-distance hiking trail GR®36 reaches Champdeniers.

Sightseeing

Public visits to the Rivière souterraine de Champdeniers must be accompanied by a professionally qualified caver certified by the state.

Other destinations: Saint-Georges-de-Noisné, Sainte-Néomaye, Saint-Hilaire-La-Palud, Les Alleuds, Sauzé-Vaussais, Saint-Maixent-Lʼécole, Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues, Étusson

For the overview of the wider travel region: Deux-Sèvres.