Combrand: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Chapelle des Arcis was built in 1866 by Father Jacques Vion, the parish priest of Combrand, and immediately donated to the municipality. The single-nave, or single-room, building is made of local granite and is located in a small park on the outskirts of Combrand, on the road to Rorthais.

Those who choose Combrand as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment there.

Culture and history

Inside the Chapelle des Arcis is a stained-glass window of Saint John the Baptist dating from 1858. It depicts the saint’s life in six panels, covering five stages of his life. In 1876, during the construction of the eastern bay, the window was moved to the new choir wall.

The Château de la Pastellière is a historic site and a listed historic monument in Combrand. Water-filled moats surround the château, which is protected by three round towers.

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny, an artillery general of the Vendée, was executed in 1794 at the Château de la Girardière in Combrand.

Paths and landscape

The circular route “Sur les pas des Géants” begins and ends at the car park of Combrand Town Hall on Chemin St Bréviaire. It runs through the valley of the Ruisseau de Pisse-Vache and follows the history of the Vendée Wars.

At the Ruisseau de Pisse-Vache, the route leads past ponds and a grotto.

Local offerings

GAEC “Légumes and co” offers 70 varieties of vegetables in Combrand. Vegetables are available for retail sale all year round; there are also preserved vegetables in jars, as well as strawberries for self-picking at the farm.

GAEC La Ferme au l'Ouin / Ô lueurs d'Aubépine offers a distillation event in Combrand during the summer.

Further experiences

L'ATELIER VERRE ET FEU offers a two-hour workshop in Combrand, by reservation, for one person aged 12 or over. Prices start at 85 euros.

During the L'ATELIER VERRE ET FEU workshop, five or ten beads are made from Effetre Murano glass rods, which can then be assembled into jewellery.

Further destinations

Further destinations: Germond-Rouvre, La Mothe-Saint-Héray, La Chapelle-Pouilloux, Puihardy, Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes, Villiers-En-Plaine, Coulonges-Sur-L'autize, Irais.

To the overarching travel overview: Deux-Sèvres.