La Ferrière-En-Parthenay: Holiday Apartments and Houses

The Vendelogne flows through the green, wooded landscape of La Ferrière-en-Parthenay, where visitors can go for walks.

Those who choose La Ferrière-en-Parthenay for their holiday can combine their stay with the desire to rent a holiday apartment there.

Culture

The parish church of La Ferrière-en-Parthenay was transferred to Cormery Abbey around 1037 to 1039. The present-day church building was rebuilt in the 1830s. The Church of Saint Vincent of La Ferrière-en-Parthenay is a heritage-listed church building in La Ferrière-en-Parthenay. It is dedicated to Saint Vincent, who is regarded locally as the patron saint of winegrowers. Its furnishings include three named bells: Vincent Léonce, Maire and Rémy.

Behind the church, remains were uncovered at the Pré de la Cure, which are believed to be parts of the former castle. The Lavoir de La Cacault washhouse is closer to the town centre and more easily accessible; an arboretum is located nearby. The Lavoir de Lavausseau washhouse can be reached via a small sloping path and was renovated in 1997.

The quarry in the municipality employed several workers at the beginning of the 19th century. The Magot brickworks and brick kiln supplied the local masons for many years. Open-pit iron ore mines were operated in La Ferrière-en-Parthenay for a long time.

The hamlet of La Verrerie recalls La Ferrière’s glassmaking tradition: in 1466, the glassmakers received permission from the abbess of Sainte-Croix de Poitiers to cut ferns on her lands near Vasles to light their furnaces.

Landscape

The Forêt de Magot forest contains an apparently still-unexamined tumulus; a flint axe was discovered there.

Cuisine

Every Friday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., a weekly market is held on the church square in La Ferrière-en-Parthenay. It offers fruit and vegetables, cheese, poultry and ready-to-cook rabbits.

Tastings are offered at Galatea Kombucha in La Ferrière-en-Parthenay. Beer tastings are available at Brasserie La Luma in La Ferrière-en-Parthenay.

Other places: Le Breuil-sous-Argenton, La Peyratte, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, Paizay-Le-Tort, Caunay, Gourgé, Coulonges-Thouarsais, Le Beugnon

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