Location: Vendee in France
Nearest Airport:
La Rochelle at 60
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Nearest Ferry:
St Malo at 240
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Nearest Train:
Sables d'Olonne at 16
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 150.0
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Car: recommended
This small coastal village is situated on the site of a former Gallic port. It has a small centre with church, market and shops. George Clemenceau, a former French Prime Minister (early 1900's) had a summer house here which today remains as a museum. The village is unspoiled by development, and is protected by a dune forest. Talmont-St-Hilaire, is an attractive local destination with historic interest (Richard the Lionheart), shops and restaurants.
The Vendee offers vast beaches of white sand dotted with holiday resorts and fishing ports, and the charm of it's hinterland. In the northwest and south, lie the Marais (the marshes), where vast spaces are divided up by mazes of canal and hedges, forming an intriguing landscape, rich in ecology. There is a rich archaeological heritage, including evidence of pre-historic settlement with numerous standing stones (Dolmens) and medieval castles. The amount of sunshine enjoyed by the Vendee is akin to that found on the Cote d'Azur.