Saint-Maurice-De-Satonnay: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay combines tangible nature experiences with a remarkable history. Amoureux de la Nature à Saint Maurice de Satonnay (ADN) offers educational excursions in the countryside, allowing visitors to discover the local biodiversity.

Those who choose Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay as their destination can combine their stay with the plan to rent a holiday apartment there.

Nature

Aire des Jaudières is a leisure and nature area in Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay with a pond on a site covering more than 100,000 m². ADN also organises meetings for joint projects to protect fauna and flora.

The Les Grenouillats circular trail passes through a limestone area, by washhouses in Champagne and Satonnay, a pond in Collonges, and the Mouge and Isérable waterways. Spring, summer and autumn are considered the ideal seasons for the circular trail; in winter, some sections may be muddy.

The private waters open to fishing include the Mouge upstream of the RN 6 and its tributaries, as well as the rivers of Clessé and Igé, the Bicheron, the Talenchant, the Péronne stream, the Petite Mouge and the Grande Mouge.

Mont de Pouilly is a mountain in the vicinity of Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay. Tête à l'Âne is a mountain in the wider regional area around Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay; Rontécolon and Grande Montagne are also mountains in the wider regional area.

Culture and History

The Saint-Denis parish church of Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay now stands in the hamlet of Le Bourg. It was built around 1460 by Louis de Chevrier, the lord of the village at the time; he was buried there in 1472. The Saint-Denis church in Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay is one of the department's rare Gothic churches.

Chabotte is a castle in the immediate vicinity of Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay. Berzé Castle is a historic site in the vicinity of Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay. Abbaye de Cluny is also a historic site in the vicinity, while Chapelle des Moines is considered a monastery there.

Wine and Gardens

Domaine Benoit Lenoir produces white and red wines from the Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Gamay grape varieties. Jardins du Vernay grows vegetables, fruit and berries according to the principles of organic farming.