Mouilleron-Le-Captif: Holiday Apartments and Houses

There are three marked routes for hikers and cyclists around Mouilleron-le-Captif. They are approximately 4.5 to 14.4 km long and pass through a preserved bocage landscape along small roads and sunken lanes.

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Nature and Routes

The Parc de Beaupuy covers 43 hectares and invites visitors to go for walks and discover various high-quality natural areas. There is an orienteering course with 16 checkpoints at the Les Chaumes ponds. The ponds in Parc de Beaupuy are open for no-kill fishing; fish are returned to the water after being caught.

Beaupuy has been awarded the designation “parcours passion” by the Fédération Nationale de la Pêche en France (FNPF). Activities such as introductory courses and float-tube fishing are organised in Beaupuy every year for all target groups.

Sport and Culture

Vendéspace is a 21,000 m² sports and cultural complex belonging to the département, located in the Beaupuy landscape park. It has three modular halls for major sporting or cultural events.

Playbox is a 3,000 m² indoor leisure centre in Mouilleron-le-Captif with seven activities under one roof. It offers padel, a play area, climbing, badminton, squash, trampolining and virtual reality.

Numerous concerts and performances organised by various event organisers take place in Parc de Beaupuy throughout the year.

History

The ruins of the former Beaupuy castle are now open to everyone. The hamlet of Ambois was probably inhabited from an early period; there was presumably a Gallo-Roman passage there. Before 1123, monks were sent to establish a priory called La Chanonie.

To the overarching travel overview: Vendée.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Olonne-Sur-Mer, Saint-Martin-Des-Noyers, Bazoges-en-Paillers, Longèves, L'île-D'elle, Les Herbiers, Saint-Sigismond, Aizenay.