L'éguille: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Since 2007, La Pointe in L'Éguille has been protected by the Conservatoire du Littoral. La Pointe also offers a viewpoint overlooking the Seudre and the Liman Canal.

Anyone looking to rent a holiday apartment in L'Éguille specifically searches for this location as well as La Pointe, the Seudre and the Liman Canal.

Culture

The Église Saint-Martin was built in 1845 in the neoclassical style by the architect Pierre-Adolphe Viaud. The village landscape also includes the Bassin de chasse in L'Éguille. This is a water basin that serves as a reservoir and is intended to flush silt deposits out of a harbour or canal.

Nature

The ecosystem of the marais éguillais is home to wading birds such as herons and little egrets.

The Sentier Détours N°1 – L'Éguille is a 6-kilometre circular trail for beginners, starting in Rue du Port. It leads through the commune's built and natural heritage to oyster claires and former salt marshes.

The La Pointe de L'Éguille cycling route follows the Seudre as far as Corme-Écluse.

Local produce

Huîtres Chiron Fils offers guided tours of the production hut. The tours explain oyster growth and maturation in the claires, followed by an oyster tasting.

Le Sel en Seudre offers tours of its salt production operation by prior arrangement or as part of specific projects.

Surrounding area

The area around L'Éguille includes Fort de Royan, a fort, as well as several beaches: Plage du Chay, Plage de la Grande Côte, Plage de Suzac and Plage de la Palmyre.

Wider regional area

The wider regional area around L'Éguille includes Novioregum, an ancient site, Pigeonnier et vestiges de l'abbaye de Montierneuf, a historic site, and Fort du Chapus, a fort.

Also: Vergné, Prignac, Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis, Pons, Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde, Aujac, La Ronde, Clion.

To the main travel overview: Charente-Maritime.