Rouillé: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Rouillé is a destination with several clearly defined facets: culture and history, bodies of water and nature, as well as a local market culture, all exist side by side. Contemporary art and regular events are also part of the townscape.

Those who choose Rouillé for their stay may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The Church of St Hilaire features 19th-century stained-glass windows and twelve concrete-glass windows. Its choir and transept were added to the French register of historic monuments in 1935.

Rurart is located at the Lycée Agricole de Venours in Rouillé. Several contemporary art exhibitions are held there every year. Rurart also offers workshops that are open to all audiences.

The Château de l’Augerie was built as a fortified castle in the 13th century. It was completely destroyed during the Hundred Years’ War and rebuilt around the 15th century.

The Les DévéRouillé festival was founded in 2016 and takes place every year on the last weekend of August.

Nature

The municipality of Rouillé includes one pond and around thirty small ponds. The ponds are home to water lilies, various rushes, moorhens, dragonflies and frogs.

More than 100 bird species have been recorded in Rouillé, including little bustards, Montagu’s harriers, marsh harriers, whimbrels, corn buntings, lapwings, golden plovers and stone-curlews.

Activities

The Etang du Moulin hiking trail is 9 km long and takes around two hours on foot. The Le Bois des Cartes hiking trail is 12 km long and offers shorter versions of 3.5 km, 6.5 km or 9 km.

The Étang du moulin à Crieul, as well as the ponds of Poutort and La Poirière, are regularly stocked with fish for angling.

Everyday Life

The Rouillé market takes place every Friday morning at Place de l’Eglise. Organic, local and seasonal products are offered there. The markets of Rouillé were established in 1863 together with the old market halls.

Geographical Location

Rouillé is 10 km from Exit 31 of the A10 motorway.

Further linked places: Lencloître, Chapelle-Viviers, Thuré, Lathus-Saint-Rémy, Saint-Benoît, Pressac, La Roche-Rigault, Curzay-Sur-Vonne

For the overarching travel overview: Vienne.