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Maison Favori
A slow morning by the pool, breakfast in the garden and a gentle plan for the day. This is your quiet base in Le Beugnon.
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Local tips for slow days in the French countryside
A hand-drawn style regional map with favourite places for croissants, villages, forests, markets, water and day trips within roughly 120 km of Le Beugnon.
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A hand-drawn 120 km guide around Le Beugnon
Choose a pin to see what we love about the place. The map is a romantic regional guide, not a precise navigation map.
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Favourite places nearby
A compact little guide for lunches, markets, villages and easy days out from Le Beugnon.
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Restaurant Astore
Garden lunch, set weekday menu, around 28 euros for three courses. Book ahead.
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Bressuire
Ruined 11th-century château, gardens, village walk and a lovely market.
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Coulon
Marais Poitevin village with restaurants, shops, boats, canoes and bicycles.
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La Rochelle
Parking Verdun, coffee at Chez Albert, old port, beach, lunch and coastal wandering.
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Vouvant
Medieval streets, ice cream, art studios and a beautiful summer night market.
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Fontenay-le-Comte
Parc Baron, Rue des Halles, pastries from La Lutine and a picnic in the park.
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Niort
Market, river walk, Café Vertido coffee and a croque monsieur at Café Le Bouillon.
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Nantes, Thouars & Poitiers
Nantes is around 1h45, Thouars 55 minutes and Poitiers around 1h15.
Markets
Weekly markets nearby
- Tuesday
- Coulonges-sur-l'Autize, Bressuire
- Wednesday
- Niort, Parthenay
- Thursday
- Niort
- Friday
- Secondigny produce market 17:00-18:00, Niort
- Saturday
- Niort, Bressuire
- Sunday
- Niort
Groceries
Closest essentials in Secondigny
Secondigny is the closest main village, about 10 minutes away.
- Bakery
- Pomme des Pains. Tue-Sat 7:00-13:00 & 15:30-19:00, Sun 9:00-12:30
- Supermarket
- Super U Secondigny. Mon-Sat 9:00-19:30, Sun 9:00-12:30
- Flour
- Le Moulin du Chêne. Sundays 15:00-19:00
- Fruit & veg
- Les Saveurs de Gâtine. Wed/Fri/Sat mornings, Friday also afternoon
With children
Easy ideas with little ones
- Niort
- Playground, carousel, river walk and free shuttle bus.
- Fontenay-le-Comte
- Parc Baron climbing park, small playground, picnic tables and Hold Up nearby.
- La Rochelle
- Fantastic playground for different ages, plus beach and port.
- Coulon
- Boat tour in the Marais Poitevin when it is not too hot.
- Parthenay
- Short historic walking route with towers, gardens and almost no cars.
- Restaurant Astore
- Kids are welcome in the garden; weekday lunch is easiest.