La Chaussée

The village owes its name to an ancient road that ran between Poitiers and Angers. Immerse yourself in the moving history uniting the Loudunais and Acadians as you explore this charming place with its surroundings of traditional dwellings, cobbled passageways, porches, wells and galuche walls…Visit the Maison de l’Acadie, a place of remembrance and reunion for all the Acadians and discover the modest Notre-Dame church where all the people from La Chaussée and the surrounding area on their way to New France were blessed : You’ll discover 13th-century wall paintings, discovered in 2016 and recently restored, which give it a certain charm. Take a stroll along the edge of the forest and across the vast cereal-growing plain to catch a glimpse of the Château de la Bonnetière and its 14th-century dovecote, then set off from the village to wander along the lo

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