Archive for August 2017
Chateau de Commequiers, demolished by order of King Louis XIII
Chateau de Commequiers, the fortress of the Protestant lords of La Tremoille was demolished by king Louis XIII at the end of the Wars of Religion
Read MoreMoulin de Rairé, a windmill in constant use since 1555
Moulin de Raire in Sallertaine, a windmill that has constantly turned and been exclusively powered by the force of the wind since its construction in 1555
Read MoreSallertaine – A former island among the salt marshes
Saint-Martin de Sallertaine, an Angevin Romanesque Church and only vestige of the 12th century abbey founded on a former island in the Baie de Bourgneuf
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