Between Poitiers and La Rochelle, the Melle is a characteristic medieval hilltop village on the “Way of Saint James” pilgrimage

With a town hall, church and shops, Nanteuil-en-Vallée is a small picturesque village with stone houses and timber, with two

ocated on the River Thouet. Located on the River Thouet, inhabitants of Airvault are the Airvaudais and the Airvaudaises. A Romanesque bridge over the Thouet

This majestic Renaissance château was once the residence of Claude Gouffier, who was the model for the Marquis de Carabas