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The houses of Pont l'abbe d'Arnoult is squeezed in the old ramparts and form a semi circle around the church, St-Pierre. Click here to read about the history of the city.
In Pont l'abbe d'Arnoult, as in many other places in the area, there are various sorts of lands : some dry moors with poor pastures and rich soil with cereals. |
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The peaceful Arnoult river
was in the past a more powerful river that filled, little by little, an
arm of the sea, which is testified by the cliff and which gave our town
its name : Ponti Labium ( lip of the sea ). Since two villages : Saint-Michel and La Chaume were attached to the town in 1825, it has got bigger and bigger. Trade and agriculture are the two main activities. Thanks to its rich soil, the artichokes and the « mojhettes » (sort of beans) grown here are very famous. |
Services and shops :
You'll find all the services you may need during your stay (a tourist information centre, shops, banks, insurances, hairdressers, surgeries, a dentist, a vet, a physiotherapist, nurses, bars, restaurants, garages, a petrol station, a newsagent's...)
In Pont l'abbe d'Arnoult, there are plenty of things for you to do to spend a great holiday:
All that guarantees a nice stay in a town that won twice the first prize for the best town in the competition called « in bloom » of the « department » .A swimming-pool with 3 big pools, a diving board, a paddling pool.
And there is a lot of events for all ...
Some weavers have renewed the tradition of making “ Lirettes “. In one of her workshops, Melle Le Bouvier has created a small museum with looms, costumes, old tools, head dresses telling about life in the past.
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Bastille Day (July 14 th) - Fireworks display and dance on the main square of the town.
A town market, each third Monday of the month and a market every Friday morning. A special fair celebrating « la Mojhette » takes place on the 3rd Monday of September and there's a « bean festival » on September 1st. |
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A heritage day - An international folk festival on August 15 th.
A lot of historical places to visit :
| A roman church | The old gate | The seminary |
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Delicacies - Pineau, brandy, oysters « Marennes Oleron », mussels, sea food, snails (called « cagouilles » ) , beans « mojhettes », vegetables from market-gardens and biscuits « galettes charentaises » are some of the excellent things you'll be so pleased to taste here.
So it's easy to see that with all those attractions, this town close to Royan, Saintes, Rochefort sur mer, La Rochelle and Angouleme and the sea is the perfect place to spend a holiday.
