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Boivre-la-Vallée

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Vienne

Boivre-la-Vallée - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Vienne
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Geographical information

MunicipalityBoivre-la-Vallée
Postcode86470
Latitude46.5590800 (N 46° 33’ 33”)
Longitude0.0717750 (E 0° 4’ 18”)
AltitudeFrom 105m to 187m
Surface area117.41 km²
Population3131 inhabitants
Density26 inhabitants/km²
PrefecturePoitiers (24 km, 32 min)
Insee code86123
IntercommunalityCC du Haut-Poitou
DepartmentVienne
TerritoryPoitou
RegionNew-Aquitaine

Nearest cities & towns

Vasles8.1 km (11 min)
Latillé9.3 km (10 min)
Curzay-sur-Vonne9.7 km (14 min)
Sanxay10.4 km (11 min)
Béruges11.9 km (13 min)
Les Forges12.2 km (15 min)
Jazeneuil12.3 km (18 min)
Vouillé13.7 km (14 min)
Ayron14.1 km (16 min)
Chiré-en-Montreuil14.1 km (13 min)
Ménigoute14.9 km (15 min)
Saint-Germier15.1 km (17 min)
Coulombiers15.7 km (18 min)
Frozes16.7 km (19 min)

Things to see and do

Nestled in the valley Boivre, the charming village of Lavausseau fact share the passion that animates it for centuries: the transformation of a noble material in skin. By 1811, eleven tannery stood on the edge of the river ... The visit of the last tannery in Vienna in activity brings the visitor to meet an ancestral knowledge.

In a quaint atmosphere, the tanner, who works at the viewer, still uses a circuit manufacturing craft with tanks and barrels of old nearly a century.

The path offers tanners discover the charms of this city (the old town and its commander).

Permanent exhibition on the theme of the leather. Free admission.

Places of interest

Natural sites

Events and festivities

April: Love Stories of leather.

End of July: classical music festival "The keys to the city."

Photos

La Boivre
La Boivre
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Commanderie - Lavausseau
Commanderie - Lavausseau
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Chapelle - Lavausseau
Chapelle - Lavausseau
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Lavoir de Benassay
Lavoir de Benassay
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Saint-Hilaire Church - Benassay
Saint-Hilaire Church - Benassay
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Maison du cuir
Maison du cuir
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Leatherwork
Leatherwork
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Weather

Thursday 25 april
Min. 7°C - Max. 15°C
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Friday 26 april
Min. 8°C - Max. 14°C
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Saturday 27 april
Min. 10°C - Max. 17°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

A Vasles, "sheep-village", while on the sheep (for zoological exhibitions, films ...).

Nearby: Vouillé, famous for its battle, the forest of Saint-Hilaire, the leisure of Ayron.

A Curzay-sur-Vonne, museum of stained glass.

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
The Great Sacred Path
HikeEasy3:00Mouterre-Silly (46 km)
Saint Martin L'Ars: between architectural heritage and nature
HikeEasy3:20Saint-Martin-l'Ars (53 km)
Le Lussacois, from the plateau to the three valleys
All-terrain bike itineraryEasy2:30Lussac-les-Châteaux (53 km)
The Lussacois, from Prehistory to the present day
All-terrain bike itineraryEasy3:20Lussac-les-Châteaux (53 km)
Discovering old Lussac
HikeEasy40 minLussac-les-Châteaux (53 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

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