Pompaire

Pompaire is located 5 km from Parthenay, medieval town, in the small region of Gâtine. Gâtine will fill every family member: walk, bike or horseback, discover the many hiking trails, the landscape of the grove where nature and biodiversity are preserved.

Municipality	Pompaire
Postcode	79200
Latitude	46.6096370 (N 46° 36’ 35”)
Longitude	-0.2353160 (W 0° 14’ 7”)
Altitude	From 133m to 198m
Surface area	12.80 km²
Population	2060 inhabitants
Density	160 inhabitants/km²
Prefecture	Niort (46 km, 48 min)
Insee code	79213
Intercommunality	CC de Parthenay-Gâtine
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Territory	Poitou
Region	New-Aquitaine

Parthenay	5 km (7 min)
Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay	6.4 km (9 min)
La Chapelle-Bertrand	7.4 km (9 min)
Le Tallud	8.1 km (11 min)
Reffannes	8.5 km (10 min)
Vouhé	8.8 km (14 min)
Châtillon-sur-Thouet	9.2 km (13 min)
Saurais	10.2 km (11 min)
Viennay	10.4 km (15 min)
Vausseroux	11.3 km (11 min)
Saint-Lin	11.4 km (18 min)
Azay-sur-Thouet	12.7 km (15 min)
Adilly	12.7 km (14 min)
Vautebis	13.3 km (13 min)

"Le Cap-Vert" : Exposition de Photos

From 5 to 30 april 2024
Médiathèque communautaire - Pompaire, Place Arthur Rimbaud
As part of the Olympic Games and the Cape Verde delegation's visit to Parthenay, the Parthenay-Gâtine Community of Communes has set up an exhibition on the Archipelago's agriculture and gastronomy. - The exhibition can be viewed during media library opening hours.

You'll have to choose because there is no shortage of things to see and do in the area! From karting to ride caravan, adventure course in the trees or the unusual site "the navel of the world".
A day at the beach, a day at La Rochelle, a bike ride, a day at Futuroscope, another at the Puy du Fou, a boat ride in the Marais Poitevin, unless you prefer to play with your children Parthenay festival games (3000 games free access!).
Do not miss: The Marais Poitevin 50 km Le Puy du Fou 80 km, Futuroscope 60 km, the Vendée coast (beach) 100 km, La Rochelle 110 km, 5 km Parthenay.
Tumulus Bougon (museum and animation on archeology), visit of the silver mines of the Frankish kings in Melle, visit the underground river Saint-Christophe-sur-Roc (caving), Golf Mazières.
Hiking:

Walk: near the GR36 (which is a secondary route of the way to Saint Jacques de Compostela) and many marked trails.
Cycling: Cycling near the highway V43 ranging from Normandy to La Rochelle and now connected to the "Bicycle Francette" and many circuits Gâtine (eg Thouet by bike).
On horseback: Circuit caravan, family or sporty carriage ride on the roads of Gâtine.
In balloon in Moncoutant.

To swim, you have the choice between different waters very close:

Pond Verruyes 10 km.
Swimming Gatinéo to Parthernay, 5 km.
Pond Secondigny 17 km.
Masai Water Park at 56 km.

For small and large activities, monuments and sights are numerous:

Mouton Village Park (zoo) in Vasles.
Flora Garden Valley (ride of 3 ha, animation) to Trimmers.
Jardin des Sens (bucolic output, animation) to Coutières.
Jardins du Gué (1800 varieties of plants, animation) to Lhoumois.
Castle Guyonnière (medieval garden) in Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay.
Oiron Castle (seventeenth century shows).
Castle of Saint-Mesmin (medieval animations).
Collegiate and garden Saint-Marc-la-Lande (sixteenth century).
Lake Cébron (swimming, sailing, cycling circuit).
Park tree climbing in La Chapelle-Saint-Étienne.
Fishing Centre Pescalis Moncoutant.

Festivals:

Ah Festival? Parthenay in May.
Parthenay Games Festival from early July.
Jazz Festival beats the campaign in July to Parthenay.
Festival The Dream of the Aborigine to Airvault in July.
From Mouth to Parthenay in July.
The navel of the world August 15, at Pougne Hedgehog.
Romance Nights all summer (free concerts).

Last name	Outing type	Difficulty	Duration	Departure municipality
Sentier Jean dos Bois	Hike	Intermediate	3:45	Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq (42 km)
The Great Sacred Path	Hike	Easy	3:00	Mouterre-Silly (46 km)
Ternay Castle Park	Hike	Easy	2:00	Ternay (50 km)
The Golden Ball - The Ford of Velluire	Hike	Easy	1:05	Le Gué-de-Velluire (59 km)
The Wood of Lavas - La Taillée	Hike	Easy	1:05	La Taillée (59 km)

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