Arthon-en-Retz

Arthon-en-Retz

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Arthon is an ancient country whose name derives from Arthur, Celtic term designating the bear, divine animal among the Celts.

Worked flint and a few polished axes are evidence of human occupation in the Mesolithic and Neolithic.

In Gallo-Roman villa was located a significant level of the current rectory. There are still some remains of the aqueduct of 3 km which will bring water from the fountain Bonnet.

In the 9th century, after the victory of Erispoe, the Pays de Retz is Breton. Arthon was then the capital of one of the twenty divisions of the county of Nantes. Arthon 1100 appears in the cartulary of Redon Artum under the term, then in the 12th century and finally to 13th Arcon Arton.

In the Middle Ages are still traces of a castle and a chapel of the manor of Sicaud, cited in 1119. One of the lords of the place, Monsieur de Chevigne receives at his table in 1587, the King of Navarre, the future Henri IV.

In the mid-19th century, there were only two small villages and the Janvrais Masure. Victory miss Tressay La Sicaud (owner) gives the plan of the future town, as currently constituted and funded the construction of a church and a rectory (now Town Hall in 1989). In this church lie the 20 victims of the revolution of 1793.

During the Wars of Vendée, the town rallied to whites, nearly a hundred victims.

Arthon becomes common Arthon-en-Retz July 9, 1887.

The recent history of the town saw heavy fighting at the end of World War II, during the reduction of the pocket of Saint-Nazaire (August 1944-May 1945).

At the Sicaud a monument recalls the names of those who fell while trying to free people from the German yoke locked in the closet of Saint-Nazaire.

• The village and its church.
• A water and a Gallo-Roman site.
• The Chapel of San Vitale, built in 1923 by the family to Filodeau Sicaud in memory of an 8th century Irish hermit of the same name who lived a pious life and created one of the first religious communities of Pays de Retz.
• The monument of the pocket south to Sicaud: monument erected to commemorate the liberation of South pocket in May 1945.
• Channel High Perch: instead of walks and hikes.

Popular festival with intervillages country dinner in July.

• Heritage Maritime and River:

• The Semaphore Point St. Gildas in Préfailles.
• Pornic, the upper town and its old castle.
• The Marine Museum in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.
• The Maritime Canal of Lower Loire, also known as Canal Maritime de la Martiniere to Frossay.
• Paimboeuf, pre-historic port of Nantes.

• Historical and Cultural Heritage:

• The repository of old crafts and home of the wash house in Saint-Père-en-Retz.
• The Chapel of Prigny and the lantern of the dead to Moutiers-en-Retz.

• Know-how:

• The pottery of Pornic.
• The Making of Cakes St-Michel Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef.
• The Fraiseraie in Pornic.
• The cheese of Pornic Curé Nantais.
• The brewery of the Côte de Jade Pornic.

• Parks:

• Wild Planet in Port-Saint-Père: safari trail of 10 km and marine city which hosts the dolphins.
• The Great Park of the Legends: a site of 33 hectares devoted to animals, tales, legends and superstitions. 3 shows.

• Cities around:

• Saint-Nazaire and yards of the Atlantic.
• Nantes, a city of art and history.

The Sicaud		Chapelle Saint-Vital to Sicaud
's Stone Cross		Church of Arthon-en-Retz
Canal de Haute Perche		Canal de Haute Perche
Canal de Haute-Perche		Canal de Haute-Perche
The Sicaud		Marais High-Perche
San Vitale		Saint-Vital
St. Vital

Wednesday 15 February Day Night Min. 1°C - Max. 11°C

Thursday 16 February Day Night Min. 2°C - Max. 9°C

Friday 17 February Day Night Min. 3°C - Max. 11°C

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Le chant des oiseaux Arthon-en-Retz At the heart of a hamlet, in the end an impasse, views of the countryside, along hiking trails and 15 km from Pornic, birdsong awaits you. Cottage bungalow surrounded by a garden of... Located in Arthon-en-Retz From 257 € to 632 € per week

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Camping la chênaie à pornic     7.2 Pornic A Pornic, in Loire Atlantique, camping Chênaie **** is ideally situated close to shops and beaches. This family campsite welcomes you in a remarkably large area with trees and landscaping.... Located 9.8 km from Arthon-en-Retz 12 € per day

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Le Grand Large      8.2 La Bernerie-en-Retz Le Grand Large, located in the seaside town of Bernerie-en-Retz in the Pays-de-la-Loire region, is a Breton-style hotel with a terrace offering views of the sea. The guest rooms at... Located 8.4 km from Arthon-en-Retz Room from 45 €

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