Beauvoir-sur-Mer
Beauvoir-sur-Mer
Travel guide and tourist information
Travel guide and tourist information
Travel Guide > Towns > Pays de la Loire > Vendée > Beauvoir-sur-Mer| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | CLOSEST TOWNS | |||
| Town | Beauvoir-sur-Mer | Saint-Gervais at 3.5 km | ||
| Insee code | 85018 | Saint-Urbain at 5.1 km | ||
| Postcode | 85230 | La Barre-de-Monts at 6.8 km | ||
| Latitude | 46.9148039 | Bouin at 7.4 km | ||
| Longitude | -2.0411430 | Fromentine at 8 km | ||
| Altitude | From 0 to 26 meters | Sallertaine at 8.8 km | ||
| Surface | 35.19 km² | Châteauneuf at 9.8 km | ||
| Population | 3909 inhabitants | Barbâtre at 10.9 km | ||
| Density | 111 inhabitants/km² | Le Perrier at 11.1 km | ||
| National label |  | Notre-Dame-de-Monts at 11.5 km | ||
| Chief town | La Roche-sur-Yon (at 59 km, 59 min) | Bois-de-Céné at 11.8 km | ||
| Department | Vendée | Saint-Jean-de-Monts at 13.8 km | ||
| Region | Pays de la Loire | Search another town | ||
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City of waterfront 3909 inhabitants, Beauvoir-sur-Mer has a rich and exciting history. Important events took place there and of famous people went there.
The origins of the city date back to the Gallo-Roman period. The town was then called Ampennum. The surname of the current city appears only in 1040, the Latin form of "Bellumvidere" in a decree of the Episcopal Bishop of Poitiers I Isambert. Moreover, it was not until the 14th century, in 1343, the current name of Beauvoir-sur-Mer appeared for the first time.
The first milestone in the history of the city was undoubtedly the arrival of St. Philbert in the region in the 7th century. The mission of this was the evangelization of peoples. Thus he founded a monastery at Ampennum to 680. Destroyed in the 9th century by the Norman invasions, this monastery was the beginning of a real religious life in the city.
In the centuries following the Norman invasions, three religious communities settled in the city by building each their own monastery. Beauvoir was therefore the place of one of the largest monastic concentrations in Lower Poitou. It must be said that the city had significant attractions: its geographical position (Beauvoir is the key to entry to the island of Noirmoutier), its fertile land and arable, vineyards, salt marshes, meadows ...
The city with all its assets has rapidly lost prominence and his defense became a major issue. Thus, from the 11th century, it is stipulated the presence of a castle in Beauvoir, which developed over the centuries thanks to the lords de Beauvoir, which gave the city from the 14th century as the city because of the importance that this building took during the Hundred Years War. Thus, at the end of it, Beauvoir had three monasteries, two churches: St. Nicolas and St. Philbert and a castle.
Prosperity Beauvoir-sur-Mer progressed further in the following centuries with the development of salt that brought it into the Bay of Bourgneuf international fame during the 15th and 16th centuries. Trade in the bay at that time was of high intensity with the presence of many boats from all over Europe. Thus, until the late 17th century, Beauvoir-sur-Mer was one of the major cities of the region. But events such as wars of religion, where Beauvoir lives including the siege of his castle by Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV, then the destruction of that castle by order of Louis the 14th in 1689, and the Revolution that led wars Vendee weakened the city.
This is especially after recent wars the parishes of Beauvoir and Crosnière were attached, the Crosnière was totally devastated by the infernal columns of Turreau. Of all the great buildings constructed Beauvoir-sur-Mer, it remains today the Church of St. Philbert, erected at the site of the priory of Saint-Philbert. It is the witness of a full history of the city. Indeed, built in the 11th century, she has seen the city change over the centuries.
Today, the town has evolved with the times and industries have changed. While there are some salt, the main activity of the city became the iconic fishing port with its beak. Tourism has also appeared with the arrival of many visitors on the Passage du Gois. Indeed, this exceptional site now has an international reputation for its originality.
| SIGHTSEEING |
Beauvoir-sur-Mer is a city renowned for its heritage. Indeed, today, many heritage sites to discover. They represent a link between generations and inform us in different ways on various aspects of the lives of our ancestors as it was in the city belvérine at different periods of history.
They each have a charm all its own and, at each site a different feel permeates the visitor. Origins of the city which was called Ampennum until today, more than 1000 years of history of Beauvoir are exposed.
The Passage du Gois (the first known crossing around 843 AD)
The port of Bec (seventeenth century).
The church of Saint-Philbert (eleventh century).
The house of Mathurins (thirteenth century).
The cemetery Crosnière (eighteenth century).
The Black Bridge (nineteenth century).
The little station (early 20th century).
The Commonwealth graves (WWII).
Les Salines (from the seventh century).
Windmills (eighteenth-nineteenth centuries).
The metal hangers.
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| Transport | Train station of Beauvoir-sur-Mer |
| Information points | Tourist Office of Beauvoir-sur-Mer |
| Monuments | Church Saint-Philibert |
| EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS |
Beauvoir-sur-Mer Municipality organizes several activities each year to promote common among vacationers.
Establishment of a heritage trail: The course identifies and explains the heritage sites and monuments of tourist interest of the municipality, such as the Passage du Gois, or the church of Saint-Philbert. This course consists of 16 fixed supports and can be followed throughout the year.
The Gois Strides: Running race one, it takes place on the famous Passage du Gois, a rising tide. Second sporting event after the Vendee Globe, the Strides Gois gather more than 1500 runners.
The Music Festival: The municipality organizes every year in downtown concerts during the music festival. Several groups succeed on the Grand Place, for an increasingly diverse programming. Since the common part in the Music Festival, it was proposed choral singing (choir of the association of retired athletes Beauvoir), of sea shanties (chorus Jad'Hiss Pornic), song French (Momo, Flo), country music (Dixie Chorus), the comic song (Nestor Minimousse and Compass), and rock (The Joss, do not be angry).
Animations of July 14 and August 15: During the two national holidays, a flea market takes place on day three of Alexander Place. July 14 and August 15, the town systematically organizes a night market on the Grand Place in the city center, accompanied by various folk entertainment, games and music, which are closed with a fireworks type K3. The night markets whose rights are free space for the many exhibitors, are composed of forty stands of regional products and fantasies. It is also on the Grand Place which is the proposed street festivals (folk dances and other Vendée), concerts (Samuel B in 2009, The Beautiful Blue in 2010), the dances, and children's activities (waders and sculptors of balloons, bouncy castle). The fireworks of July 14 and August 15 are from the downtown Beauvoir-sur-Mer, making it extremely lively during these days of national holidays. The fireworks unite at over 2000 people.
Painting Competition: Every year in August 15th, the town organizes a painting competition, rewarding and involving twenty participants tourists, children and adults.
Summer concerts at Saint-Philbert: Since 2010, the town hosts free concerts every Wednesday evening in the church of Saint-Philbert, between July 14 and August 15. A dominant classical programming these concerts is extremely varied, however, and adds real value to the cultural offer of the town.
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| The Gois passage | A 4.5-km long tidal causeway! |
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| Photos of Gois passage | Photos of the category "Gois passage" to view and download |
| Photos of Noirmoutier island | Photos of the category "Noirmoutier island" to view and download |
| Photos of the Vendée | Photos of the Vendée to view and download |
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