Nexon, chief town of canton is a commune of nearly 2500 inhabitants located 25 km south of Limoges, classified "2 flowers" at the National Flower Competition. Gateway city to the Périgord-Limousin Natural Park, Nexon is also a stopover on the Route Richard Coeur de Lion. A very dynamic municipality, Nexon benefits from a rich fabric of associations and a wide variety of shops. The city is best known for its former stud farm, its castle but also for the presence of the Sirque, National Center for Circus Arts in New Aquitaine.
Nexon presents a great diversity both in its built and natural heritage as well as in its cultural attractiveness. The 17th century castle, restored in the 19th century, is surrounded by a park of about 40 hectares, ideal for walking, cycling or horseback riding, in fact the equestrian center "Le haras du parc" offers walks all throughout the year by reservation. A Tèrra Aventura course is waiting to be discovered! Since 1986, the castle has housed the Town Hall. Around the castle are the stables, witnesses of the prestigious history of the horse at Nexon. The stud existed in the 16th century, it is one of the oldest in France.
Nexon is also well known for its "Garden of the Senses, bridge between generations". This free-access garden is a place where all the senses are exhaled through several small themed gardens such as the bark path, the bamboo maze, the scent tunnel, the orchard or the therapeutic garden. Located in the park of the castle between the retirement home and the schools, it is a meeting place between the generations thanks to days of workshops, planting, and meetings set up throughout the year. Free access, the garden can also be visited with a guide (reservations at the Tourist Office).
The reputation of the town is very largely represented by "le Sirque - National Center for Circus Arts": shows, exhibitions, creative residencies, resource center, contemporary circus festival all summer long. Here is a part of the missions of the association. A permanent tent (Le Vaisseaux) is installed in the park of the castle to receive all these animations.
The 12th and 15th century church, with free access, bears vestiges of fortifications such as the stone bell tower and the bretêche. Inside, you can admire the reliquary bust of Saint Ferréol from the 16th century as well as an enamelled copper reliquary from the 13th century.
Nexon also has two registered hiking trails that can be used all year round (topo guide available at the Tourist Office) and a campsite around the Lande pond accessible to all.
Fair every 3rd Friday of the month in the town center.
Country farmers' markets in summer.
Multi-lane Sirque Festival every summer.
Exposition - Prises au Vent
- From 14 april to 16 june 2024
- 9 place de l'Église, Les Ateliers de l'Esperluette
- Les Ateliers de l'Esperluette present their new creation : Prises au vent. - Dispersal, unwinding, escape, flow, removal, impermanence, disappearance, extinction - these were the themes that prompted us to oppose the fleeting with practices and images that slowed things down. - For a time only, we caught ourselves dreaming that everything would last. - Stéphane Étroit Desmarest and Isabelle Le Morvan.
Spectacle - Out of the Blue
- On 4 may 2024
- Le Vaisseau, parc du château
- Immersed in their aquarium, Frédéri Vernier and Sébastien Davis-VanGelder turn apnea into a new circus discipline ! - By creating a dialogue between choreographic quality and breathing capacity underwater, the two circus artists reconnect humans with their original, primitive aquatic capacities. In this new playground, a new research space where they dialogue with the very definition of acrobatics, in 3 dimensions, freed from the constraints of gravity, they rediscover the notion of circus prowess with a certain mastery of the marvelous. Isn't holding one's breath first and foremost a matter of relearning how to breathe ? So, act ! - Let's take a deep breath and dive into this frontal, breathtakingly beautiful, direct and up-close show to share our emotions and, why not, a few splashes…
Spectacle - Trilokia
- On 10 may 2024
- Le Vaisseau, extérieur et chapiteau, parc du château
- Continuing her minimalist vision and research into object manipulation, Jani Nuutinen unveils a new trilogy, TRILOKIA, 3 shows in 3 different spaces. As we move from one work to the next, from one venue to another, we are swept up in a contemporary circus fable that tells us straightforwardly about our impressions of environmental ruin, enabling us to imagine other possibilities. - Like an alchemist, Jani Nuutinen transforms space into an undulating sheet of water, forges a path through the infernal heat of glowing embers and communicates with the last tree on earth. Through chimerical and phantasmagorical images, between dance, acrobatics, magical effects and manipulation, he speaks to us, with poetry and dreamlike imagery, of transformation, hybridity, inventiveness, memory, the fragility of humanity and its intense beauty.
Cinéma - Une vie
- On 10 may 2024
- Salle Georges Méliès
- CinéPlus Limousin, with the support of the Municipality, invites you to an evening of cinema with the screening of the film "Une vie". Prague, 1938. With the city about to fall to the Nazis, a London banker does everything in his power to save hundreds of children from certain death in the concentration camps. Risking his life, Nicholas Winton organized convoys to England, where 669 Jewish children found refuge. This true story, which had remained unknown for decades, was revealed to the world in 1988, when Nicholas was invited to testify on a British television program. Little does he know that in the audience are the children - now adults - who survived thanks to him…
Spectacle - Trilokia
- On 11 may 2024
- Le Vaisseau, extérieur et chapiteau, parc du château
- Continuing her minimalist vision and research into object manipulation, Jani Nuutinen unveils a new trilogy, TRILOKIA, 3 shows in 3 different spaces. As we move from one work to the next, from one venue to another, we are swept up in a contemporary circus fable that tells us straightforwardly about our impressions of environmental ruin, enabling us to imagine other possibilities. - Like an alchemist, Jani Nuutinen transforms space into an undulating sheet of water, forges a path through the infernal heat of glowing embers and communicates with the last tree on earth. Through chimerical and phantasmagorical images, between dance, acrobatics, magical effects and manipulation, he speaks to us, with poetry and dreamlike imagery, of transformation, hybridity, inventiveness, memory, the fragility of humanity and its intense beauty.
Cinéma - La vie de ma Mère
- On 14 may 2024
- Salle Georges Méliès
- CinéPlus Limousin, with the support of the Municipality, invites you to an evening of cinema with the screening of the film "La vie de ma mère". Pierre, 33, a successful florist, sees his life turned upside down when his whimsical and excessive mother, Judith, arrives in his life after two years without seeing each other. All Pierre can think about is getting on with his life, but nothing goes according to plan. Their reunion, as unexpected as it is explosive, will change Pierre and Judith forever.
Racont'Heure 4/6 ans
- On 22 may 2024
- 25 Rue François Chenieux, Médiathèque de Nexon
- A sweet moment of reading for young and old, thanks to the stories chosen and told by your librarians.
Festival - Festimeuf #4
- From 24 to 25 may 2024
- Parc du château, Place de l'Église
- Festival organized by women, open to all ! - Festimeuf returns for its 4th edition on the last weekend of May, from Friday evening to Saturday night ! - On the program : workshops, shows, concerts, craftswomen's and producers' market, XX space, wellness space, round table, village asso, children's space all day, boom volante, bingo… It's up to you to choose how you'd like to experience the festival ! Detailed program to follow.
Spectacle - La Mécanique des Ombres
- On 31 may 2024
- Le Vaisseau, parc du château
- Naïf Production asserts that creation is always collective. That nothing can be done alone. Through a mongrel dance rooted in circus acrobatics, they try their hand at a language that tells the story of our petty humanities. - Three acrobatic dancers, three identical figures, amnesiac of their condition, gesticulate with a perseverance bordering on the absurd, to rediscover the codes of human relationships. We hold our breath. The balances become increasingly spectacular, the physical performances breathtaking, and the show gradually reveals all the virtuosity of the dancers.
Stage - Danse & Acrobatie - 10-15ans
- On 1 june 2024
- Le Vaisseau, parc du château
- Acrobatic dancers Sylvain Bouillet, Mathieu Desseigne and Lucien Reynès propose a time of movement centered on the vocabulary developed in the trio La Mécanique des Ombres. The fall, a recurring motif in their writing, becomes a means of meeting and creating necessity. - Naïf Production considers it essential to forge links with audiences. To encourage unique encounters. To awaken a choreographic appetite. To bring people together around the sensory and create a community in motion. Young and old, you're welcome to join us in this space for sharing an essential dance form that's possible for everyone !
Several interesting sites exist around Nexon. Castle Lastours part of the tourist route "Richard the Lionheart" is visible from the road in the municipality of Rilhac-Lastours. Visits to the torch, animations and medieval camps are organized in summer. On the same municipality is the "Garden of the first millennium," medieval garden free access all year. Located in the old castle mound, it consists of enclosed spaces such as flower garden, orchard or herb garden. The castle ruins Châlucet also integrated into the tourist route can be visited freely accessible all year round. Located in the municipality of Saint-Jean-Ligoure, explanatory panels are available for visitors to learn about its history. The "tour Jeannette" allows you to enjoy a breathtaking view of the surrounding valleys.
A few kilometers from Nexon, in the municipality of Janailhac, visitors can admire the paintings and frescoes classified monument church history. Finally, the workshop-museum of Earth Puycheny in Saint-Hilaire-les-Places offers you to discover the work of the old tile makers-feuillardiers through visits and clay sculpture workshops for children and adults.
Tours of the Moor in the Serpentine Rousseille also feasible to discover the rich fauna and flora of this area. On the same commune, Lake Plaisance can practice different outdoor activities: swimming, pedal boating, mini-golf, water slides, horse riding...