The Lagoon of Hell's Lagoon saugon - generac

Depart from the town of Saugon, latitude 45.1782914 (N 45° 10’ 42”), longitude -0.5035822 (W 0° 30’ 13”)

• The fountain Saint Louis said miraculous

• Starting point church towards Saint Christoly de Blaye.
• The Sainte-Madeleine church was rebuilt in 1862 in a neo-Gothic style particularly appreciated at the time. The site is part of the work of Cardinal Donnet who intervenes on more than 300 churches of his diocese. The erection of the high steeples will then change the landscape of the Gironde countryside.
• When you leave the road, you can see beside the washhouse a miraculous fountain. Legend has it that Louis IX King of France, said St. Louis, campaigning against the English, hit the ground at this location and that a spring appeared, healing diseases of the eyes and ears. Already venerated during his lifetime for his great piety, many miracles are attributed to him since his death, which will favor a very rapid canonization (1297).

• The Six Paths

• After crossing the intersection of "Six paths", you cross a small wood where harmoniously alternate pines and hardwoods. Chestnut trees, which are very present in certain areas, support perfectly sandy and acid soils.
• Further on, a poplar plantation indicates the presence of a wet area. Poplar is used in particular for the manufacture of lightweight packaging, plywood panels and paper.

• The church of Générac

• Built in the 12th century, the Saint-Genès church is massive with its powerful fortified bell tower. It houses one of the oldest bells of Blayais dating from 1519. The latter is classified as a Historic Monument since 04/07/1903.
• The small square of the church overlooking the countryside, hosts a stone cross on which are carved the instruments of the Passion and the faces of cherubs.

• The Lagoon of Hell

• You have just crossed the brook of the Hell Lagoon, which is named after the fact that this place, once a wetland landscape, had many peat bogs and quicksand.

• The Bois du Roy

For the past three centuries, the name has been called the small forest north of the commune of Saugon, along the Cap d'Avias river, near the town of Reignac. This river, sometimes called Aygues Mortes, made the separation with the jurisdiction of Montendre.

• This wood was created after an act dated March 19, 1672 following another contract of March 29, 1647. The Bois du Roy, was given by King Louis XIII to the Duke of Saint-Simon, governor of Blaye and Dryer Great Marsh Braud and St. Louis. In return, the duke had undertaken to provide the king with some acres and to give village communities a right of use on certain parcels. The non-respect of these clauses led to a memorable trial between the duke and the royal administration.