Visit segonzac city

Segonzac has a population of 2300 and is the county town. Situated to the east of the Charante department in the district of Cognac. The boundaries extend over 3518 hectares of which some 1890 hectares is given over to the growing of grapes. The locals have such a reputation for nonchalance that it is said Segonzac is to be found in Lantern Land (An imaginary country inhabited by pretenders to knowledge. In French, Lanternois). In reality though, the locals are wise and determined. The reason for choosing the snail as their emblem is that the snail is an animal that moves resolutely onward and never turns back.

It is our grapes that produce the worlds finest brandy - Cognac Grande Champagne. This elixir is our emissary and is enjoyed in every corner of the world. According to the legend which we hold dear to our hearts, it is here in Segonzac at the beginning of the 17th Century that Cognac was first made by a gentleman farmer, the Knight of the Brown Cross.

Segonzac also boasts what must be the smallest university on the planet. That said, the university attracts students of all nationalities and is the only college to offer degrees in law, management and business studies as related specifically to brandy.
Segonzac also hosts a branch of the Institute of Technology of Vine and Wine for the two Charante departments.

 Saint-Pierre church: from XII and XV centuries, it belonged to the old diocese the Saintes; it was destroyed mainly in 1562 and n' d' preserved; old that its chorus, its bell-tower of frontage and its side southern. All the interior was remade from 1865 to 1868. It presents, in the West, a porch under cradle, including a kind of corridor of the entry, accompanied, in North,  a baptistry.

The chorus, the medium of XVI century is arched of warheads; the key carries the weapons of Valois d' Orleans; a bay with four mullions and blazing network in the East, and a simple bay in lancet on the other sides the light. A platform of XII century exists above the porch, the width of the nave; with the origin this platform extended on the sides which were prolonged on the alignment of the porch. On the frontage, established in advanced and width of the porch, opens the door with three rollers, formed of rolls and cavets, on columns, with the capitals with foliages and rinceaux, surrounded by a cord charged with festoons. Above, is the square bell-tower, presenting to the West a plank in leaf, a cornice and a blind blind arcade, received by seven columns with capitals. In withdrawal, exist two stages decorated with five columns on the angles and two intermediaries, until amount; at the top. First is bored, on each face,  two Roman arches. The second stage is open of two bays in tierce point, on columns. A conical arrow finishes the bell-tower.

Its place in the green belt gives Segonzac a uniquely privileged setting. It offers the traveller the serenity and charm of a stylish town in bloom as well as the magnificent houses of the nearby hamlets which are protected by the customary gatehouse. Lovers of the outdoors will be seduced by the versatile vines, stumbling across a natural spring, the breathtaking views from the hilltops, the highest ones offering a panoramic table showing points of interest.

Les Ballastières (The Borrow Pits) is a huge country park of 37 hectares offering nature lovers shaded walks, picnic spots and a flora as diverse as it is abundant .

The hamlet from Bordin is a remarkable flowery hamlet