Visit échillais city

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ECHILLAIS (17)

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The commune of Échillais belongs to the canton of Saint-Agnant. It depends on the district of Rochefort.

Through a mixed trade-union which gathers the Community of Agglomeration of the Rochefortais Country and the Community of common South Charente, it is one of the 25 common ones composing the Rochefortais Country.

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The roman church

Built in the XII century on vestiges of IX century, the Church of Échillais is one of the Chiefs of Romance work of art Saintongeais.

Its frontage, richly decorated, is to be contemplated with the setting sun.

Sculptures decorate the plank and the higher cornice: you can see there modillons like characters playing of the hurdy-gurdy, olifant, jugglers, animals of Échillais…

On the left of the gate of entry, a capital represents a monster called " Large Goule" , which seems to swallow the barrel of the column.

The apse with the worked capitals is also admirable.

Classified building, the Church of Échillais profits from a night lighting.

Accommodation nearby

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Flower camping Abri Côtier

Saint-nazaire-sur-charente
05 46 84 81 65

Vacances Lauréanne

Tonnay-boutonne
05 4 6 33 2 3 00

Camping Ostréa

Dolus-d'oleron
05 46 47 62 36

Camping le Royan

Royan
05 46 39 09 06

Discover the village of La Limoise

It is one of the many villages in extreme cases of the Commune. In addition to the farm and the middle-class house which compose it, it has an oak grove.

The writer Pierre LOT, in his childhood, remained there in friends of his family. He reports us delicious memories in his book " The Novel of a enfant".

He invites us, still to follow it, to admire celebrates it ox well, and to dream, like him, in the wood of holm oaks centenaries.

Accommodation nearby

Flower camping Abri Côtier

Saint-nazaire-sur-charente
05 46 84 81 65

Vacances Lauréanne

Tonnay-boutonne
05 4 6 33 2 3 00

Camping Ostréa

Dolus-d'oleron
05 46 47 62 36

Camping le Royan

Royan
05 46 39 09 06

The small heritage in Échillais

Échillais is furrowed many hikes which are marked out small shelters, secondary elements pointing out the rurality of antan commune: old well with constructions, forms and equipment different, which most famous is the Bœufs well of Limoise (“Romance of child” Loti a stone).