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RESERVE DEPARTEMENTALE DE L'ILE CHARROUIN
This 163-hectare island is an extremely rich wetland, giving you the chance to discover the Marais Poitevin, and more particularly the wet marshes.
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Presentation of: RESERVE DEPARTEMENTALE DE L'ILE CHARROUIN
Surrounded by two major canals, the Canal de Sablon and the Sèvre Niortaise, which separates the Charente-Maritime and Vendée departments, this island is located around 15km as the crow flies from the Baie de l'Aiguillon.
It is a wetland area, made up of terraces, woodland and undergrowth, and is home to a large number of species, both flora and fauna (grey heron, hobby falcon, genet, otter, etc.).
A footpath crosses Ile Charrouin to help you discover it
(available from the Sud Vendée Marais Poitevin tourist office in Maillezais).
It is a wetland area, made up of terraces, woodland and undergrowth, and is home to a large number of species, both flora and fauna (grey heron, hobby falcon, genet, otter, etc.).
A footpath crosses Ile Charrouin to help you discover it
(available from the Sud Vendée Marais Poitevin tourist office in Maillezais).
Category
Marsh - wetland / salt marshes
Free
yes
Access map, location
Road (national / local)
Motorway: 18 Km
Motorway: 13 Km
Sea side: 50 Km
Puy du Fou: 75 Km
