Les menhirs de la pierre
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The main menhir stands 4.50 m high and weighs 42,000 kg.
Listed as a Historic Monument in 1889.
Source : BT Avrillé
The main menhir stands 4.50 m high and weighs 42,000 kg.
Listed as a Historic Monument in 1889.
Source : BT Avrillé
The first church was built in the 9th century: probably a fortified church built by monks from Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm.
Local tradition has it that Queen Radegonde (519-587), pursued by the soldiers of King Clotaire I, took refuge here: the oats mira
It is easy to recognise the essential features of Gothic art in the church at Montournais.
Le Bois Roy offers a pleasant setting for walkers, a playground set up for children where you can picnic in the shade of holm oaks