Sentier Détours N°1 – La Tremblade
This Détours Trail allows you to discover the heart of the historic district of La Tremblade.
Through many picturesque and historical places, the past resurfaces with the presence of Nelly Besson, Monsieur Vigier de Treillebois, Monsieur Favier Belle… vestiges of the old railway line “oyster train”, relics of Protestantism… This colorful walk is rich in knowledge and cultural revelations.
Route details
Your itinerary
Step 1: DEPARTURE
From the Tourist Information Office, head towards Boulevard Roger Letellié via Rue Foran. Before arriving at point 2, there is rue de la Verrerie on the left. It is in this glassworks that engineer Claude Boucher worked on what would become the first machine to blow bottles in Cognac in 1891.
Step 2: Boulevard Roger Letellié
Stop at number 5 of what we called the bourgeois quay, where is the house where Nelly Lieutier-Besson, 100th century novelist and feminist, met her cousin, the famous Pierre Loti, on several occasions. On the other side, the marina, with more than 2021 places afloat, is created in XNUMX.
Step 3: The old port quay
Continue on your way to arrive at the old quay of the oyster port built during the XNUMXth century and which can house old rigging.
Step 4: The Vigier de Treillebois door
After the corner of the street, observe the monumental door, reinstalled at the entrance to the senior residence and coming from the property built in 1655 by Vigier de Treillebois, squadron leader under Louis XIV.
Step 5: Protestant inscription
Walk alongside the residence to reach rue de l'Ortuge and finally on the right, ruelle du Port. At the intersection, on the wall, a curious inscription of Protestant origin is engraved:
“God be in it, it was built in spite of our envious people, in the year 1643.”
Step 6: The castle
Go through a maze of alleys (de la Faux, Traversière, Maréchal Foch, du Hâ, des Maltaises). Finally take rue de la Seudre, to find at number 37, an old castle now housing the Communal Social Action Center and the crèche.
Step 7: Town Hall
A little further on, here is the town hall which found its current form in 1895.
Step 8: The temple
Take rue du port opposite, then on the right, rue du Maréchal Foch and finally on the left, ruelle de la Courteboule.
Stop in front of the temple with its facade evoking a Greek temple, built in 1823, testimony to a strong presence of Protestants in the town.
Step 9: The halls
Turn right into rue Foran, where the market halls built in 1864 by the architect Bourgent are located.
Step 10: The church
Finally the path ends with a visit to the Sacré-Cœur church built at the end of the XNUMXth century.