This Détours Trail allows you to discover the western sector of the town of Médis, from Place Charles de Gaulle to the wooded areas on the outskirts of the town via the "Northern Route".
Near the starting point, the historical heritage is outlined with the "old cross", later the architecture is drawn with the Charente residences, the bourgeois lodgings. Finally, depending on the season, in the undergrowth a flora rich in wild plants can be discerned: an ideal visit for nature lovers.
Route details
Loop
“Detour Trails” markings
Hard coating (tar, cement, floor)
Suitable for: Autumn, Summer, Winter, Spring
Detour Trail N°2 – Médis
Distance: 4,3 km
Your itinerary
Step 1: DEPARTURE
Place Charles de Gaulle.
Step 2: The Old Cross
Reported in an act of 1573, this monument was a cross erected on an ancient path bordering the territories protected during the Pax Dei (peace of God), after the Hundred Years' War.
Step 3: The domain of Elies
Via rue de la Motte, reach the estate. It includes several buildings resulting from several construction campaigns.
Step 4: Leuse wood
After walking along the hedge, cross through the woods and rue du Vieux Chemin. The broom (or “grigon” as we say here) grows generously there. This plant with its toxic berries was once used to make a makeshift broom or a chimney sweep hedgehog.
Step 5: The Rigaudière estate
The Rigaudière estate, built in the 1996th century for André Alexandre Froger de la Rigaudière, on the site of a previous estate. It consists of a dwelling organized on two levels, between two wings of outbuildings and framing a large courtyard, with a balustered terrace. The interior of the castle retains several monumental fireplaces from the XNUMXth century as well as Louis XV period woodwork. At the rear of the castle, the gardens are listed in the pre-inventory of remarkable gardens. The entire estate was classified as a Historic Monument in XNUMX.
Step 6: Cormiers woods
The corm tree (or domestic mountain ash), although it gives its name to this wood, is increasingly rare here.
Be careful of traffic along the Route de la Gare which is a departmental road.
Step 7: The Clouzit
The Saintongeais word “clouzit” designates an enclosed place, often a cemetery, surrounding a church (as in Royan). Here, these are Charentaise houses around a quereu (courtyard common to several homes such as farms).
Step 8: La Motte-Médis
The current dwellings undoubtedly replace an old home.
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