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Vindelle Dam – Vindelle Swimming Area loop from Vindelle

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Vindelle Dam – Vindelle Swimming Area loop from Vindelle

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Vindelle Dam – Vindelle Swimming Area loop from Vindelle

01:10

19.3km

130m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.3 km for 69 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.91 km

Vars Washhouse

Highlight • Structure

Sheltered washhouse flush with the Charente, near the church of St-Denis de Vars, but offset from the Rouillac road.

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10.1 km

The church of Saint-Denis in Vars, with the castle to the north, formed an episcopal complex of which the bishop was the lord. Although the church is not mentioned until 1110, the possession of this seigneury by the bishop is attested as early as the 1030s.

Probably in connection with the building of the castle to the north, the very sober facade of the church has been altered: one can still distinguish traces of the old bell tower with two arches, in the upper part. The bell tower built on the south arm of the transept is therefore posterior. The apse has the particularity of having been raised in order to fortify it and to fit various defensive elements (heated room, bay windows with cushions, access to gateways, etc.)

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16.3 km

Lavoir de la Font St-Martin

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Small corner under the road, but completely isolated, you can miss it if you pass too quickly.

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17.3 km

View of the Charente River

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Rest area away from the road, equipped with benches and picnic table.
The benches installed above offer a clear view of the Charente loop at Vindelle.

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18.2 km

Vindelle Dam

Highlight • Monument

18.3 km

Vindelle Swimming Area

Highlight • Beach

A protected area sheltered from poplars, the beach is equipped and swimming in the Charente is supervised in summer.
for long excursions, possibility to eat on site.

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18.5 km

Saint Christopher's Church in Vindelle

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Former priory linked to Saint-Amand-de-Boixe, given to the abbey by Guillaume IV, count of Angoulême, before 1030. A campaign of works is attested in the 17th century and restorations in the 19th. The building has retained traces of its original 11th century architecture: drop walls of the nave crisscrossed with arches, intended to receive a light structure. The nave is under frame after having received a ceiling. Around 1120, the building increased with a bay under a bell tower, vaulted with a dome on horns carried by pillars with a cruciform core, flanked by columns with ball capitals and an apse. A north transept arm and its oriented apse, correspond to a third campaign of work (late 12th century?). The church underwent some transformations at the time of the Hundred Years' Wars: raising of the nave above the cornice and use of the bell tower (murderer with viewfinder).

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19.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

559 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

8.99 km

146 m

Elevation

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Thursday 28 May

34°C

17°C

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Vindelle Dam – Vindelle Swimming Area loop from Vindelle

Vars Washhouse

Saint-Denis Church, Vars

Lavoir de la Font St-Martin

View of the Charente River

Vindelle Dam

Vindelle Swimming Area

Saint Christopher's Church in Vindelle

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