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Wooden Boardwalks – Jonzac Castle loop from Jonzac
01:29
13.2km
120m
Running
Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 29, 2026
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After 5.13 km for 93 m
Closed: • April-November (otherwise open)
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Start point
Parking
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688 m
Wooden Boardwalks
Highlight • Trail
1.48 km
Chez Bret Watermill Dam
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2.50 km
Bois de Chez Pineau
Forest
4.58 km
Jonzac Castle
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Currently the north wing of the castle houses the buildings of the Town Hall (restored in the 19th century), and the south wing, those of the sub-prefecture. The cloister was restored between 1976 and 1978, and now houses a cultural center, with exhibition halls and an archaeological museum.
The towers, postern and fountain in the basement date from the 12th century. Of the old feudal castle, only the postern and an isolated tower remain, connected to the main body by a large hall.
The moat in front of the drawbridge was filled was filled in the 19th century. It was reopened at the beginning of the 21st century.
The imposing gatehouse is marked 1549 and therefore dates from the 16th century, a period of work including the north-west tower, while the south-west tower, of a smaller diameter, is from the 17th century. The towers flanking the postern have retained their defenses. At each, the loopholes have been retained or enlarged. Stone stairs serve each floor and access the walkway. This passage seems to have been discovered, as evidenced by the gargoyles. The crenellation includes machicolations with archers in the middle of the merlons. The slate roofs are high pepperboxes on the towers, and a curious set with two sides connecting two pepperboxes for the gatehouse
The fountain located in the basement of the sub-prefecture, has a niche and a niche frame decorated with sculptures imitating stalactites. Carved mask. The fountain was probably built by Léon de Sainte-Maure, Count of Jonzac, who enlarged and embellished the castle in the middle of the 12th century.
In a former courtyard of the castle, a theater was built in the 19th century. It is a round building with approximately 300 seats.
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5.40 km
View of the Seugne River from the Stone Bridge
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The Seugne has its source in the canton of Montlieu-la-Garde, then crosses the cantons of Montendre, Jonzac, Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge, Pons, Gémozac and, finally, confluences in the canton of Saintes-Est.
The Seugne has eighteen tributaries or referenced arms.
The old forms of the name Seugne are flumen Soenna around 1100, Sonye in 1280, la Soyngna in 1322, la Soyngnhe in 1354, aqua Soynnie in 1363, Souaigne in 1494. The current pronunciations, Seugne and Souègne, are based on a medieval form Soïgne, which the scribes of the 13th and 14th centuries had difficulty transcribing. According to Duguet, a more recent spelling, Seuigne was misread and interpreted Sévigne in the 19th century.
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9.71 km
Bois de Migron
Forest
12.5 km
Floral park
Highlight • Other
13.2 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.01 km
3.85 km
2.99 km
1.86 km
468 m
Surfaces
3.97 km
3.93 km
1.99 km
1.71 km
919 m
569 m
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