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Vindelle Swimming Area – Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey loop from La Couronne Charente

Vindelle Swimming Area – Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey loop from La Couronne Charente

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Vindelle Swimming Area – Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey loop from La Couronne Charente

03:46

85.5km

620m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 26 m for 15 m

After 85.6 km for 15 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.05 km

Ruins of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Couronne

Highlight • Historical Site

Major building representing the introduction of Gothic in Angoumois at the end of the 12th century. In the 12th century, foundation of the Notre-Dame de la Couronne abbey (from 1118, laying of the first stone). Work was carried out quickly and on March 12, 1122, the monks (of the regular order of Saint Augustine) settled in the presence of Bishop Girard de Blay and the Count of Angoulême. From its creation, the abbey enjoyed great success: a new church was built at the end of the 12th century (choir and nave: 1171-1194; the end of the construction site was slowed down by wars, famines, etc.): it was dedicated in 1201, in the presence of the Archbishop of Bordeaux. The convent buildings were also renewed at the end of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th century: cloisters, dormitory, refectory, infirmary,... A surrounding wall surrounds the abbey. During the 13th century, enrichment of the furniture, construction of the Saint-Nicolas chapel and erection of the bell tower. During the Hundred Years War, the monks are dispersed, the bell tower collapses (1450). At the end of the 15th century, the abbey was reborn: part of the collapsed church was reassembled, a new abbey dwelling was built (the work was completed after 1514). The Wars of Religion affected the abbey again: it was looted in 1562, part of its furniture was burned. The convent buildings were restored in 1571. At the beginning of the 17th century, the abbey, which had only eight monks left, was united with the Jesuit order; it was then placed under the obedience of the congregation of Sainte-Geneviève in 1644. In the 18th century, a final campaign of work (1750-1778) transformed the convent buildings. During the Revolution, the abbey became national property. It was sold in 1807, used as a quarry and was gradually dismantled and divided into several properties.

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8.71 km

Saint-Pierre Church of Fléac

Highlight • Religious Site

Small domed church from the first years of the 12th century. The nave, with three domes, ends with a vaulted apse in the bottom of the oven. The dome which precedes the apse is surmounted by the bell tower and lower than the other two. Small domed church from the first years of the 12th century. The nave, with three domes, ends with a vaulted apse in the bottom of the oven. The dome which precedes the apse is surmounted by the bell tower and lower than the two others.

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17.0 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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17.3 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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27.7 km

Saint-Amant Abbey Church

Highlight • Other

An imposing sight within this small village, the abbey is easy to find. Built in the 11th century, this abbey was only finally completed in 1170 by Eleanor of Aquitaine. If you are interested in Roman architecture, visit the local museum to learn about the origins of this abbey.

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27.8 km

Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey

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On the route of Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, the fortified abbey remains an imposing building of Romanesque style that can be discovered from the high paths around the village.
Possibility of visits to the abbey.
A few shops nearby allow you to eat.

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37.8 km

Villognon

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80.3 km

Saint Michael's Church

Highlight • Other

The church is one of the rare Romanesque buildings built according to an octagonal plan. It also preserves one of the rare eardrums of Poitou-Charentes; the battle of the Archangel Michael and the dragon is represented there.

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85.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.6 km

4.79 km

1.29 km

700 m

150 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

71.3 km

14.1 km

170 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

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Vindelle Swimming Area – Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey loop from La Couronne Charente

Ruins of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Couronne

Saint-Pierre Church of Fléac

Saint Christopher's Church in Vindelle

Vindelle Swimming Area

Saint-Amant Abbey Church

Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey

Villognon

Saint Michael's Church

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