LES SABLES D`OLOnnE

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LES SABLES D`OLOnnE

visits & activities 2015/2016
www.visitlessablesdolonne.co.uk
Nature
L'Île d’Olonne
Le Château d’Olonne
City
Olonne sur Mer
Ocean
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CONTENTS
Towns & villages
Sunshine & beach
Les Sables d’Olonne & the sea
Sports & recreations
Area of outstanding natural beauty
Visits
Practical Information
Conference centre
The information (prices,
opening times ... 2015)
supplied by independent
professional organisations,
is subject to change.
Key events in 2015
Index & legend
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Editeur : Syndicat Mixte du pays des Olonnes.
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C H2O Institut Sports Océan, C Olivier Blanchard Centre de Congrès Les Atlantes, C Archives municipales, C Vincent Curutchet et Olivier Blanchet / DPPI / Vendée Globe,
C Vendée Expansion, C Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte Croix, C A.Séverin, C Sandrine Sihol / Zoo des Sables, C Aquarium Le 7e Continent, CVendée Evasion, C Jet Explorer, C Scoot Wave,
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Towns
& villages
Destination5
Bathing8
A long-standing history
Religious Heritage
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Typical districts
& guided tours
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Towns & villages
Situated on the „Côte de Lumière”
which covers 105 km2 of the Atlantic coastline,
VAIRE
L’ILE
D’OLONNE
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SAINTE
FOY
OLONNE
SUR MER
...the town of Les Sables d’Olonne, sub prefecture of the Vendée department, is located
in the Pays de la Loire region.
Easily accessible by both motorway and TGV
train, its 50,000 permanent inhabitants and
equal number of secondary home owners,
make it the second largest urban area in the
Vendée, offering a wide range and high quality
of services.
The Sables d’Olonne district regroups six
towns: Le Château d’Olonne (pop. 13802),
Les Sables d’Olonne (pop. 14562), L’Ile
d’Olonne (pop. 2954), Olonne sur Mer (pop.
14783), Sainte-Foy (pop.1856), and Vairé
(pop. 1560).
In order to develop its maritime vocation
and host the Vendée Globe, the town of Les
Sables d’Olonne invested in an institution
specifically dedicated to water sports
(sailing, kayaking, wave-skiing, surfing …): the
Ocean Sports Institute.
With its 90,000 beds available to tourists,
Les Sables d’Olonne offers all the attractions
of a seaside resort: rated holiday resort,
conference centre, thalassotherapy spa, golf
course, 2 casinos, museum, zoo, racecourse,
4 equestrian centres, etc…
In addition to the south-facing, sheltered,
central beach of Les Sables d’Olonne, 7 other
beaches can be explored by sun worshippers,
nature lovers or surfers.
LES SABLES
D’OLONNE
LE CHÂTEAU
D’OLONNE
And to secure the quality of the environment,
the councils have successfully enhanced
their natural heritage by protecting green
spaces (Olonne forest and marshland,
coastline,
bocage)
and
developing
pedestrian and cycling trails.
With its four harbours,
Les Sables d’Olonne is exposed
at 270° to the ocean.
The fishing port The marinas
is ranked fourth amongst
French harbours (sole,
cuttlefish, squid, etc…) with
59 boats and 170 seamen.
The commercial port
serves one of the main French
cereal producing regions
(corn, wheat…) trading 500
000 tons of cereal per year.
at Port Olona (one of the
leading marinas on the
Atlantic coast) and Quai
Garnier offer 1,500 and
120 berths respectively. Les
Sables d’Olonne is home to
the Vendée Globe, non-stopround-the-world solo yacht
race.
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A long-standing
history
Sables, devout Catholics, came into conflict
with ‘Les Chaumois’ who had converted to
Protestantism.
by the aristocracy and artistic elite and
opened its first casino, the ‘Casino des
bains de Mer’ (now known as the ‘Casino
des Atlantes’). It was the Belle Epoque for
Les Sables. The arrival of the railway in 1866
injected new dynamism into tourism with
‘the leisure trains’, which connected Paris to
the ‘finest beach in Europe’. The new vogue
for Sea Bathing was born. A second casino
appeared in 1898, the ‘Casino des Pins’, and
in 1900 there were already more than 35
hotels close to the Embankment.
Traditions,
past and
present
The Pays d’Olonne has been occupied by
man since the dawn of time, as shown by the
many remains discovered in the region.
The sea once covered a large part of the
land. ‘Ol-ona’, meaning ‘Hill above the water’,
is thought to be of Celtic origin and to have
given its name to four of the six municipalities
forming the region. At the time, it was Olonne
that ruled over the area.
Under the Roman Empire, Olonne became a
major crossroads thanks to its tiny harbour ‘Le
Havre d’Olonne’ nestled in a bay sheltered by
the long island of Vertime (now Côte Sauvage
and forest of Olonne). The creation of the
salt marshes and vineyards of Ile d’Olonne
are thought to date from this time and have
brought wealth to the region for 2000 years.
Between the 5th and 9th century, the land was
ravaged by a succession of invasions and the
Normans were in occupation until the 10th
century.
Then, through the marriage of Eleanor of
Aquitaine to Henry II Plantagenet, the region
passed under English rule for more than fifty
years. For their son, Richard the Lionheart,
Talmont became his preferred residence and
the land of Orbestier his favourite hunting
ground.
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Towns & villages
In the Middle Ages, the land witnessed
an incredible economic boom under the
impetus of the lords of Olonne. This gave rise
to a wonderful religious heritage. (See p. 10)
The flourishing
Sables d’Olonne
In the late Middle Ages, sea trade was growing
& the flourishing Pays d’Olonne was exporting
its salt and wine to northern Europe, while the
surrounding villages (Château d’Olonne, Vairé, Sainte Foy) devoted themselves to a more
agricultural activity on fiefdom soil.
The 13th century saw their little sister town,
Les Sables d’Olonne, rise from the shadows,
or rather the sands. In fact, in order to replace
the harbour of Talmont, which was silting up,
Prince Savary de Mauléon decided to develop Le Havre d’Olonne. He granted lands and
rights to the district of La Chaume in 1218 to
set up an urban settlement. In 1472, Louis
XI separated Les Sables d’Olonne from the
town of Olonne sur Mer to turn it into the
main harbour for the region. The parish of Les
Sables d’Olonne was born in the 17th century,
and a church was built. The religious wars curbed the town’s expansion. The people of Les
The Golden Age and the
beginnings of Tourism
The 17th century marked the apogee of Les
Sables d’Olonne, now the leading cod-fishing
harbour in the kingdom. More than 100 boats
were fitted out for cod fishing on the banks of
Terre Neuve (Nantes 89, La Rochelle 32).
During the Revolution, the region remained
Republican (there were no less than six
prisons in Les Sables d’Olonne, one guillotine
and a revolutionary court). Under the
Empire, the town coped with the Continental
blockade instituted by Napoleon I and the
threat of the English warships. Then a long
decline began in the 18th century, which would
only end with the rise of fishing and tourism in
the late 19th century.
From 1845, the harbour was modernised.
Sardine and tuna fishing ensured the growing
success of the canning companies (known
as ‘confiseries’). The shipbuilding yards built
dundees and other sardine fishing boats on
the quaysides at La Cabaude.
As for tourism, although the first spa bath
regulations date from 1816, it was not until
1825 that the first thermal baths and bathing
machines appeared. Les Sables d’Olonne
became a sophisticated resort frequented
The highly distinctive women of Les Sables, (brown
hair, dark skin, black eyes)
had the reputation of
being very well-turned
out, as can be seen by
their elaborate traditional
costumes: their relatively
short skirts and petticoats
in bright, shimmering colours, high-heeled clogs
called ‘YouYous’, elegant,
light headdresses measuring 43 cm high embel-
lished with fine embroidery, make the Les Sables
folk costume one of the
most colourful in France.
The wearing of the regional costume is a tradition
kept alive by the ‘Queens
of Les Sables’ and the
folk group ‘Le Nouch’. A
number of headdresses
from all over the Pays des
Sables d’Olonne are on
display at the Museum of
Folk Traditions in Olonne
Sur Mer, at the Sainte
Croix Abbey Museum in
Les Sables d’Olonne and
at the Little Station Museum of Ile d’Olonne.
Le Nouch
Founded in 1950 under the patronage of Léo David,
‘Le Nouch’ draws together around fifty ambassadors
of the customs and practices of the Pays des Sables
d’Olonne. Performing all over France, but also
appearing on the international stage, the Sablais
group is undeniably the best representative of local
traditions. ‘Le Nouch’ is the patois name for a sailor's
knot, the knot of friendship. Song and Dance
Tel : 06 07 90 00 42 / www.lenouch.fr
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Bathing
Seaside houses of the 19th
and 20th centuries
To Visit
guided tours with
Cyclopolitain
• Palazzo Clementina
Discover Les
Sables d’Olonne
in the most original way.
An uncommon trip
combining anecdotes
and historical facts with
electric-powered tricycle
for 1 or 2 passengers.
Start all year round, from
10 am to 7 pm, before the
tourist office. Closed on
Sunday (except Easter
weekend, in July & August,
and bank weekends).
€10€/quick tour (30
minutes). €18/the
town-centre and remblai
seafront promenade (1h).
The first large seaside villas at Les Sablesd’Olonne, initially on the seafront and then
towards the Dunes district, were built in the
late 19th century. A certain eclecticism can
be seen in Les Sables seaside architecture,
ranging from the chalet and neo-Basque
regionalist styles through to the Art Deco and
1950s styles. Les Sables architects, Charles
Charrier (Palazzo Clementina) and Maurice
Durand (Mirasol) are responsible for designing many seaside villas on the Embankment.
Le Remblai
Le Remblai is the name given to the long promenade bordering the beach at Les Sables
d’Olonne. Le Remblai is, in fact, a series of
promenades originally constructed to protect the town against attack from the sea
and the encroaching sand. It was gradually to
become the seafront promenade. In the late
19th century, a number of architects gave
free rein to their imagination and created
some magnificent villas typical of the seaside
architecture.
The embankment promenade was inaugurated on 6th August 1950. The total overhaul (2008-2013) of the embankment was
a decisive event in the history of Les Sables
d'Olonne, bringing about the terms "old
embankment" and "new embankment" as
if a new page in the history book had been
turned.Resulting from a lengthy thought process and debate with users, the main feature
of the new Remblai is the priority given to
pedestrians, bicycles, seaside planting (e.g.
green oak, pittosporum, tamaris…), shop
terraces and bold architectural choices, respectful of the town’s history.
Bathing machines
The practice of sea bathing at Les Sables
d’Olonne dates back to the 1800s. In 1866,
the Railway arrived at Les Sables d’Olonne
and with it the era of the leisure train… The
seaside resort became all the rage and was
very popular with the aristocracy and the
artistic elite. It was the Belle Epoque for Les
Sables…
The Bathing machine was a device on 4 wheels like a carriage with canvas walls and drawn
by a horse. The cart was usually rolled into the
water up to the axle. The bather could therefore enter the water away from prying eyes. In
1825 at Les Sables-d’Olonne, the tradesman
Pître Raguet set up eight wheeled huts of this
kind for the use of bathers on the shore facing
the Place d’Armes (the current Place du Palais de Justice). *
* Text provided by the Municipal archives department.
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Towns & villages
L’Ile Penotte
This small quarter was
known during the Revolution as the «lost Island».
The name Penotte, whose
origin remains of mystery,
appeared around the 19th
century in relation to a
street no longer in existence today.
This pretty and picturesque quarter is named
after an island whilst nestled in the town centre,
behind the Remblai,
amongst narrow and higgledy-piggledy
streets.
The houses are framed
by hollyhocks and decorated with multi-coloured shell mosaics. These
decorations are the work
of a local resident artist,
Danièle
Arnaud-Aubin
– the «Seashells Lady».
Since 1997, with the agreement of her neighbours as
well as permission from
the town council and
an endorsement of the
Architecte des Bâtiments
de France, Dan' has multiplied her frescoes on all
neighbouring walls. Nothing escapes the treatment: street plaques,
doors and their frames,
numbers… She finds her
inspiration in mythology
and fairy tales…
She uses all types of
shells in her work: whelks
and periwinkles, oysters,
clams, scallops, mussels
and exotic shells.
The Miniature
tourist train
invites you to discover
some of these districts
through a series of tours
with commentary and
lively anecdotes from
your guide. (in French)
Runs in July and August
daily. Weekends in May,
June and September.
Admission: 5.90€/adult,
3.90€/ children aged 5 to
13 yrs. Booking compulsory at the tourist office
of Les Sables d’Olonne.
Booking: 07 81 87 79 67
[email protected]
Hervouet Tourisme
Sablais:02 51 95 62 25
(map h4)
Rotundas
Clock
Works undertaken to extend the Embankment in
1949-1950 also included
the creation of three
semi-circular rotundas
between the Place Foch
and the Quai Joffre.
The rotundas served
as bars or puppet theatres. Among those to
be remembered are La
Bagatelle, Le Tacot, Les
Canaris, Casa Pépé and
Le Trianon.
Built on top of an old blockhouse, the eight-meter
high four-sided clock
tower was inaugurated on
1st July 1956.
It has, since then, been
known as an easy to find
meeting, and sometimes
dating, spot.
map H4
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Saint Martin de Vertou church,
L’Ile d’Olonne
Religious Heritage
To Visit
Guided tour (in French): Free admission: 17th and
28th July, 7th and 25th August at 6.00pm.
Meeting in the choir of the church.
Mémoire des Olonnes : 02 51 96 95 53.
Olonne sur Mer / map B5
Eglise d'Olonne
at 20 m
Guided tour from the abbey.
In French, in July and August. Free admission.
Booking compulsory 02 51 21 09 67.
Located on the coast at Le Château d’Olonne, SaintJean d’Orbestier Abbey was built in the 12th century on
the orders of the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou,
William IX, on an 800-hectare estate. The recently restored monument stands testament to what was once
an important Benedictine monastery between the 12th
and 18th centuries.
Like many others, it lived through times of grandeur,
prosperity and destruction. Richard the Lionheart
contributed to the monastery’s fame by confirming the
privileges given to the Orbestier monks by his grandfather and by making the forest of Orbestier his favourite
hunting ground.
The heritage of Château d'Olonne
Les mardis à pied «Patrimoine en Balade»
Guided tour (by foot) of the town centre and
the coastline each Tuesday with guides from the
Municipal Heritage and Archives department. In
French In July and August. Free admission.
Booking compulsory 02 51 21 09 67.
www.lechateaudolonne.fr
To Visit
Plissonneau
at 20 m
Saint-Martin de
Vertou church
Saint-Jean d’Orbestier abbey of
Château d’Olonne
Abbaye St Jean d’Orbestier
Located in the
market town
of Olonne sur
mer, this is the
oldest and was for many
years the most important
church in the Pays des
Sables d’Olonne.
It is thought to have been
built in 1042.
Tour (in French) of bell-tower:
Every day in July and August, from 10 am to 12.30
pm & 4-7 pm (5 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Admission: ad 3€, children 2€. Discover the
vaulted ceilings and bells. From the top, admire
the beautiful panoramic view over the marshland.
Tour (in French) of bell-tower and Petite Gare
Museum:
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2.00pm in April, May,
June, September and October.
Booking 02 51 33 82 77.
Visits at dusk:
Every evening of night markets and on 19th of July.
Admission: 3€/ad, 2€/children.
To Visit
Guided tour Notre-Dame church
Notre-Dame
church
To Visit
It is now a venue for cultural
events between April and
October. Open every day from
8 July to 6 September from
3.00 to 6.00 pm, Sundays of
September, and during the
National Heritage Day. Guided
tours, exhibitions & concerts.
Free admission.
Rue de l'Abbaye (map l9)
le château d’Olonne
Tel: 02 51 23 88 12
La Pironnière
at 2 km
TANCHET
Anse aux moines at 350 m
Saint-Hilaire
church
The church is thought to
have been built on the
remains of a fortress.
Although the date of its
construction remains a
mystery, it was extended
under Louis XV.
le château d’Olonne
Map G9
Notre-Dame de
Bonne Espérance
Chapel
This little chapel was
built in 1850 specifically
to house a statue of the
Virgin, who is thought
to have saved the life
of Flandrine de Nassau,
shipwrecked off the coast
of Bourgenay.
It was a Holy place very
popular with sailors and
their families, tucked away
discreetly in the Rue de
l’Amidonnerie.
Les Sables d'Olonne
map I5
Arago
at 170 m
Notre-Dame de
Bon Port church
Located
on
the site of the
Rosaire chapel
in the 13th century and a dependency of
the parish of Olonne, the
church was built in 1646.
In the 17th century, Les
Sables d’Olonne became
a major cod-fishing harbour and the residents
asked Richelieu, bishop of
Luçon, to create a parish
and erect a church.
In 1646 the first stone was
laid. The Church retains
its Gothic appearance,
but the western façade is
evocative of the Renaissance. It is one of the rare
examples of the CounterReform.
Les Sables d'Olonne
map H4
CENTRE -VILLE
Saint-Nicolas
priory
Built by the monks of
Sainte Croix de Talmont
during the 11th century, the
priory was successively
pillaged
during
the
religious wars, restored by
Richelieu, and converted
into a fortress, guardroom
and gunpowder store
between the late 18th and
late 19th centuries.
Dominating the entrance
to the harbour and
protected by two long
jetties erected in the
18th century, the Priory,
flanked by seven 18th
century cannons, offers
a splendid view over the
bay.
Les Sables d'Olonne
map I3
Sous-préfecture
at 300 m
Saint Nicolas
at 100 m
It is thought that the
original church was built
on this site towards 1200.
It was restored during the
17th century (choir) and at
the beginning of the 2Oth
century. Free access to
the church all day long.
L’Ile d’Olonne / map G9
Sainte-Croix
Abbey museum
The old Benedictine
Priory is now home to the
Sables d’Olonne Modern
Art Museum. See p. 61
Les Sables d'Olonne
map H5
Musée
at 120 m
Poissonnerie
at 180 m
Mairie Château
at 300 m
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Towns & villages
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Free guided tour (in
french) by bike of the
coastline and districts
on Thursday, in July and
August with guides from
the Municipal Heritage
and Archives department.
Booking compulsory
at the tourist office of
Château d’Olonne
02 51 21 09 67.
(in French) All year round.
Booking 02 51 21 09 67.
25 impasse du Moulin
Saint-Jean (map L11)
La Pironnière at 2km
TANCHET
Visit The Chocolate
Factory
L'Ile D'Olonne
To Visit
On-foot tour of La Chaume's
maritime heritage
(in French)Discover
the maritime
heritage of the city with
guide Gérard Mornet (cod
fishing, evolution of the
harbours, canning factories, fishermen dwellings,
shipwreck survivors, religious heritage). Departing
from the Tour d'Arundel.
Bookings compulsory
at the tourist office of
Les Sables d’Olonne &
Le Château d’Olonne.
All year round. Duration:
2 hours. Admission: 5€/
adult, 3€/10-16 yrs .
Arundel
at 60 m
Don't miss our special
1 hour tour to discover
the charm of Les Sables
d'Olonne (fishing harbour
and old town).
Each Thursday July/
August at 3 pm. 5€/adult,
2,50€/6 to 12 years old.
Booking compulsory at
the tourist office of Les
Sables d'Olonne.
www.lesbaladesdepriscilla.com
Guided heritage
discovery tour
Guided tours of Les
Sables d'Olonne
(in French) the district of La Chaume
and the town centre
district with Priscilla, local
guide-lecturer.
Booking compulsory at
the tourist office of Les
Sables d'Olonne.
On foot or by bike. Admission: from 5€ to 13€/
adult, from 2,50€ to 7€/6
to 12 years old.
www.lesbaladesdepriscilla.com
(in French) of the Ile
Discover the
d'Olonne (salt marshes,
skilled work
bell-tower, Petit gare Muof the wine maker who
seum) in a horse-drawn
has been cultivating his
carriage: 16th, 23rd and
30th of April, 8th and 14th of organic vineyard for the
May, and on Tuesday and last 20 years. Enjoy the
14 rue Clément Ader
Ay
n tod
the tow
tasting of 3 different
(map E4) Olonne
sur
Mer
Thursday at 3.30 pm in
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wines.
From
July
to
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26th August, wednesday
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at 9.30 am and 10.45
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Booking 02 51 33 82 77.
am. 5€/adult, free under
the rAiLwAye tourism
Admission: 12€/adult,
sid
And seA
18 years old. Booking
9€/5-12 years old.
advised.
Discover the
leather goods
manufacturing: drawing,
pattern, choosing a
leather hide, the cut,
stitching, and finishing off.
Free guided tour in
French, on Tuesday and
Thursday at 3pm (30
minutes).
240 avenue François
Mitterrand, Olonne sur Mer
(map D5) Tel : 02 51 95 48 16
www.philippecomte.fr
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Discover the
chocolate maker’s
trade, the origin and
confectionery of
chocolates, biscuits and
sweets. Commented
tasting. Duration 45
minutes.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays
during school holidays
from Easter to All Saints’
Day, and in July/August.
Admission: 5€/ad, 2€/-12
years - 1 child free for 2
paying adults. Bookings
compulsory at tourist
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On-foot guided tour
in English
Inhabited since the mists of time, Olonne is the
birthplace of the Pays d’Olonne. Discover the market
town and its history through a tour of its manor houses,
its impressive 19th century town houses and early 20th
century traditional residences. Duration: 2 hours.
Distance covered: approx. 3 km.
Wednesdays at 9.45 am from 8 July to 26 August.
Free admission. Departing from the museum of folk
traditions. Mémoires des Olonnes 02 51 96 95 53.
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the Remblai, constr
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the widening of
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sea-front swimm d) and rebuilding of the
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start of the
town’s change
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the
renewed popula
plan is implem in 1998, the completion of
the
redevelopment
Congress Centre in 2004, the makeover of
of the Atlantes
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harbour quays
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tours of the town
offers guided
... in French and
The Tourist centrene, la chaume, architecture
02 51 96 85 78
(les sables d’olontion / Bookings: Ticket office
in english) Informa
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Patrimoine
This sailors and fishermen’s district, with its
narrow alleyways lined with low lime-washed
houses, is undeniably the oldest district
of the town. Despite their secular rivalries,
La Chaume was attached to Les Sables
d’Olonne in 1753. Nowadays, it is a lively, picture-postcard, district.
Historical centre of Olonne sur Mer
A discovery of
traditional headgear
and the St. Jean
windmill
History
La Chaume district
Guided tour by
bike "patrimoine
en balade"
Town
The town centre combines an historical
heritage with colourful
boutiques. The pedestrian streets encircle
the Notre Dame de Bon
Port church and make it a busy shopping area
all year round.
Central Market Place - Located on the
site of the little old cemetery of Les Sables
d’Olonne, the first market place dates from
1810. The ‘Baltard pavilion’ style, as we now
know it, was conceived by the local architect,
Charles Smolski, in 1890. ‘Les Halles’ were
renovated a century later, preserving the
original architectural style of the building. It is
now a very popular food market
Buildings
Its narrow alleyways lead you from the
quayside towards the ocean or the town
centre. The way is lined with typical little
fishermen’s houses with windows at ground
level, and the old ship-owners’ houses built
at a time when Les Sables d’Olonne was the
leading cod-fishing harbour in France.
Olonne sur mer
Heritage
Les Sables
d’Olonne
Town centre
Les Sables D'Olonne
The Passage district
Le château d'Olonne
Sunshine
& beach
Beaches
& Sea bathing
• Point Animation Plage
Grande Plage
Les Sables d'Olonne
CENTRE -VILLE
BEACHES & SEA BATHING
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BEACH CABINS
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BEACH CLUB FOR KIDS
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SWIMMING POOLS
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Atlantes
Cours Blossac
The loveliest beach in Europe… and we’re
proud of it! 3 km of fine sandy beaches, an
arc-shaped bay facing south, protected
from the prevailing winds and the ocean surf.
Bathing, children’s clubs, restaurants and
bars immediately nearby. Accessible from
La Chaume by the ‘passeur’, a little passage
boat that shuttles between the two quays.
The “Point Animation Plage” in the centre of
the main beach across from Place Navarin
offers a packed programme of free sporting
activities, events and entertainment.
From 1st April to 30th September .
Tiralo
3 beach wheelchairs are available
(free of charge) for disabled persons enabling
them to cross the land
and float in the water.
2 First-aid
stations
Tel: 06.60.30.19.25.
From 8th to 10th May,
from 14th to 17th, from 23rd
to 25th May, from 30th to
31st May, from 6th June
to 3th July, and from 11st
August to 6th September:
2 to 6.30 pm.
From 4th July to 30th
August: 10.30 am to 7 pm.
Display of water and air
temperature readings,
tide times, sun care
advice.
The public lavatories on the
beach are open from April to
September.
• CENTRAL SEA BASE:
02 51 32 06 95
• SMALL HOLD STATION :
02 51 95 28 07
The wheelchair store is close
to the pool, at the foot of the
beach access ramp. Open
daily July to August from 1.30
to 6 pm, May/June/September from 2 to 4 pm (except
Tuesday and Friday).
La Paracou
in Les Sables d'Olonne
Located slightly away
from La Chaume, after
the Côte Sauvage,
close to the dunes and
the forest. Cycle paths.
Car park.
From 1st April
to 30th September.
First Aid Station 20th and 21st June, and
from 27th June to 3rd July:
2 to 6.30 pm.
From 4th July to 30rd
August: 1 to 7 pm.
Tel: 02 51 32 08 56
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at 650 m
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Tanchet beach
Sauveterre
in Olonne sur Mer
Between Les Sables d’Olonne & Le Château
d’Olonne, Tanchet beach is renowned as an
excellent site for board sports.
Hidden away in the midst of the national
forest, Sauveterre has retained a little of its
former wildness. Accessible by road and
cycle path. Surfing spot. Free car park with
300 spaces. Dogs admitted if kept on a lead.
From 1 April to 30 September.
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at 400 m
From 8th to 10th May, from
14th to 17th, from 23rd to
25th May, from 30th to 31st
May, from 6th June to 3th
July, and from 11st August
to 6th September: 2 to
6.30 pm. From 4th July to
30th August: 10.30 am to
7 pm.
First Aid Station
From 13th June to 6th
September from noon
to 7 pm.
Tel: 02 51 90 74 78
SAUVETERRE
Plage
de Sauveterre
Tel: 02 51 32 31 47
Les Granges
in Olonne sur Mer
Extending beyond the beach at Sauveterre
at the northernmost tip of the forest, Les
Granges, too, has retained a little of its former
wildness. Dogs admitted if kept on a lead. Parking accessible via the road and cycling path.
First Aid Station
From 20th June to 6th
September from noon
to 7 pm.
Tel: 02 51 90 54 56
Bassin Dombret
Les Sables d'Olonne
Natural sea-water swimming-pool hidden
away amongst the rocks in “la Côte Sauvage” situated in La Chaume district. Access
through the “Corniche du Nouch”.
From 1st April to 30th September.
First Aid Station From 3th July to 30th
August from 2 to 6.30 pm.
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Naturist beach
in Olonne sur Mer
Between Sauveterre and Les Granges,
naturism is tolerated on a small area
of the beach identified by signs in the
locality known as ‘La grande pointe’.
Accessible on foot via the forest.
Warning Unsupervised bathing
Weather
Reports
Vendée: 08 99 71 02 85
Sailors: 08 99 71 08 08
Water
Quality
Tel: 02 49 10 40 00
or
www.baignades.sante.gouv.fr
Panoramic
at 300 m
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Beach cabins
Games, competitions, sporting activities,
swimming for beginners for clubs with a pool.
The beach club is a good option for combining the beach with leisure.
Some clubs require the presence of an
accompanying adult, information available
from the club of your choice.
Although the first spa bath regulations in Les
Sables d’Olonne date from 1816, it was not until 1825 that the first thermal baths appeared,
featuring the famous Bathing machines, frequented by the aristocracy.
The spa baths still exist, but are now adapted
to 21st century needs.
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1 / Spa Baths
2 / Spa Baths
3 / Spa Baths
4 / Spa Baths
Tents, cabins and
deck chairs rentals
from 20th April to 20th
September. Restaurant.
Tents, cabins, deck chairs
and mattresses rentals
from April to September.
Tel: 06 42 23 63 16
Tents, cabins and deck
chairs rentals from 1st
June to 15th September.
Next to the Remblai swimming
pool / Tel: 06 78 76 40 95
[email protected]
5 / Spa Baths
Tents, cabins and sun
loungers rentals. 30th May
to 15th September.
Close to the Clock
Tel: 06 83 30 86 92
[email protected]
Les Ondines
Opposite the Court house
Tel: 02 51 21 63 12
6 / Spa Baths
Le lagon Bleu
Les Mouettes
From 1st May to 30th
September.
Close to the rue
des Écoliers
Tel: 06 78 27 66 54
[email protected]
Les Biches
Close to the Clock
Tel: 02 51 32 66 65
or 02 51 21 07 69
or 06 10 03 56 42
[email protected]
7 / Spa Baths
8 / Tanchet Spa
Tents, cabins,
storage lockers,
parasols and deck chairs
rentals. Restaurant. From
15th April to 15th September.
July & August. Tents and
deck chairs rentals.
Rose et Bleu
Opposite “La Comète”
Tel: 06 21 04 06 91
[email protected]
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Beach Clubs for kids
Sunshine & beach
Baths
Tanchet Beach
Tel: 06 79 59 90 94
clubdetanchet.e-monsite.com
3 to 13 years old.
Heated swimming
pool. Closed on saturday
and bank holidays. Group
games and toddlers
activities. July - August.
Near the Court house
Tel: 06 19 51 28 55
[email protected]
12 / Les Aiglons
3 to 16 years old.
Closed on Sunday
and bank holidays. Fun
and sporting activities,
games and competitions.
Heated swimming pool:
Beginners and intermediate swimming lessons.
From 6/07 to 30/08.
Close to rue Jeanne d'Arc
near cours Blossac
Tel: 06 61 78 95 37
[email protected]
10 / Point
Animations Plage
For 7 yrs +. Weekends &
bank holidays of May, June
and September from 2 to
6 pm, every day in July &
August from 9 am to 7 pm.
Free. Promotional tours,
sporting activities, events,
entertainment and loan of
sport equipment.
Close to Place Navarin
Tel: 02 51 32 07 80
[email protected]
13 / Mickey Les As
2 to 14 years old. From 1st
July to 29th August, closed
on Sunday and bank
holidays. Sporting and
fun activities, games and
competitions.
Close to rue jeanne d'arc
Tel: 06 73 52 69 15
[email protected]
11 / Mickey
Les Pingouins
3 to 14 years old.
Trampoline, games,
competitions. Closed
on Sunday and bank
holidays. From 1st July to
28th August.
Alongside beach Clock.
Tel: 02 51 33 24 21
[email protected]
14 / Les Mouettes
2 to 12 years old.
From 1st July to 25th
August, closed on Sunday
and bank holidays.
Sporting, creative and fun
activities, competitions,
gifts. Adrenaline boosts
with the bungee trampoline, the rocket and giant
missile.
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July-Augustus.
Sporting activities
and competitions for
3.5 years +. Swimming
lessons in heated
freshwater swimming
pool for 4 years +.
Tanchet Beach
Tel: 06 79 59 90 94
www.clubdetanchet.e-monsite.
com
Présidents Beach
Tel: 06 66 95 39 26
[email protected]
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Swimming pools
Remblai
swimming pool
Swimming area:
Seawater pool
heated to 29° uncovered
…all year round, made
up of a 25m pool and
a learning pool. Family
covered jacuzzi space,
2 spas, hammam and
massaging jets. Lessons,
courses, aquagym,
aquacycling, longe cote,
swimming lessons. Caps
not compulsory, shorts
allowed. Bar and terrace
with a sea view.
The swimming pool
is open: July-August
everyday 10 am - 8 pm.
During French school
holidays: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9-11 am &
12-8 pm. Wednesday 12
am-8 pm. Friday 12-9 pm.
Saturday 2-6 pm. Sunday
10 am-1 pm & 3-6 pm.
Periods outwith French
school holidays: Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday 9-11
am, 12-2pm & 5-8 pm.
Wednesday 12 am - 2
pm & 3-8 pm. Friday 12-2
pm & 5-9 pm. Saturday
2-6 pm. Sunday & bank
holidays 10 am-1 pm &
3-6 pm.
Closed from 5th January
to 8th February and from
31st August to 6th September 2015.
Summer rates: 6,15€/
adult, 5,65€/3-12 yrs.
Winter rates: 5,65€/adult,
4,70€/3-12 yrs.
Fitness space: 2 treadmills, 3 cross trainers, 2
bikes, 1 recumbent bike, 2
rowing machines, 1 multistation.
During Summer holidays:
Monday to Friday 9 am8pm, Saturday & Sunday
10 am-8pm. Off season:
Monday to Thursday 9
am- 8 pm, Friday 11 am-9
pm, Saturday 2-6 pm,
Sunday 10 am-1 pm &
3-6 pm.
Winter rates: 10,25€/pers.
Summer rates:
12,35€/pers.
Promenade Lafargue (map I3)
les Sables d’Olonne
tel : 02 51 23 53 00
www.vert-marine.com
CENTRE -VILLE
Atlantes
at 40 m
Les Chirons
swimming pool
Indoor
swimming
pool heated to 28°. Roof
comes off in fine weather.
25 m pool. 90cm to 2.10m
in depth. Chlorinated
water. Swimming lessons.
Cap and swimsuit
compulsory.
The pool is open:
During French school
holidays: Monday to
Sunday morning 9-12 am
& 3-7 pm.
Periods outwith French
school holidays: Monday
4.15-6.30 pm, Tuesday
4.15-7 pm, Wednesday
10.30-12.15 am & 4.307.30 pm, Thursday 4.15-
Thalassotherapy
7.30 pm, Friday 4.15-8 pm,
Saturday 9-12 am & 4-8
pm, Sunday 9-12 am.
In summer: Monday to
Saturday 10 am-12.30 pm
and 3-7 pm. Sundays 9
am to noon.
The pool is closed during
Christmas holidays and
banks holidays.
Rates: 2,85€/adult,
24€/10 tickets, 1,50€/-16
yrs, 12€/10 tickets /-16 yrs.
Rue Chateaubriand (map F5)
Olonne sur Mer
tel : 02 51 32 53 58
Piscine
at 50 m
Muguet
at 600 m
La Gillerie
at 500 m
Relais Thalasso & Spa
Aqualonne
Indoor swimming pool heated made up of a 25m
pool (6 lane) and a 20m pool (2 lane), 3 toboggans, a
waterslide, water games with water falls, geyser and
hydro-massage bench. Swimming lessons. Cap and
swimsuit compulsory. Opening 29th August 2015.
Rue des Plesses (Map I8)
Tel : 02 51 21 09 67
Complexe Aquatique
at 50 m
The institute, directly adjoining the Hotel
Côte Ouest****, offers many spa treatment
programmes with or without accommodation.
Fitness space: Combines sport, relaxation
and fitness at the pace that suits you. A range
of equipment is at your disposal such weight
training gym, cardio-training, group classroom, sauna and hammam.
Hydromarine space: indoor seawater pool
heated to 32°, underwater jet, swan neck
faucet, jacuzzi, bubbling seat, and swimming
lane. Caps and non-skid sandals compulsory.
Half day package (admission to fitness area+
pool): €28.
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Sunshine & beach
New for 2015:
detox, fountain of youth package,
total relaxation and Côte Ouest hiatus.
Open from Monday to Saturday
8 am-1 pm & 1.30-6.30 pm.
Sunday: 8.30 am-1.30 pm & 2.30 to 5.30 pm.
Route du Tour de France (map J6) / les Sables d’Olonne
tel : 02 51 21 77 92
[email protected]
Lac
at 100 m
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Les Sables
d’Olonne
& the sea
Maritime Heritage
23
Nautical Events
28
Nautical activities
30
Boat Hire
35
Boat and sea fishing trips 36
Maritime Heritage
• When visiting the sea museum, take the unique opportunity
to go to the top of the tower and enjoy stunning panoramic views.
Viewpoint indicator from 1911. Map I3
Château Saint-Clair
and Arundel Tower
Built by the Princes of Talmont in the 15th century, the chateau was seized by the Protestant
leader, Soubise, in 1622, whom ordered fortifications to be built. First a garrison under Louis
XIII, the château, which currently houses the Sea Museum, was bombed in 1796 by the AngloDutch, seized by the government in 1835, and finally restored between 1986 and 1994. The
tower forms part of the Chateau Saint-Clair’s defences. The first harbour light was introduced
in 1593. In the 18th century, the La Chaume lighthouse was the only lighthouse in the Vendée. Its
present appearance is the result of restoration work undertaken between 1857 and 1858.
Arundel
at 60 m
Jetties & lighthouses
The grand jetty
St. Nicolas jetty was first
sketched as early as 1764
and completed in 1910
with the construction of
the lighthouse.
Quai des Boucanniers
(map I3)
The small jetty
and the green
lighthouse
Built in the 18th century,
the small jetty protects
the harbour from silting
up. In the 19th century,
together with the grand
jetty, it served as a tow
path.
Promenade Joffre
(map I3)
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L’Armandèche
lighthouse
Standing 36m
tall and 42km
wide, the
lighthouse was
built to replace Arundel
lighthouse. Historical
Monument 2011.
Corniche du Nouch
(map I2)
Les Barges
lighthouse
Designed in 1861,
originally to mark the
harbour entrance. It
stands 24.81m high and
its operation has been
automated since 1970.
Corniche du Nouch
(map I2)
Armandèche
at 150 m
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• Towing of a tuna fishing boat in the channel,
early twentieth century.
The Fishing harbour
The first stones were laid in the 15th century
on the orders of Louis XI. In the 16th century,
whale fishing, and the salt, wine, corn and
sailing cloth trades made it one of the busiest harbours.
Then the great cod-fishing era took off on
the banks of Terre-Neuve. The fish was cured
on the boat immediately after being caught,
using salt from Olonne.
This was then followed by the sardine and
tuna fishing eras. A series of works were undertaken in the 18th century to give the fishing
harbour the form we see today, with its jetties
and quays…
Small-scale
fishing harbour
No less than 2 lighthouses
and 7 port lights guide
sailors into Les Sables
d’Olonne harbour.
Small-scale fishing
harbour ranking 4th
nationally for the value
of the produce landed
(noble fish: sole, sea bass,
cuttlefish), 59 boats, 170
sailors/fishermen.
Commercial port
8-acres wet dock
enclosed by locks can
accommodate cereal
freighters of up to 110 m.
Yachting area
“Quai Garnier”
on the fishing
harbour
119 mooring berths
in the heart of town for
10- to 15.50m boats.
Port authorities on the
fishing harbour of Sables
d’Olonne (map H3) Les
Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 96 43 34
plaisance.sablesdolonne@
vendee.cci.fr
CENTRE -VILLE
Place du Commerce
at 100 m
Map H3
• Old canning factories,
packaging of the sardines inside the fishmongers.
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To visit
Guided tour
of the fishing harbour
(in French) Let our local guides show you what
happens behind the scenes at the fishing harbour
in a 1 1/2 hour tour. Explanation of the dealer’s and
trader’s role, observation of sales transactions and different fish and seafood. Film showing images of today
and yesteryear. map H4
On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6.15 am from 16th June
to 15th September (only Tuesday in June and September).
Admission: 6,10€/adult, 4€/5 to 16 years.
Bookings compulsory at the Tourist Office
of Les Sables d’Olonne.
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6
th
NOV
vendée Globe
Next start
•
2016
at 1.02 pm
Maritime heritage
Favourite harbour of the Vendée Globe, from
where all the latest racing prototypes set
sail, the Sables d’Olonne harbour has hosted
many generations of boats and sailors.
Some or all of them have cast their nets at
Terre Neuve, joined in the Flibuste festival,
given the English a run for their money, developed off-shore fishing or coastal fishing activities. Long gone are the times of the sardine
sailing boats, the sturdy whaling vessels and
other Dundees. It’s been a long and wonderful story…
Port Olona
One of the largest harbour on the Vendée coast
(1500 moorings), Port
Olona is a transition point
for numerous prestigious
nautical events, such as
La Figaro, Edhec, Tour
de France à la Voile, the
Course Croisière des
Ports Vendéens, les
Sables-Horta-les Sables,
Solo Maître Coq, Vendée
Va’a Polynesian pirogues
race as well as having
served as the start and
finish line for the Vendée
Globe since its creation
in 1989. Open seven days
a week, 24 hours a day, all
year round.
Port Olona authorities
1 quai Alain Gerbaud
(map H3) Tel : 02 51 32 51 16
www.portolona.fr
Port Olona
at 100 m
The Vendée Globe
Les Sables d’Olonne, the starting and
finishing point of the legendary roundthe-world solo yacht race, non-stop, unaided and unassisted: the VENDEE GLOBE,
created in 1989 by Philippe Jeantot.
From one year's edition to the next, the
Vendée Globe has forged its legend and the
successes of its winners. Titouan Lamazou
(winner of the Vendée Globe 1989-1990),
Alain Gautier (1992-1993), Christophe Auguin
(1996-1997), Michel Desjoyeaux (20002001) Vincent Riou (2004-2005), Michel
Desjoyeaux (2008-2009) and François Gabart (2012-2013).
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The Walk of Fame
To honour the winners
of the Vendée Globe,
the Town and sponsors
have lined the pedestrian
promenade with 7 ground
plates commemorating
their victory (date, hands
and feet prints of the skipper, drawing of the yacht).
Every 200m, see if you
can spot them between
the Atlantes and the
Clock tower!
• Arrival of François Gabart on Sunday 27th January 2013 at 15h 18min 50s,
winner of the 7th edition of the Vendée Globe in 78 days 2h 16min 40s.-
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Nautical
events 2015
• Les Sables Horta Les Sables 2014
National
4th, 5th, waveski surfing
competition
6th
april
11th,
12 th
17th
th
To 26
From
Solo Maître Coq
• Sailing race.
Start from jetty Vendée Globe.
• at Tanchet Beach.
National surfing
competition
13th
th
to 16
• at Tanchet Beach
6 ,7
th
th
June
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Vendée Va’a
• Vendée Va'a 2014 © Didier Lermite, Olivier Blanchet
26th
th
to 28
Océan festival
• Sailing Festival.
At Port Olona and on beaches.
June
From
23th
June to 20th
July
Les Sables-Horta
-Les Sables
• Sailing race.
Start from jetty Vendée Globe.
• Polynesian pirogues race
MAy
april
From
april
From
See events guide for full details from april to september
and on :
Vendée Cœur
• Relay race in Stand Up Paddle, at
Tanchet Lake.
14th ,
15th
JuLy
Stage of the Tour de
France à la voile
• Sailing race. Place du Palais de
Justice, on the remblai seafront
promenade and Grande Plage.
2
nd
August
Voile classique
des Sables
• Sailing race.
Old boats parade. Start from jetty
Vendée Globe.
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Nautical activities
All clubs offer lessons,
individual and group courses for all ages and levels.
Suits and equipment supplied.
The presence of animals on beaches is strictly regulated, please refer to our « Beaches » section (See p.15)
La Chabossière
Les Granges
Beach
Direction: right and left
Type: beach-break
Experience: all surfers
Bodyboard
Kayak
Longboard
Stand Up Paddle
Surf
Waveski
Bi
cy
cle
National forest
of Olonne
pa
th
Sauveterre
Beach
Type: beach-break
Olonne
sur Mer
la Cabane
La Chabossière,
Les Granges
Beach
OctoSUP
Octopus Multiglisse
Discovery of Stand Up
Paddling every day during
the season (on request
off season) as riding, surfing, fitness and fishing.
Air-SUP. Secured strectch
of water. Snacking.
Every day in July
and August. On
request off season. For 6 years +.
Supervised by Mathieu
Babarit (waveskiing word
champion) and Caroline
Angibaud (stand-up
paddle vice word
champion). Snacking.
Tel: 06 62 81 27 24
www.ecoledestanduppaddle.fr
Tel: 06 62 81 27 24
www.octopusglisse.com
Sauveterre
Beach
SAUVETERRE
Plage
de Sauveterre
Grande
Plage
Strasbourg
at 350 m
From
April to
November,
every day in
July & August. Outing,
relaxation session, surfing
session. Inflatable SUP.
Rip Curl Bahia Shop
Tel: 06 25 83 35 27
www.surfzone.fr
Near the Petite Cale
TANCHET
Ohana Surf
From Easter to All Saint’s
Day. Every day during the
season. On request off
season. For 6 years +.
Tel: 06 87 44 95 31
www.ohanasurf.net
SUPzone
From mid-April to
mid-November,
every day. For 8 years +.
Tel: 02 51 21 21 99
[email protected]
Surfzone
From April to
November,
every day in July & August.
For 4 years +.
Tel: 06 25 83 35 27
www.surfzone.fr
Tanchet
Beach
TANCHET
Tanchet
at 120 m
Lac
at 400 m
Institut Sports
Océan
From April to October. For
9 years +. Private session
courses during Easter and
All Saints holidays. 3 days
courses in summer.
Tel: 02 51 95 15 66
www.institutsportsocean.com
Les Sables
d'Olonne
Grande Plage
Type: sand-bar
Atlantic
Ocean
Le Château
d'Olonne
Tanchet Beach
Type: reef rocky
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Longe côte
Institut Sport Océan
Sea hiking in waist-high water to improve
balance and gently strengthen your muscles.
Activity suited for all skill levels, for 15 years +.
Two sessions per week, from April to November.
€9/session without wetsuit, , €13/session with
wetsuit, 10-session package: €83.
Sea Base, close to the conference centre
“Les Atlantes” (map I3) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 95 15 66
CENTRE -VILLE
Optimist, Sailing dinghy,
Catamaran, Windsurfing
Diving
Aux couleurs
de la mer
Institut Sports Océan
Private lesson 48€ to 64€. Classes
for 5 days 143€ to 221€ (for 5 yrs +).
From April to October.
Institut Sports
Ocean:
1 promenade Kennedy
(map K6)
Tel: 02 51 95 15 66
Sea Base:
Close to the conference
centre “Les Atlantes”
(map I3)
Tel: 02 51 95 15 09
(in July and August)
TANCHET
Tanchet
at 120 m
CENTRE -VILLE
Atlantes
at 200 m
Sailing school
Atlantes
at 200 m
Lac
at 400 m
Sports Nautiques Sablais
Sailing taster on 8m J80 yacht
with qualified instructors, over a
half-day or full-day.
47€/half-day, 90€/full-day. Beginner or perfecting
courses. Cruise courses during a 2 to 10 day, on
12m yacht. All year round. For 12 years +.
125 place Jean David Nau
(map G3)
Tel: 02 51 21 63 00
www.sportsnautiquessablais.com
Les Salines
at 200 m
Diving from 6 years old, at
sea from 8 years old in the
spring and the summer.
Discovery or proficiency
levels, training, exploration, apnea, sea walk,
bottle assisted diving. For
beginners: 50€/pers. N1
training: 350€. Discovery
courses: 160€.
Throughout the year on
request, on the sea-front,
Remblai swimming pool
or private swimming pool.
Tel: 06 21 53 35 11
www.auxcouleursdelamer.com
Nemo Plongée 85
Beginners' sessions
at sea or in a heated
pool from 8 yrs. Discovery
courses; modular retraining & training sessions.
Private lessons (maximum 2 people). Everyday
from May to September.
For beginners: €60.
Discovery course 3
sessions: €190. Level I,
5-session €380.
Sub Atlantic Club
N1, N2, PSC1 + RIFAP
training and N3 &
N4 preparation. From 14
years old onwards.
New for 2015: N1 underwater biology course and
discovering underwater
biology training session.
Throughout the year in
the swimming pool on
Thursday at 9 pm. April
to September in the sea.
139€/adult, 95€/14-16
years old.
The AVVAS (Video
and Underwater
Archeology Association
of Vendée) offers a
marked underwater
trail to discover the
shipwrecks in the Barges
area. Reserved for the
divers. Level II minimum
(medical certificate).
Please contact Sub
Atlantic Club.
Allée des Frères Maximin
Port Olona (map G4)
Tel: 06 73 80 18 28
www.subatlanticclub.com
Louis Braille
at 150 m
Sea Kayak
trip
Auzance canoë base
Trip on the sea along
the wild coast with State
brevet qualification. Duration: 2h. 16€/adult, 12€/-12
yrs. From April to October.
Warning: subject to weather conditions.
Rue du courroux
(after the farm) (map O5)
L’Ile d’Olonne
tel : 06 62 41 95 90
canoe-auzance.e-monsite.com
Base Yakanoë
des Loirs
Trip on the sea, along the
wild coast, accompanied
by our qualified instructor, Bénédicte. In July and
August at 7.30pm.
1 session (2h): 16€/adult,
12€/-15 years old. During
the off season, subject to
the weather.
Rue du Halage (map A3)
Olonne sur Mer
Booking 06 72 68 04 38.
Le Chail
at 500 m
Institut Sports
Océan
See p. 32
Tel: 06 60 88 55 78
www.nemoplongee85.com
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Sea scooters
Banana and rubber ring
Jet Explorer
Beginners, Free handling, sportive trips or outing (without licence), for one or two persons,
Supervised by a remote instructor, with the latest
models Yamaha VX sport. Up to 19 seascooters.
Loan of all-in-one suits or shorties (non-compulsory) and life jacket (compulsory). Possibility to
have breakfast on the beach (between €15 and
€25). Every day from 11th April to 11th October, from
9.30 am. From 70€ up to 16. 10€ to 20€/passenger.
For teenagers up to 16, introductory outing on the
instructor scooter from 60€. Minimum height for
passenger: 1.40m.
Louis Braille
at 300 m
Scoot Wave
Fun outing with or without licence. Rides and
supervised initiation with a remote instructor.
Minimum age for driving: 16 yrs. Fleet of 14 seascooters. From €70/adult, €60/first ride. Loan of
all-in-one suits. Every day from April to September,
from 9 am.
New for 2015: combined outings
( jet ski/towable tubes).
Jet Explorer
Rubber ring
every day from 11th
April to 11th october,
from 9.30 am.
25€/15 minutes,
minimum 4 people.
For 8 years +.
Parking Vendée Globe
quai Amiral de la Gravière
(map G4)
Tel : 06 66 78 38 09
www.jet-explorer.com
Parking Vendée Globe / quai Amiral de la Gravière
(map G4) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 06 66 78 38 09 / www.jet-explorer.com
Parking Vendée Globe (map G4) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 06 86 58 15 07 / www.scoot-wave.fr
Louis Braille
at 300 m
Nautical equipment hire
Bodyboard
Canoe
Wetsuit
Kayak
Longboard
Windsurfing
Surf
Wakeboard
Waveski
Stand up Paddle
Aquatique Locations Extrem
From Februar to
November (on
request of the year).
Port Olona
parking Vendée Globe
Jetty K bis (map G3)
LES Sables d’Olonne
tel : 06 29 83 51 71
www.location-bateaux-vendee.com
Vendée
Globe at 150 m
Rip Curl Bahia Shop
All year round, from
wednesday to sunday,
every day during school
holidays.
From €10 to €30.
42 rue des Remparts
(map I5) les Sables d’Olonne
tel : 02 51 21 21 99
[email protected]
TANCHET
Strasbourg
at 350 m
Octopus Multiglisse
All year round, from
Monday to saturday,
holidays.
10 rue de l’Hôtel de Ville
(map H4) les Sables d’Olonne
tel : 02 51 96 80 33
[email protected]
Institut Sports
Ocean
From April to
November.
From 12.80€ to 60.80€
for 1 hour.
Throughout the year.
From €6.
Beach of les Granges (map
P1) Olonne sur Mer
Tel: 06 62 81 27 24
www.octopusglisse.com
Ohana Surf
Plage
de Sauveterre
Surfzone
Throughout the year.
From 10€.
From April to November.
La Chabossière (map O3)
Olonne sur Mer
Tel: 06 62 81 27 24
www.ecoledestanduppaddle.fr
Tanchet
at 120 m
24-26 place Jean David Nau
Port Olona (map G3)
Tel : 06 63 46 84 13
[email protected]
Port Olona
at 350 m
Scoot Wave
Large selection
of professional
equipment: banana,
inflatable sofa, flat tubes
(4/8/10 seats).
Up to €25/15 minutes on
banana. Every day from
April to september.
Louis Braille
at 300 m
Beach of Sauveterre
(map I2) Olonne sur Mer
Tel: 06 87 44 95 31
www.ohanasurf.net
SAUVETERRE
Rubber ring.
Throughout the year from
9.30 am to 7 pm.
Parking Vendée Globe
(map G4) Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 06 86 58 15 07
www.scoot-wave.fr
OctoSUP
1 promenade Kennedy
(map K6) / les Sables d’Olonne
tel : 02 51 95 15 66 or
02 51 95 15 09 (july August)
TANCHET
Flippers
Olona Nautic
Tel: 06 25 83 35 27
www.surfzone.fr
Boat Hire
Aquatique Locations Institut Sports
Océan
Motorboat and sailboat
with or without licence,
every day from February
to November, on request
the rest of the year. Up to
€51/hour, €1230/week.
Jeanneau Sun Odissey
33I, Sun Odissey 35,
Dufour 405, Prestige 30S
range.
Port Olona, parking
Vendée Globe
jetty K bis (map G3)
Tel : 06 29 83 51 71
www.location-bateauxvendee.com
From April to November. Sailing dinghy and
catamaran. From 12.80€
to 60.80€/h.
1 Promenade Kennedy (map
K6) Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 95 15 66 or
02 51 95 15 09 (july august)
Olona Nautic
Promocéan
24-26 place Jean David Nau
Port Olona (map G3)
Tel : 06 63 46 84 13
[email protected]
40 place Jean-David Nau
Port Olona (map G3)
Les sables d'Olonne
Tel : 02 51 32 11 16
www.promocean.com
Motorboat and sailboat
throughout the year.
Sailboat throughout the
year. From 1150€/week.
Port Olona
at 350 m
Les Salines
at 100 m
TANCHET
Tanchet
at 120 m
Lac
at 400 m
Vendée
Globe at 150 m
Lac
at 400 m
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Boat trips
Sea fishing trips
Le Kifanlo
Diva
Fillao
A 17-m sailboat. Half-day, full-day or evening
cruises on a classic schooner with a traditional gaff rig. Navigation with a certified crew on
and fast, streamlined and elegant sail boat, an
exceptional boat made by the Hervé shipyard in
La Rochelle. From May to October, on request. €48
half-day/pers.
Port Olona, jetty N8, Les Sables d’Olonne (map G3)
Tel : 07 71 24 02 85 / [email protected]
Louis Braille
at 500 m
Schooner. A 2-hour trip with the family, friends or just on your own. For
6 years more. From April to October.
25.60€/adult, 12.80€/6- 12 years.
Port Olona. jetty I2 (map G3)
Bookings: Institut Sports Océan 02 51 95 15 66
or 02 51 95 15 09 (july-August)
Les Salines
at 500 m
Trawler. Built at Les Sables d’Olonne in 1955,
this boat once set sail to catch tuna. Today,
the Kifanlo proposes 3h excursions (9-12 am or 2-5
pm) to show you the sailor/fisherman’s trade, and
launching of the trawler. From May to September.
For 5 years more. Admission: 25€/adult, 17€/5 to
14 years.
Bookings compulsory at the Tourist Office of Les
Sables d’Olonne for excursions of Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday mornings.
Port Olona - jetty Vendée Globe (map G4)
Tel : 06 77 00 50 04 / www.oceam.org
Vendée Globe
at 150 m
Recreational fishing
With David Doussot (qualified guide and instructor). Fishing trip with a Pro Rapala guide,
for a half-day or full-day's fishing with and for bait,
for bass, meagre or tuna. Top-quality equipment
provided. Maximum of 4 fishermen. For 6 years
more.
All year round, every day on request. 60€ to
150€/½ day, 150€ to 300€/full day. Bookings on 06
07 34 10 26.
Port Olona jetty reception (map G3)
Les Sables d'Olonne / Tel : 06 07 34 10 26
www.jamaisbredouille.com
Sports nautiques
Sablais
On 26ft to 40ft yachts. Sailing taster by
the day (bring pack lunch) or half-day,
hands-on manoeuvring. Available all year round.
Half-day beginners outings: €47 pp. All-day
beginners outings: €90 pp.
125 Place Jean David Nau, Port Olona (map G3)
Tel : 02 51 21 63 00
www.sportsnautiquessablais.com
Les Salines
at 200 m
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Sud vendée
17-m sailboat. Trips around Les Sables
d'Olonne bay. Chance to handle the vessel.
From April to December, on request. Trips around
les Sables d’Olonne bay: adult €45, children (5-12
years) €20.
Port Olona. jetty N12 (map G3)
Booking : 06 03 67 89 62 / [email protected]
Louis Braille
at 500 m
Boat and
sea fishing trips
Les Salines
at 400 m
Vendée pêche passion
Discovery, initiation and improvment of
sea fishing, on a boat, a kayak or a stand up
paddle. For 10 years more. Professional guidance.
From 60€, based on 4 fishermen.
New for 2015: kayak with electric motor. Multifishing training courses.
Port Olona, jetty Vendée Globe (map G4)
Les Sables d’OlonnE / Tel: 06 62 83 21 19
www.vendee-peche-passion.fr
La Messaline
17 m wooden vessel. An old fishing boat proposes
fishing excursions from 7.30 am to 11.30 pm (gear
provided). Advice from experienced fishermen. In
the afternoon, 1 hour boat trips with commentary
introduce visitors to all the charms of the Côte Sauvage and Les Barges lighthouse. From 11th April to
30th September 2015.
Boat trips: 11€/adult, 8.50€/4-14 yrs, students or
disabled person, 3€/children under 4 yrs. Fishing:
39€.
Bookings taken aboard or on 02 51 95 27 32
Quai Guiné, Les Sables d’Olonne (map H3)
www.bateau-messaline.com
CENTRE -VILLE
Passeur
at 90 m
Le Filo
Port Olona / tel : 06 73 62 37 38
Vendée Globe
at 150 m
Les Sables et la Mer
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Sports &
recreations
Sports activities
aviation
Take-off strip
Aérodrome de la Lande
rue du petit Versailles / LE
Château d’Olonne (map K10)
TANCHET
Petit Paris
at 250 m
Vendée Aéroclub
Sports activities
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Entertainment44
Recreation for kids
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Light-aircraft
flight training
and advanced flight
school, to aircraft pilot
certificate level (for ages
15 and over). Discovery
flights, first-time flights,
tourist flights along the
Vendée coast. Cockpit
transfer hoist available for
disabled flyers.
Tel : 02 51 22 07 30
or 06 02 16 68 31
www.aeroclub-vendee.com
Aéro Atlantic,
Olonnes Aéroclub
15-min plane
flight €45,
or €75 in a helicopter.
Children aged less 2 years
old: free. Open all year
round on demand. Firsttime flights, tourist flights
along the Vendée coast.
Introductory plane tuition
session, ULM, helicopter.
Aerial photography.
Sports and recreations
Lyonnaise
Boules
French billiards
Boule Lyonnaise
de la Rudelière
Meetings all year
round.
OlonnEspace
Allée des aulnes (map
G5-G6) / Olonne sur Mer
Tel:02 51 90 76 54
OlonnEspace
at 200 m
Tel : 06 03 67 89 62
pubaero.com
Vendée Evasion
Parachutisme
Tandem rides
at an altitude
of 4000m, over the
sea. From November to
February, from Monday
to friday, and from march
to october every day, 9
am-12.30 pm & 2-6 pm.
For over 15 yrs. €280.
Bookings compulsory.
Tel : 02 51 21 39 51
or 06 14 51 16 95
www.parachutisme-vendee.com
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French
billiards
Boule
de choc
Boulodrome des
Sauniers
Wooden boules.
Wednesday from 2.15
to 7 pm. 20€/adult.
Meetings daily
(except on
Sundays & bank holidays)
from 2.15 to 7 pm. 20€/
adult, free for 12-17
years old. Free initiation
(loan of “boules” ) and
competition organisation.
Leisure practice and
competitions, all
categories.
la RudelièrE Ground
2 Rue Léon Jaunet (map J6)
Les Sables d'Olonne
Tel : 06 75 46 55 91
[email protected]
Casino des Pins
at 120 m
55 rue des Sauniers (map G3)
Les Sables d'Olonne
Tel : 02 51 95 13 43
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Petanque
La Pironnière
Ground
Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays from 2.30 pm.
10€/adult.
115 Rue Jules Ferry (map k8)
le château d'olonne
Tel : 06 76 15 61 12
[email protected]
www.lapironniere.blogspot.fr
Jules Ferry
at 300 m
Les Nouettes
Ground
teams of two on Friday
from September to June,
Thursday in July-August.
Permit 33€/adult,
free for 6-17 years old.
Practice and competition
organisation. Pétanque
school on saturday
morning. Loan of “boules”
for initiation.
Les Sauniers Ground &
Boulodrome, Imp. de la salle
des Sauniers (map G3)
les sables d'olonne
Tel : 06 50 38 34 10
www.petanquechaumoise.fr
Les Salines
at 400 m
Pétanque Sablaise
Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from 2.30 pm.
10€/year.
Av. de Condorcet (map h7)
Tel : 06 02 60 95 49
[email protected]
Les Nouettes
at 500 m
Les Sables Vendée
Pétanque
Meetings daily
(except on Sundays
and bank holidays) from
2.30 to 6.30 pm. Membership €10. Permit €40,
free for under 18 years
old. Leisure practise and
competitions, all categories. Pétanque school on
saturday morning.
Jardin du tribunal
Promenade Lafargue (map
H4) / Les sables d'Olonne
Tel : 06 09 13 24 58
club.quomodo.com/lessablesvendeepetanque
CENTRE -VILLE
Atlantes
at 150 m
Meetings
daily (except
on Sundays and bank
holidays) from 2 to 6 pm.
Permit 40€/adult, free for
children. Pair competitions each Monday in
July and August at 2.30
pm. Pétanque school on
Saturday.
Centre Culturel Ground &
Boulodrome
Rue de Verdun (map H5)
les sables d'olonne
tel : 02 51 32 82 20
[email protected]
Musée
at 150 m
Parc des Sports
Mondays, Thursdays
and Saturdays from
2 to 6 pm.
Allée Pierre de Coubertin
(map C6) Olonne sur mer
Tel : 06 80 87 57 61
[email protected]
Salle des Sports
at 200 m
Ground of Sainte Foy
Pétanque Chaumoise
Meetings
daily (except
on Sundays and bank
holidays) from 2 to 7 pm.
Competition for trained
40
Wednesdays
and Saturdays
at 2.30 pm in summer and
2 pm in Winter.
Bowling
Dirt Bike
Le Regency
Pit Bike
Bowling alley, bar, billiards
tables (snooker, English
and American pool).
Paths equipped with barriers for children (from 6
years old). Open Tuesday
to Thursday 3 pm to 1 am.
Friday, Saturday & national holidays 3 pm to 2 am.
Sunday 2 pm to 7 pm.
Closed on Monday. Open
daily in July and August
from 3 pm.
10 Bd du Souvenir Français
(map G3)
Tel:02 51 32 32 54
www.bowlingleregency.fr
Moto-cross with minimoto in the only area
approved for dirt biking
in the Vendée and the
Pays de Loire. Licence
and equipment (helmet,
gloves, boots and back
protection) compulsory.
No rental on site.
Saturday, Sunday and
national holidays from 9
am to 7 pm. RATES: full
day €10, weekend €15,
yearly €60.
«le Coudriou» (map G14)
Tel : 06 80 33 31 37
or 06 30 53 39 40
unaware.association85@
hotmail.fr
Les Salines
at 40 m
recreation Complex
Funshine
60 activities
indoor and
outdoor for every public
(3 to 99 years old):
• Children games: inflatable play area, trampolines, ball pool, magnetic
games, puppet theatre,
20 pedal go karting, and
scooters.
• Futsal, field hockey,
tchouckball, dodgball, flag
rugby, kinball, volleyball
and basketball.
• Wooden toys: air
palet, table football, giant
games, 3D Tic-tac-toe
• Maze with 3 goal: to find
the exit, speed game, to
find the mistery sentence.
• Outdoor Lasergame.
• Mini-golf.
• Racket sports: badminton, mini tennis, turnball,
table tennis.
• Fitness: cardio, weight
lifting, Zumba and
strength training (sept to
june.)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 4.30-9.30 pm.
Wednesday 2-9.30pm.
Saturday 2-7pm. Sunday
2-6 pm. From 2pm during
school.
€7/20 years + for 1h. €10
unlimited time.
€5/3-20 years for 1h. €8
unlimited time.
Free for non-participants.
Weight
training
Curves
4 rue E. Belin
ZI des Fruchardières /
Olonne sur Mer
(map E4) Tel : 02 51 33 22 13
Fruchardières
at 400 m
Fitness space at the
Remblai swimming
pool See p. 20.
Fitness space at the
Thalassotherapy
centre See p. 21.
Fitness space
& Squash
12 Boulevard du Souvenir
Français (map G3)
Tel : 02 51 32 96 96
[email protected]
Les Salines
at 100 m
Funshine
See p. 40.
Sun Form
9 Impasse Paul Eluard (map
I8) / le Château d’Olonne
tel : 02 51 20 78 12
www.sunform-vendee.com
La Boussole
at 150 m
Golf
Olonnes Golf
courses
18-hole golf course.
Lessons, courses.
Beginners and advanced:
06 86 86 42 24. Open
all year round. In Winter
from 10 am to 5 pm. In
the middle season,from
9 am to 6.30 pm. In the
high season, from 8.30
am to 7 pm. From 8 am to
8 pm from 15th June to 15th
September. From 9 am to
6 pm the rest of the year.
Located close to Château
de Pierre-Levée (map C7/8)
Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 02 51 33 16 16
www.golfdesolonnes.com
SAUVETERRE
Pierre Levée
at 1000 m
Go Karting
Atlantic Kart System
Leisure and
competition
go-karting
circuit FFSA
approved 1,000 metres
raceway. Instructor with
Federal Certificate. For
7 years old. Closed in
januar. Every day during
school holidays from 2
pm. Every afternoons
in april, may, and june
(closed on Thursday).
February, March, October,
November and December, week-ends and
bank holidays. In july and
august, daily from 10 am.
Rates per 10 minutes
(with instructions and
safety procedure):
120cc: 14€/7-10 years old,
200cc: 16€/11-13 years
old, 270cc: 18€ /+14 years
old, 390cc: 23€ /+16
years old.
«Le Coudriou» D36A
(map G14) / Le Château
d’Olonne / Tel : 02 51 32 52 52
www.akskart.com
Mecamax
Go-karting and
quads 2015. FFSA
approved 1st category.
Go-karting and quads
from 7 years old. Initiation
and quad riding in private
woods. Driving school.
Race for groups, birthday.
Kart club.
Open daily in july/august
from 10 am to midnight.
Off-season: Wednesday
to Sunday from 2 to 7 pm
(summer time), 2 to 6 pm
(winter time) and every
afternoons during school
holidays.
GT rally courses (Ferrari,
Lamborghini, Porsche, …)
for details contact David
FICAT Tel 06 85 74 66 07.
In direction challans on
D32 (map Q6) L’Ile d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 33 11 82
www.mecamax.com
Lasergame
Funshine
See p. 40.
4 rue Marcel Dassault
(map E4) Olonne sur Mer
Tel: 02 51 04 39 33
www.funshine.fr
Les Tilleuls
at 800 m
Behind the Townhall
(map A15) Sainte Foy
Tel : 02 51 96 49 55
41
Mini-Golf
Archery
& Target
practice
Casino des Pins Joa
18-hole course set in
leafy parkland. Open
daily from 27th June to
30th August, from 10 am
to 11 pm.
5,50€/adult, 3,50€/3-12
years old.
14 Avenue Rhin et Danube
(map J7) les Sables d’Olonne
tel : 02 51 21 69 12
www.joa-casino.fr
Casino des
Pins at 20 m
ASTIC
Paintball
Rollerblading and skating
Segway ®
Tennis
Atlantic Paintball
Sablais
Skate Cross 85
Atlantic Gyropode
Tennis Club Sablais
«Scenario» paintball
field from 14 years
old. Booking advised. 22€/
game (Equipment and
100 paintballs). Without
time limit. Reloading: 5€
for 100 paintballs.
Funshine
See p. 40.
Balloon
flight
«Le Coudriou» D36A
(map G14) Le Château
d’Olonne / Tel : 02 51 32 52 52
www.akskart.com
Montgolfière
du Bocage
1 hour first
flight on a hot
air balloon. A remarkable
adventure by the ocean
while discovering the
marshes, forest and
coast. Please plan to be
there for approximately
4 hours: participation in
inflation and setup, takeoff, ride and folding the
balloon. Ride at sunrise
or two hours before
sunset, depending on
the weather. Baskets for
2 to 7 people. From €229
to €370/adult, €165/7-12
years old.
From 3rd januar to 26th
december 2015.
Start from the forest of
Olonne sur Mer (map P3)
Tel : 05 49 80 10 45
www.la-montgolfiere.com
Paintball Loisir
Open every day 10
am - 8.30 pm from 4th
July to 30th August 2015.
Admission children (6-12
years old): 50 balls €10,
100 balls €15, 150 balls
€20. Admission adults:
65 balls €15, 110 balls €18,
200 balls 27€, 400 balls
€42.
Scenario paintball games
lead by professional
facilitators.
Le Puits d’Enfer / 49 rue des
Marchais (map L8)
Tel : 02 51 21 48 91
www.grand-defi.com
La Pironnière
at 500 m
TANCHET
All terrain electric
skateboard sessions
on specially designed
trails. Equipped with your
remote control, move
your skateboard at your
own pace. Protective gear
provided, closed-toed
shoes required.
From March to October.
€14/20 minutes.
Le Coudriou, D36A (map G14)
Tel : 07 80 40 10 57
[email protected]
Skate Parc
Concrete skate bowl
for rollerblades,
skate, BMX and
scooter. Free access.
Unsupervised activity,
under the responsibility
of parents and users.
Compulsory wear of
helmets and protective
gear.
1 promenade Kennedy
(map J6)
TANCHET
Please note, that from
15th June to 15th September, rollerblading and-skating are only allowed from
7 to 10 am on the promenade pavements and
rotunda, from Joffre to
Kennedy and on the Place
Maraud, La Chaume.
Prohibited everywhere
else. Outside of summer,
allowed all day.
Château d’Olonne
Skate Parc
6 options available.
Reserved for skateboards,
rollerskates, BMX. Free
access daily. Children
must be accompanied by
an adult. Wear of helmets
and protective gear.
Bd des anciens combattants
d’AFN / near complexe
sportif Pierre de Coubertin
(map G9)
Coubertin
at 50 m
Plissonneau
at 150 m
Tanchet
at 70 m
Camping Les Pirons
at 200 m
Rollerblading &
skating in the streets
Lac
at 400 m
Supervised trip on a
gyropod (in French),
different courses: challenge, cultural & ecological discovery, bachelor/
bachelorette parties.
Minimum weight: 40kg/
pers. All year round on
request. Rates: 18€/30
minutes, 28€/1h, 50€/2h.
Tel : 02 51 90 80 41
or 06 10 12 85 00
or 06 80 34 51 13
www.atlantic-gyropode.com
Pedal-cars
Le Cyclotron
Go for a ride with on
the Remblai seafront
promenade. Pedal-car for
4/6 pers. From February
to November.
66, promenade
Clemenceau (map I4-I5)
Tel: 02 51 32 64 15
CENTRE -VILLE
Cours Blossac
at 255 m
Olonne sur Mer Club
20 hard courts (indoor &
outdoor), 2 Beach Tennis
courts. 1 training wall. 4
mini-tennis courts. Open
all year round.
Discovery and perfecting
courses during school
holiday. Prices: from 15€ to
20€/hour. €82/6 hours.
Rue Auguste Blandin (map J6)
tel : 02 51 95 20 12
[email protected]
Casino des
Pins at 250 m
Tennis du Joa Casino
Les Pins
Run by the Tennis Club
Sablais.
Château d’Olonne
Club
Minitennis, école
de tennis, section
tennis adapté, école de
compétition, tournois
jeunes et adultes en juillet
et août. Stage de découverte et de
perfectionnement en été.
8 courts dont 2 couverts.
Rue Suzanne Lenglen (map
G9) Le Château d'Olonne
Tel : 02 51 95 10 57
www.club.fft.fr/TCCO/02850623
6 courts incl 2
indoor. 1 training wall.
Resin surfaces for indoor
courts, and tartan surfaces for outdoor courts.
€12 per hour. Courses
and tournaments during
school holiday.
Permanently manned in
summer 9.30 am - 6.30
pm from Monday to
Friday. 10 am – 1 pm on
Saturday.
1 bis rue Léo Lagrange /near
Marcel Guilbaud stadium
(map C6-7) Olonne sur mer
tel : 02 51 90 78 78
or 06 59 43 78 78
[email protected]
Salle des Sports
at 20 m
Ile d’Olonne Club
1 outdoor court. €11/hour.
Available for weekly
(€25),fortnight (€35) and
monthly (€55) hire.
10 metre
target rifle and
compressed air gun
shooting. 25 metre target
(all calibre) gun or revolver shooting. 50 metre
target rifle and 22 calibre
rifle shooting. Shooting
school from 9 years old.
Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays from 2.30
to 5.30 pm. Sundays from
9.30 am to noon. Closed
bank holiday.
Route du Tour de France
(map J7) Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 32 17 34
[email protected]
Pontreau
at 100 m
Casino des Pins
at 200 m
Les Archers sablais
Beginners from
10 yrs+ and adults
every Tuesday from 6 to 8
pm. Possibility of training
practice for any archer
with his own equipment.
1-hour session: €10/adult,
€8/10-17 years old, €7/
student (unlicensed).
From May to August:
Rue des archers (map E5)
Tel : 02 51 33 11 62
or 06 79 66 59 90
Sainte Foy Club
Tel : 02 51 33 89 24
Allée des Pins (map A15)
Les Archers
at 100 m
and from September to
April in Chirons’ room
(map F5) Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 06 74 26 12 58
Chirons
at 10 m
Vairé Club
Tel : 02 51 33 72 52
Allée des Chênes Verts
(map B4)
Portes du Soleil
at 150 m
42
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Entertainment
La Malbrande
hippodrome
The race course is located 8 km
south of Les Sables d’Olonne.
La Malbrande is a 1st category
national race course
and hosts many major races
between June and October:
Criterium, Prix, PHH meeting.
Fee-based admission
for 18 yrs +: €5.
Horse racing
Hippodrome de la Malbrande
in direction of Talmont Saint Hilaire
Tel: 02 51 22 09 85
vendee-courses.com
Night life
Casinos
Bars
In July and August, several bars propose
concerts and musical atmosphere up to
2 am. From September to June, closure
at 2 am weekends only.
See « Bars and restaurants » guide.
www.lessables.mobi
Les Atlantes
Casino Barrière
75 machines. Electronic English roulette. Black jack every day from 9 pm,
and Sunday from 4 to 7 pm.
Restaurant: for lunch and diner.
Free concert every Saturday.
Daily from 10 am to 3 am, to 4 am on Fridays,
Saturdays and daily in July and August.
3 Bd Franklin Roosevelt (map I3) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel:02 51 32 05 40
www.lucienbarriere.com
CENTRE -VILLE
Atlantes
at 75 m
Casino
des Pins Joa
150 Machines from 0,01€. Table
games: Boule, Black jack, English
roulette, Electronic English roulette, poker
(cashgame and tournaments).
Brasserie “Le Cotton Pub” with terrace in the
garden. Mini-golf.
Open daily from 10 am to 3 am, to 4 am
on Fridays, Saturdays and daily in July and
August.
14 Avenue Rhin et Danube (map J7) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel:02 51 21 69 12
www.joa.fr
Casino des Pins
at 20 m
A polite reminder from the casino!
Free admission is granted to adults not prohibited from gambling and on production of identity papers.
Jouer comporte des risques: dépendance, isolement,…
Appelez le 09 74 75 13 13 (appel non surtaxé)
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«Refuge Club»
Night club
located on
a Cayola Bay rock with sea
view terrace. Admittance
exclusively reserved to
over 18’s. Entertainment
and themed parties. €8/
without beverage, €10
with with beverage.
All year round on Fridays,
Saturdays, national
holiday’s eve and national
holiday from midnight to
7.00 am. Every day in July
and August.
Shuttle 07 81 96 54 70.
51 Promenade Edouard
Herriot (map L9)
Tel: 02 51 22 00 03
«Le Cotton Pub »
Casino des Pins
Joa
Free admission.
Admittance
exclusively reserved to
over 18’s.
Dance floor with DJ every
Friday evenings and wine
bar with acoustic duet
every Thursday.
Open from Wednesday
to Sunday and national
holiday from 11 pm (7.30
pm on Thursday) to 2
am (4 am on Fridays and
Saturdays). Every day in
July/August 11 pm – 4 am.
14 Avenue Rhin et Danube
(map J7) Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel: 02 51 21 69 12
www.joa-casino.fr
Cinema
Le Grand Palace
Multiplex
5 Dolby Stereo screens
cinema complex, open
all year round. Digital and
3D projection. Showing
of films, opéras, ballets,
business meetings,
private parties, bar,
concerts. Cinéxpresso
Thursday at 3 pm (during
school terms), discussion
around complimentary
post-movie coffee.
Open all year round from
1 to 10 pm (11 pm on
Saturday). 8.90€/adult,
8€/online rate, 7,40€/
reduced rate, 4€/3-14
years old, 69€/10 tickets.
Reduced rate every
Wednesday (except
National Holiday's eve
and national holiday).
La Gargamoëlle
Screenings
of arthouse films on the 1st
week of each month from
Wednesday to Tuesday,
from October to May
(except on January).
Full rate 6,90€. Reduced
rate 2€ or 4€.
Allée du Parc de Coubertin
(map G9)
Tel: 02 51 23 88 08
Les Vallées
at 50 m
Plissonneau
at 650 m
Bd du Souvenir français
(map G3)
Tel: 09 60 18 11 52
cinema-legrandpalace.fr
Les Salines
at 80 m
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Recreation for kids
Discovery
courses*
*in French only
Jardin des Mers
Marin environment and navigation discovery.
July-August, from 5 yrs old
Institut Sports Océan : 02 51 95 15 66
Go like a rocket! Children aged 2 years
and above can learn to drive at the
wheel of a pedal go-kart.
Recreation
complex
Festi Kids
Indoor play park
of 750 sqm for
0-12 year old. From 20th
June to 30thAugust 10 am 1 pm and 3-7 pm. Every
day during school holidays.
Period outwith French
school holidays: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
€9/day, €4/morning, €6/
afternoon for 0-12 years old.
€2/person accompanying.
Package 10 tickets: €60.
Birthday party: up to €9.
Compulsory use of soks!
1 rue Jean Perrin, Olonne
sur Mer (map E5)
Tel: 02 51 32 61 78
www.festikids.fr
Les Archers
at 600 m
Fruchardières
at 400 m
46
Ticket Sport
See p. 40
Pedal go
Karting
Baby-Kart
Road safety initiation
for children from
2 years old up to 1.5m in
height on a different track
each day. Road safety
awareness: traffic lights,
service stations, radars,
emergency telephone
points and road signs.
Subject to tide tables.
During school holidays,
July, 8-18 yrs.
Star Basket : 06 70 70 35 99 www.starbasket.fr
Funshine
4 rue Marcel Dassault,
Olonne sur Mer (map E4)
Tel : 02 51 04 39 33
www.funshine.fr
Basketball
weekends of May and
June, daily from 25th June
to 5th September.
Prices: 3€/ticket (=¼h), 4
tickets for 10€ or 9 tickets
for 20€.
Grande plage / opposite rue
des Ecoliers (map I4)
Tel : 06 78 27 66 54
[email protected]
CENTRE -VILLE
Cours Blossac
at 30 m
Pedal go karting
Under the Rudelière
pine trees, children
from 2 to 12 can move
around on a road safety
awareness track (with
traffic lights and road
signs). Electrical cars
rental for children from 4
to 10. Blow-up structure.
Enclosed plot.
July / August: daily 10.3012.30 & 14.30-19.00.
School holiday all areas:
daily 14.30-18.00.
Pedal-karts and blow-up
structure: 2,50€/ quarter
of an hour or 20€/10
tickets.
Electrical cars: 2,50€/6
minutes or 20€/10 tickets.
Avenue Rhin et Danube
(map J6) les Sables d’Olonne
tel : 02 51 32 64 15
Sports activities (go-karting, badminton, team
sports, table tennis, bowling, billards, horse
riding, archery, target practice, nautical sports,
lasergame...) for 10-14 years old. During school
holidays (except Chrismas).
July-August, 6-13 yrs.
Jazz, Hip-hop, musical.
Tel : 06 13 57 33 61
Point info famille : 02 51 23 16 82.
Ticket Art
Introductory arts
(theatre, literature, painting, pottery, modern
art, writing, singing, reading, cuisine)
for teenagers.
During school holidays.
Point info famille : 02 51 23 16 82.
Manga
July-August, 10-18 yrs.
Casino des Pins
at 100 m
Danse
Atelier JM : 06 76 40 74 16
Football
July-August.
ESCO : 06 22 04 55 71
July-August. 7-14 yrs.
TVEC : 07 86 42 17 81
Theatre
During french Easter & All Saints’holidays,
8-16 yrs.
A toute Vapeur : 02 51 95 23 47
July-August, from 9 yrs old.
Œil du prince : 06 82 84 49 48
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Parks and
Squares
Le Château
d’Olonne
Les Sables
d’Olonne
Jardin d'Odette
(3-12 yrs) in the town
centre map H4
Parc des vallées
Rue des vallées map G8-9
(aeroskate for 7-14 years old)
Les Vallées
at 100 m
Plissonneau
at 300 m
Le Pas du Bois
Avenue du Pas du Bois
map I8
CENTRE -VILLE
Jet d'eau
at 20 m
Square Bardy (2-8 yrs)
Boulevard Pasteur (close
to the lighthouse) map I5
Disney Palace
Children from 1 to
8 years old. 2,50€/
ticket. Open all year
round. Open every day
from March to October, and during school
holidays. From November
to February, open on
Wednesday, Saturday and
Sunday.
Parking Présidents
boulevard Kennedy (map I5)
Tel : 06 07 79 43 64
Présidents
at 90 m
TANCHET
Strasbourg
at 250 m
L’Intrépide
Children from 1 to
9 years old. 1,50€/
ticket. Open from April to
September, Wednesday
and Saturday all day long,
and Sunday afternoon.
During school holidays,
every day all day long.
Place de la liberté
rue Carnot(map H4)
Tel : 06 10 04 21 20
[email protected]
Jet d'eau
at 150 m
CENTRE -VILLE
Carousel
La Chaume
Carousel Leclerc
Open all year round:
week-ends, bank
holidays, and every day
(subject to the weather).
2,50€/ticket, 50€/50
tickets.
Centre E. Leclerc / 87 avenue
François Mitterrand
(map F5) Olonne sur mer
Promenade Joffre (near the
remblai swimming pool)
(map I3) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 06 07 79 43 64
CENTRE -VILLE
Atlantes
at 90 m
Mickey Plage
Children from 1 to 9 years
old. Open all year round,
holidays. During school
terms: afternoons from
February to September,
Wednesday, Saturday &
Sunday from October to
January.
For adults and children. Open all year
round: week-ends, bank
(subject tot he weather).
2,50€/ticket, 50€/50
tickets.
Open all year round:
week-ends, bank
(subject to the weather).
2,50€/ticket, 50€/50
tickets.
Place de l’Ormeau (map H3)
Tel : 06 20 54 43 45
7 promenade Joffre (map I3)
Tel : 06 07 79 43 64
Rue de l’Hôtel de Ville (map
H4) Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 06 07 79 43 64
Arundel
at 20 m
Port Olona
at 20 m
Eglise d’Olonne
at 200 m
Parc de la Jarrie
Rue des Sables map C5
La Jarrie
at 10 m
Havre d’Olonne
Rue du 8 mai 1945 map B5
(Multisport grounds. )
Havre d'Olonne
at 20 m
Vairé
Parc de l’Auzance
map B4
The local Town Halls provide a
series of recreational activities.
Swings, toboggans…
Rapido circus
CENTRE -VILLE
Atlantes
at 190 m
CENTRE -VILLE
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Port Olona (3-11 yrs),
rue de la Bauquière map H3
Square Worthing
Rue Pasteur map B5
Palace 1900
From Monday
to Thursday 10
am-7.30 pm. Friday and
Saturday 10 am-8 pm.
2,50€/ticket, 7,50€/4
tickets, 12€/8 tickets,
28€/25 tickets.
RP Olonne
at 10 m
Square Jean Tesson
(2-10 yrs) map H4
Olonne sur Mer
Pasteur
at 20 m
Blaise Pascal
at 100 m
A free sweet with every
start of the carousel! One
present each Sunday !
L’Armandèche
at 100 m
Poste
at 100 m
Complexe Aquatique
or La Boussole at 250 m
Carousels
Le Jardin Dombret
(3-8 yrs) La Chaume,
route Bleue map I2
Jet d'eau
at 220 m
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Area
of outstanding
natural
beauty
A WIDE RANGE OF LANDSCAPES51
HORSE RIDING
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CANOE TRIPS
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FISHING56
A WIDE RANGE
OF LANDSCAPES
• National forest of Olonne
Forest, green countryside, marshland, sand dunes, beaches and rocky coasts
stand side-by-side within just 150 sq.m. Follow the pathways that criss-cross
through the Pays des Sables d’Olonne in search of a truly verdant coastline.
Around one hundred kilometres of cycle paths and walks.
National forest of Olonne
Under the orders of Louis XV, the planting of
the very first pine seedlings was succeeded
by a series of major grow operations in 1837
across the dune ranges to protect the marshland. The forest stretches for more than
1,000 hectares and a number of random or
signposted trails invite walkers to discover a
variety of tree species (acacias, green oaks,
maritime pines, etc…)
La Rénaie
at 100 m
1300 hectares of protected
marshland
At the beginning of our era, the land now occupied by marshes was covered by the sea. It was
known as the Golf of Olonne, which was separated from the ocean by Vertime Island (now
covered by the forest of Olonne). The first salt
marshes, which date from Gallo-Roman times,
witnessed a resurgence from the Middle Ages
until the 19th century. The region’s ‘white gold’,
as the salt is known, is at the very origins of the
salt merchants’ village known as Ile d’Olonne.
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• Marshland
Most of the marshland became a breeding
ground for eels and mullet. Seven marshes
are still in operation today. The salt workers
will be more than happy to welcome you: at
Les Salines, there are 4 working salt marshes,
the Aubraie marshes in Les Sables d’Olonne
and the bean marshes, avocet marshes and
rivolia marshes in Ile d’Olonne. Salt marsh
products sold directly at Les Salorges de la
Vertonne & Les Salines: Fleur de sel, samphire, salt…
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• GR8
• Marram
Paracou
and Sauveterre dunes
Guided tours
Like an embankment, fringing the Atlantic ocean, the dunes protect part of the
hinterland from the prevailing winds and
the assault of the sea. Given the optimum
protection, a variety of dune-retaining plants
can be found here: beachgrass, bedstraw,
burnet rose, sea grape, purslane …
Fief Monsieur
at 500 m
The Rocky coasts
& The Puits d’Enfer
Bocage valleys of Auzance
and La Vertonne
Extending south beyond the beach at Les
Sables d’Olonne, located on the rocky coastline of Château d’Olonne, you will find the
Puits d’Enfer (Pit of Hell), a deep cleft in the
rock where the sea comes crashing in at high
tide. To the north, the Chaume coastline presents an impenetrable rocky façade to the
onslaught of the ocean. Stunning panoramic
views along these wild coasts.
The
culminating
point of the Canton of
Les Sables d'Olonne,
giving rise to many
scenic and panoramic views. Predominantly
featuring
agricultural land (polyculture - breeding)
and bocage landscape, the Auzance
valley offers a more
maritime landscape
to the south and west
of the commune. The
many rural pathways
provide some memorable walks as far
as the coast.
The Puits d'Enfer
A news story from the forties
relates the finding of a bloody
trunk in this crack, holding the
body of a man murdered by
one of his domestics.
TANCHET
La Pironnière
at 500 m
Vairé and Ile
d’Olonne wind
turbines Explanatory signs are
posted on site at the foot
of the wind turbines describing their history and
functioning.
The Ile d’Olonne wind
turbines are situated in
the locality of “Chemay”,
just after the waste site
map Q6 .
The Vairé wind turbines
are situated in the locality
of "La Voie Lambert"
map O5
The Foreshore
Guided tours (in French) lasting 2 hrs 30 mins of
the salt meadow or shore and the history of the
fish weirs (in stone).
All year round. Subject to tide tables. Booking at tourist
offices. Rates: Adult: €5, Child (6 to 16 years old) €3.
Choice of 3 tours:
Paracou beach (meeting at the first-aid station)
Fief Monsieur
at 500 m
Sauveterre beach (meeting in front of “Bar de Sauveterre”)
SAUVETERRE
Plage
de Sauveterre
Tanchet beach (meeting at the first-aid station)
TANCHET
Tanchet
at 120 m
Lac
at 350 m
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From marshland to the sea
Guided tours (in French) lasting 2 hrs on the way to the
beach where the marshland starts across the forest,
the dune, fauna and flora.
All year round, subject to tide tables. Booking at tourist
offices. Adult: €5, Child (6 to 16 years old) €3.
Les jeudis à vélo
2 guided tour (in french) by bike, with guides from the
Municipal Heritage and Archives department: the first
one on the coastline to discover the rugged coastline
and its geological attractions, and the second one in a
more urban environment with beautiful mansions and
villas.
In July and August. Free, subject to available.
Booking at 02 51 21 09 67.
Landscape tour
by horse-drawn carriage
Explore the varied Ile d’Olonne landscapes with
Attelage de la Vie.
In July and August, Wednesday at 10.30 am and 2 pm.
Duration: 1h15. In French.16€/adult, 8€/5-13 years old,
4€/-5 years old. Booking compulsory at 06 25 30 33 33.
L'Ile d'Olonne
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Horse riding
Canoe trips
Pôle équestre
Vendéen
Large covered manege. Organisation of
competitions and horse-riding courses.
Boarding and rental of premises.
Lieu-dit La Jeannière (map B15) / RD109 / Sainte Foy
Tel : 02 51 96 06 78
www.poleequestrevendeen.com
Club Hippique
Sablais
Riding school up to
4 years old, courses,
privat or group lessons,
pension for horses and
ponys. Covered carousel.
Manège open.
Monday to Saturday,
10-12 am & 2-7 pm (bank
holidays included).
22€/adult (pony and
horse), from 6€ to
12€ /3-7 years old
(Shetland pony).
RD 109, La Jeannière
(map B15) SaintE Foy
Tel : 02 51 22 07 67
www.clubhippiquesablais.fr
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Bellenoue horseriding centre
Privat or group lessons,
hors-drawn carriage,
pensions, courses, on a
40 acres estate. Themed
day. Indoor riding school.
From 3 years old. 20€.
Open Monday, Thursday
and Sunday 9-12 am.
Tuesday 9-12 am & 2-8
pm. Wednesday and bank
holiday 9-12 am & 2-7 pm.
Friday 2-7 pm.
Bellenoue (map J13) Le Château d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 22 03 63
or 06 42 47 50 04
www.bellenoue.fr
Sauveterre
horse-riding
centre
Horse and pony rides on
the beach or in the forest.
Horse-riding lessons
given by state-qualified instructors, from
beginners to advanced.
Harness. Accommodation available for both
horses and riders.
1h horse €20 - 1/4h pony
€8 - 1/2h pony €10 - 1h30
with horse on the beach
€40 - 2h with horse in the
forest €39.
Rue des Rochers (map S3)
Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 02 51 90 76 96
SAUVETERRE
Camping de Sauveterre
at 500 m
La Brissonnière
horse farm
Horse and pony
rides, horse-drawn
rides for all the family.
Introductory pony and
harnessing course for 5 to
12 years old.
Monday to Saturday from
9 am to 7 pm. Sunday by
reservation.
Prices: €11/1h little pony.
€13/1h big pony. €15/1h
horse. €9.50/1h horsedrawn (5/7 people),
€7.50/children less than
12 years old.
D54, in direction of la
Mothe-Achard / Vairé
tel : 02 51 33 71 79
You sail a canoe
sat on your knees
with a single
paddle
whereas you sail
a kayak sat at
water level with
a double-ended
paddle.
Base
de l’Auzance
Canoe for hire or
guided tours with
commentary (fauna, flora,
marsh operations: €14/
adult, €9/-15 yrs old).
From 6th April to 11th
October, on demand off
season. July and August:
9.30-12 am and 1.30-6
pm.
7€/1h kayak for 1 people,
12€/1h kayak for 2 or 3
people. 12€/2h kayak for 1
people, 19€/2h kayak for 2
or 3 people. 17€/3h kayak
for 1 people, 29€/3h kayak
for 2 or 3 people. 22€/4h
kayak for 1 people, 36€/4h
kayak for 2 or 3 people.
Rue du courroux (after the
farm) l’Ile d’Olonne
(map O5)
tél: 06 62 41 95 90
canoe-auzance.e-monsite.com
Base Yacanoë
des Loirs
Sail on the Vertonne
in the heart of the
marshland and in the
bird sanctuary, in kayak,
with 1, 2, 3 or 4 persons’
canoes or kayaks of.
Hire or guided tour with
Bénédicte, qualified
instructor. 2 possible
itineraries, and dusk or
night trips. The base is
open daily in July and
August from 10 am to 7
pm. On request may and
june. Rates (1h): €7/kayak
for 1 people, €11/kayak
for 2 or 3 people, €14/
kayak for 3 or 4 people.
Rates (2h): €11/kayak for 1
people, €19/kayak for 2 or
3 people, €22/kayak for 3
or 4 people.
Canoës Loisirs
des Salines
Adventure and
discovery trail
through the marshes
and the salt river, starting
from the small salt village.
Nature lovers and those
looking for some peace
and quiet, come and
experience a natural and
protected area.
Open daily: April to June,
September to October,
9.30 am -12 pm & 2-6.30
pm. From July to August,
from 9 am to 7 pm.
120 route de l’Aubraie
( map F2) les Sables d’Olonne
tél: 06 74 08 86 24
www.lessalines.fr
L'Aubraie
at 230 m
In direction of Brétignolles
rue du Halage (map A3)
Olonne sur mer
tel : 06 72 68 04 38
Le Chail
at 500m
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Fishing
Fishing in
the Olonne
marshes
Salted water
Day or half-day fishing
and hire of fishing lines
(Eels, sea bass, mullet,
sea bream) without
licence. From 15th June
to 15th September. 7€/ ½
day, 10€/full day.
«Les Galtières» (map P2-3)
(Head towards Brétignolles
sur Mer via the forest )
Olonne sur Mer
Mr Vrignaud : 02 51 90 52 44
• Shore fishing
• Surfcasting, La Paracou
Shore fishing
tationen
aid stations / erste-hiLfe-s
HORAIRES
DE MARÉES
2015
de surveillance sur :
strand
/ einige infos zuM
beach inforMation
over het strand
enkeLe inLichtingen
Baignade
surveillée
Lifeguard on duty
/ Überwachtes
aden / Bewaakte
zwemplaats
/
Baignade
interdite
Baignade
dangereuse
Dangerous waters
/ Baden gefährlich
/ Gevaarlijke
zwemplaats
No swimming
/ Baden verboten
/ Verboden te
baden
Les toilettes
publiques sur
les plages sont
accessibles d’avril à
septembre.
MERÊVILLEÊNATURE
Grande Plage
Plage de la Paracou
Plage deTanchet
Avril à septembre
Avril à septembre
April to September
April bis September
Van april tot september
April to September
April bis September
Van april tot september
Shower / Dusche
d’Olonne
Olonne sur Mer Le Château Vairé
Foy
L'Île d’Olonne Sainte
.com
www.lessablesdolonne-tourisme
/ huLpposten
July- August. / Juli-August
juli-augustus
No shampoo.
Duschmittel verboten.
Plage de Sauveterre
Plage des Granges
Grande Plage
Des douches sont
à votre disposition
en juillet et août,
cependant l’eau est
rare et précieuse, n’en
abusons pas. Ces
douches servent à vous
rincer de l’eau de mer
(pas de savon, pas de
shampoing).
Tous à la plage
aLLe /
beach / strand für
Let’s aLL go to the
het strand
Met z’n aLLen naar
Grande Plage *
Période
-tourisme.com
www.lessablesdolonne
: +33 (0)2 51 32 06 95
Grande Plage, poste central
: +33 (0)2 51 95 28 07
Grande Plage, petite cale
31 47
Tanchet : +33 (0)2 51 32
32 08 56
La Paracou : +33 (0)2 51
90 74 78
Sauveterre : +33 (0)2 51
90 54 56
Les Granges : +33 (0)2 51
veillent à votre sécurité,
Les maitres-nageurs sauveteurs c’est pour vous.
consignes,
merci de respecter leurs
Les petits plus des Postes
de secours
T° de l’eau et de l’air
• Affichage quotidien des
de la qualité des eaux.
• Affichage des contrôles
les petits bobos.
• Conseils et soins pour
de plage à disposition
• Pratique ! Des bracelets
qui s’égarent.
pour les « papottes » (enfants)
to
are available for parents
Plastic children bracelets
number on, in case their
write their name and telephone
beach.
children get lost on the
Kinder zur Verfügung (aus
Es stehen Armbänder für
notieren
Eltern Name und Telefonnummeres sich am
falls
Kunststoff), auf denen
die Suche nach Ihrem Kind,
können. Sie erleichtern
Strand verlaufen sollte.
de ouders de
voor kinderen kunnen
Op de plastic armbandjes
zodat een verloren
noteren
telefoonnummer
achternaam en het
gebracht.
bij de ouders kan worden
gelopen kind snel terug
/
Tiralos available / Strandrollstühle
banden) beschikbaar
speciale rolstoelen (dikke
sont à disposition
transfert).
(possibilité d’aide pour le
tous les jours 14h-16h
Mai, juin et septembre :
(sauf le mardi et vendredi).
13h30- 18h.
Juillet, août : tous les jours
25.
Réservation 06 60 30 19
ehrsäMter /
tourist offices / freMdenverktoerisMe
voor
inforMatiekantoren
n
en recreatie vvv-kantore
.com
www.lessablesdolonne-tourisme
• Pour se baigner, des tiralos
Rampe d'accès
Access ramp
Zufahrtsrampe
Hellingbaan
Grande Plage* ,
Plage deTanchet
Cheminement
adapté aux
fauteuils roulants
Wheelchair-accessible
pathway / Rollstulfahrer
zugänglich Weg /
Vooruitgang aangepast
voor rolstoelen
Toilettes gratuites adaptées
Toilets available / Behindertengerechte
Toiletten
Toiletten /
7h-22h,
Grande Plage * (avril à sept.
jusqu'à 1h en juillet août),
l'année),
Plage deTanchet (toute
13/06 au 06/09/15),
Plage deSauveterre (du
au 06/09/15)
Plage des Granges (du 20/06
plan H5
de la piscine du Remblai
* Promenade Lafargue, près
on the Remblai Map H5
Near the swimming pool
H5
am Remblai Stadtplan
in Nähe des Schwimmbads
de Zeedijk Kaart H5
Vlakbij het zwembad om
Plage de Sauveterre
P
les stationnements
Toutes les informations surhandicapées sur :
réservés aux personnes parking spaces on /
Alle
to disabled
Find all details relating
tzen auf /
zu Behindertenparkplä
op
Sie finden alle Informationen
mindervaliden vindt u
met parkeerplaatsen voor
inlichtingen in verband
risme.com/Sejourner/
www.lessablesdolonne-tou ings-accessibles
Circuler-et-stationner/Park
www.lessables.mobi
Postes de secours
lender /
Tide Times / GezeiTenka
sTanden
HooG-en laaGwaTer
Les offices de
tourisme
This
activity is practised at low tide
on the
infos
Quelquesleisure
sur la plage
sandy
or rocky beaches, but nevertheless a few
precautions are advised.
Ask about fishing authorisation. The results of
analyses are posted at the first-aid centres on
the beaches and at the town halls.
The marine ecosystem is extremely fragile,
let’s look after it.
Office de tOurisme des
sables d'OlOnne
Cat. I
Joffre • BP 20146
1, promenade du Maréchal
Cedex
85104 Les Sables d'Olonne
Tél. : +33 (0)2 51 96 85 85
sme.com
info@lessablesdolonne-touri
D’avril à juin et
septembre :
et
tous les jours 10h-12h30
14h-18h.
Juillet-Août : tous les jours
9h-19h.
Open every
April, May, June, September: to 6.00
and 2.00
day 10.00 am to 12.30 pm
every day 09.00
pm. July and August: Open
am to 7.00 pm.
: täglich
April bis Juni und September
Uhr.
10-12.30 Uhr und 14-18
Uhr.
Juli-August : täglich 9-19
dagelijks
April t/m juni en september: uur.
14 tot 18
van 10 tot 12.30 uur en van
van 9 tot 19 uur.
Juli en augustus: dagelijks
la marque
Sables d’Olonne a reçu à la démarche
TM conformément
L’Office de Tourisme des
France, pour ses
nationale QUALITÉ TOURISME
Offices de Tourisme de been awarded
has
qualité Référentiel Qualité
d’OlonneTMTourist Office
the
prestations. Les Sables
label in compliance with process.
quality
the French QUALITÉ TOURISME
de Tourisme de France»
«Référentiel Qualité Offices
sur mer 
Olonne sur Mer
4 bis, rue des Sables • 85340
Tél. : +33 (0)2 51 90 75 45
rmer.fr
officedetourisme@olonnesu
Avril, mai,
septembre :
du lundi au vendredi
9h30-12h30 et 14h-17h30.
Samedi 9h30-12h30. Fermé
dimanches et jours fériés.
Juin : du lundi au samedi
9h30-12h30 et 14h-17h30.
Fermé dimanches et jours
fériés.
Juillet-Août : du lundi
au samedi 9h30-13h et
et
14h30-19h. Dimanches
jours fériés 9h30-13h.
Office de tOurisme du
château d’OlOnne
Cat. II
Ask for Water
quality and health
warnings for
shelling:
Office de tOurisme d’OlOnne
Friday 9.30 amSept to June : Monday to
Saturday 9.30 am-12.30
12.30 pm & 2-5.30 pm.
and national holidays
pm. Closed on Sundays
june). July -August:
(saturday afternoon in
am-1 pm & 2.30-7pm.
Monday to Saturday 9.30
: 9.30 am-1 pm.
Sundays and national holidays
u. 14-17.30
Sept. - Juni : Mo-Fr 9.30-12.30 Nachmit(Samstags
Uhr. Sa. : 9.30-12.30 Uhr
u. Feiertagen geschlostags im Juni). Am SonnSa. 9.30-13 u. 14.30-19
sen. Juli-August : Mo. bis
Uhr.
9.30–13
Feiertagen
u.
Uhr. Am Sonnma. t/m vr. 9.30Van Sept. tot Juni : van
Zaterdag 9.30-12.30
12.30 uur en 14-17.30 uur.
en op nationale
uur. Gesloten op zondag
van maandag t/m
feestdag. Juli en augustus:
14.30-19 uur. Op zonzaterdag 9.30-13 uur en
9.30-13 uur.
dag en op nationale feestdag
• 85180 Le Château d’Olonne
4, avenue du Pas du Bois
Tél. : +33 (0)2 51 21 09 67
o.fr
ot.chateaudolonne@wanado
to
April to June + Sept : Monday pm.
& 2-5.30
Saturday : 9 am-12.30 pm
national holidays
Closed on Sundays and
in Sept). July
(closed saturday afternoon : 9 am-12.30
-August: Monday to Saturday and national
Avril à juin : du
pm & 2 pm-6.30 pm. Sundays
lundi au samedi holidays 9 am-12.30 pm.
bis
9h-12h30 et 14h-17h30.
April bis Juni + Sept : Montag
Uhr.
Fermé dimanches et jours
Samstag 9-12.30 u. 14-17.30
geschlossen
Am Sonn- u. Feiertagen
fériés.
im Sept
(Am Samstags Nachmittags Montag bis
: von
Juillet -Août : du lundi
geschlossen). Juli-August
14hUhr. Am Sonnausamedi 9h-12h30 et
Samstag 9-12.30 u. 14-18.30
18h30. Dimanches et jours
u. Feiertagen 9-12.30 Uhr.
van
fériés 9h-12h30.
April t/m juni en september:
venvan 9 tot 12.30 uur en
maandag t/m zaterdag
Septembre : du lundi au
op zondagen
van 14 tot 17.30 uur. Gesloten
dredi 9h-12h30 et
(gesloten op
en op nationale feestdagen
14h-17h30, samedi 9hseptember). Juli en
et
zaterdag nadmiddag in
12h30. Fermé dimanches
t/m zaterdag van
augustus: van maandag
jours fériés.
tot 18.30 uur. Op
9 tot 12.30 uur en van 14
feestdagen van 9
zondag en op nationale
tot 12.30 uur.
(en cours)
02 51 47 11 00
Cat. III
Office de tOurisme
VertOnne
de l’auzance et de la
• 85340 L’Ile d’Olonne
Place de la jolie saunière
[email protected]
Tél. : +33 (0)2 51 33 82 77
From April to June and
Sept.: from
pm and 3-5.30
D’avril à juin et
Monday to Friday 10 am-12.30
10 am–12.30 pm and
septembre : du lundi
pm. July and Aug.: daily
et
3-6.30 pm.
au vendredi 10h-12h30
10-12.30
15h-17h30.
April-Juni + Sept.: Mo.-Fr.
jours Uhr/15-17.30 Uhr. Juli + August: tägl. 10-12.30
Juillet-Août : tous les
Uhr/15-18.30 Uhr.
10h-12h30 et 15h-18h30.
or
www.baignades.
sante.gouv.fr
van maanApril t/m juni en september: en van 15
12.30 uur
dag tot vrijdag van 10 tot
dagelijks van
tot 17.30 uur. Juli en augustus:uur.
18.30
10 tot 12.30 uur & 15 tot
proposent des visites guidées
Les Offices de Tourisme
comprendre la plage...
thématiques pour mieux
Surf
casting
Freshwater fishing
With ASPBM
A fishing pass is compulsory for freshwater fishing
on Lake Tanchet and
other waterways in the
Vendée.
Specially equipped
jetty for the disabled
at Lake Tanchet.
Day pass 10€. Young pass
(under 12 years old) €6.
Young pass (under 18
years old) €20.Woman
pass €32. Adult pass €72.
Holiday pass (7 days)
€32.
Sablaise Association of
seaside Fishermen.
Training for adults and
youngs (from 12 years old)
by qualified instructor.
Organisation and entry
in competitions. Loan of
gear for children. From
February to November.
Rates: 53€/adult, 13€/1217 years old.
Tel : 02 51 90 84 03
[email protected]
Carte de pêche
ON SALE AT :
• Comptoir de la Mer
2 rue des gréeurs
Les Sables d'Olonne
Lake
Fishing is allowed on the
lake of the Pôle équestre
Vendéen in Sainte Foy
(map B15). It is home
to white fish (carps,
roaches, tench) and
carnivores (perch, pike).
Pass on sale:
Coccimarket in Sainte
Foy town center: 5€/day
pass, 20€/adult yearly
pass, 10€/-16 years old
yearly pass.
Fishing
gear hire
Aquatique
Locations
Fishing lines, every
day from February to
November, on request
from October to March.
Port Olona
parking Vendée Globe
jetty K bis (map G3)
Tel: 06 29 83 51 71
www.location-bateaux-vendee.com
Vendée Globe
at 150 m
pêcheurs foyens association
Sainte Foy
Tel: 06 74 59 75 90
Poste
at 200 m
• Ma Campagne / avenue
de Talmont / Le château
d'Olonne
Dumourriez
at 250 m
• And on the website:
www.cartedepeche.fr
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Visits
Animal parks
The enchanting zoo
Animal parks
59
Salt Marshes
60
Museums61
Rose garden
• Amour Leopard
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An oasis of green by the sea, Les Sables
zoological gardens invite you on a journey into the
animal kingdom. Anchored near the ocean, the
Sables d’Olonne Zoo is a green islet, sanctuary to
wild fauna and flora. Its lush vegetation, ecological
commitment and scientific yet approach make it
a unique animal park of its kind. It is home to 400
animals belonging to fifty or so endangered species
(giraffes, red pandas, Atlas lions, wolves, gibbons,
parrots, meerkats, penguins …). Come and join the
zoo team at feeding time for the otters, pandas,
penguins, vultures, tapirs, giraffes and wolves.
New for 2015: Amour Leopard
The park is open from 7th Februray to 10th April 1.306.30 pm, from 11th April to 30th September 9.30
am - 7 pm ( July and August to 7.30 pm), from 1st to
16th October 1.30-6.30 pm, from 17th October to 1st
November 1.30-6 pm. Admission: Adults 15.50€,
10€/ 3 to 10 years old. Price Reduced At Les Sables
D’olonne Tourist Office.
Route du Tour de France ( map J7) / les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 95 14 10 / www.zoodessables.fr
Lac
at 230 m
Bird observatory
The site commands a breathtaking
panoramic view across the Olonne
marshes. With more than 180 species of birds
spotted by our observatory, the marshes are one
of the richest wetlands in the Vendée in terms of
migratory birds. Must-sees: avocets, shelducks,
egrets, birds of prey…
On site: guided tour, binoculars, naturalist shop.
From April to September, the ADEV proposes
Nature Excursions in the Pays d’Olonne region
(flora, insects, …).
Free access all year round. Guides in attendance
with equipment (spyglasses) from 10 am to 5 pm:
from 22th to 26th April, 15th and 16th May, from 20th
to 30th June, from 1st to 6th September. In July and
August from 9.30 am to 6 pm. Rates: €3.10/adult,
€2/7-17 years old, Pass Card €9.
« l’Ileau » (map S5) / L’Ile d’Olonne
ADEV:02 51 33 12 97 / www.adev-asso.fr
Aquarium 7th Continent
Discover the treasures of
the ocean through over 500
species from around the world. From Sables
d’Olonne to the Great Barrier Reef, come and
discover marine biodiversity. Stop at the petting
pool where you can awaken your senses by
touching the fish. A 75-minute tour where you can
learn about local and tropical species (Atlantic
Ocean, English Channel and the Mediterranean
Sea) in over 60 different pools. Booklet for children.
Air-conditioned rooms. Shop. New for 2015 :
The abyss! A luminescent world for discovering
amazing animals!
Open daily 10.30 am-12.30 pm and 2-6 pm. July
and August from 10.30 am to 7 pm. Closed on 25/12
and 01/01. Admission: 13.50€/Adult, 9.50€/3 to 12
years old, 12€/student, 46€/family (2 adults + 3
children). Price Reduced At Les Sables D’olonne
Tourist Office.
Avenue de la Mine / Talmont St Hilaire
Tel : 02 51 32 30 00 / www.aquarium-vendee.com
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Salt marshes
Museums
Les salines
by boat
Salt marshes
of Ile d’Olonne
Immediate embarkation for a twohour long tour in the heart of the
Olonne marshes. Between sky and sea, between
salt and soil, this leisurely boat trip will take you to
the salt marshes to meet the salt workers. Discover
the historical tour and adventure games for
children. Meet the salt workers and explore the key
moments of history of salt.
Panoramic terrace with point of view on marshes.
New for 2015 : childrens could help for harvest salt
€20/adult, €7/2-14 years old. Booking at the tourist
office.
Possibility to visit regardless the historical tour.
€9,50/adult, €6/3-12 years old.
Open daily April/May/June/September and
October, from 9.30 am to 12 pm and from 2 to
6.30pm. July & August 9 am to 7 pm.
From April to September during the harvest
period, the Ile d’Olonne salt workers will be
working on site all the day long.
La Salorge de la Vertonne (Aux Fèves marsh) Discover the work of Benoît and Matthieu
through their products and guided tour.
Guided tour by the salt marsh worker
from April to June and September:
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 pm. In summer:
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 am and 5 pm,
Wednesday at 5 pm. Rate €2. Tel 09 61 22 45 55.
Rivolia marsh - The Raffin’s family will woo you with
tales of a trade practiced since 1744.
Avocet marsh - Yohan Eveno carries on the
salt mining methods and traditions used in the
previous century.
120 route de l’Aubraie (map F2)
Les Sables d’Olonne / Tel : 02 51 21 01 19
www.lessalines.fr
L'Aubraie
at 230 m
Route départementale D87
heading towards Ile d’Olonne,
from Olonne sur mer (by the D80 or D88).
Parking at the edge of the D87 (Map R4)
Tel : 02 51 33 82 77
Sainte Croix
Abbey museum
The museum of modern and contemporary art is
housed in the old Sainte-Croix Benedictine priory
founded in 1622.
Covering over 2,500m2, the museum houses an
extremely varied collection of exhibition spaces
ranging from the bright temporary exhibition room
to its 17th century attic in the shape of an upturned
hull, and displays the works of Gaston Chaissac
and Victor Brauner.
In terms of history, the collection includes major
works by Albert Marquet, Jean Dubuffet, Alberto
Magnelli and Max Beckmann…
Specifically focusing on its status as a
contemporary art venue, the museum has
assembled the works of Georg Baselitz, Robert
Combas, Denis Laget and Christian Jaccard.
You can also discover a nice series relating to
ethnographic traditions.
Temporary exhibitions
Until 17th May 2015 :
• Bernadette Chéné «Son Lieu»
• «Les Chemins de l’abstraction,
de Kandinsky à Kapoor»
From 7th June to 20th September 2015:
• Damien Deroubaix «L’Esprit de notre
Temps»
From 5th July to 1st November 2015:
• Sculptures of Marion Verboom
The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday :
During school holidays 11am-1pm and 2-6 pm.
During school terms: from Tuesday to Friday
2-6pm, Saturday, Sunday and bank holiday 11am1pm and 2-6 pm.
Closed on 1st Januray, 1st May and 25th December.
Admission: €5/adult, €3/students until 25 years
old. Free for under 18 years old, and for all the 1st
Sunday of every month.
Tel : 02 51 32 01 16 / www.lemasc.fr
Musée
at 120 m
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Museums
Museum of Folk Traditions
Housed in an old school built in 1891, this museum
depicts the daily lives of the inhabitants of
the Pays d’Olonne at the beginning of the 20th
century. Discover the numerous exhibition halls,
a classroom, costumes and head gear of the era,
as well as many everyday objects (traditional
craftsmanship, tools, furniture, kitchen utensils,
etc…). Fun-packed circuit for children. Groups by
appointment.
June, September and Spring- and All-Saints
holidays : Monday to Friday from 2.30 to 5.30 pm.
July and August Monday to Friday from 3 to 6.30
pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings from
10 am to 12 pm. Off-season : Tuesdays from 2.30 to
5.30 pm. Closed on bank holiday.
Admission: 4.50€/adult, 2€/6 to 12 years old.
30 rue du Maréchal Foch (map B5) / Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 02 51 96 95 53 / www.memoiredesolonnes.fr
Shellfish Museum
Vendée automobile museum
Two rooms, the first devoted to the Navy of
the olden days and the second to fishing.
Exhibitions of models, objects of interest and
various documents. When visiting the sea museum,
take the unique opportunity to go to the top of the
tower and admire the stunning panoramic view.
Viewpoint indicator. From 12th to 30th April 3-6 pm.
May & June 10.15 am -12.30 pm and 3-6 pm. From 1st
July to 30th September 10.15 am - 1 pm and 3-6 pm.
Admission: 3€/adult, 1.50€/5 to 14 years old.
Round the world of shellfish in 80 minutes.
45 000 shellfish with surprising forms and
shimmering colours. Discover corals, stuffed
crustaceans, urchins, sea sponges, starfishes, and
sharks. 2 path games for children, with a gift at the
end of the trail. Gift shop.
Open from April to June, from September to
October, during All-Saints holidays, Christmas
holidays and Winter holidays: from Monday to
Saturday 10am-7pm. In July and August 10am8pm. Admission: 7€/adult, 6€/12-17 yrs old,
4.50€/4-11 yrs old.
Place Maraud (map H3) / Les Sables d’Olonne
tel : 06 77 00 50 04 / www.oceam.org
8 rue du Maréchal Leclerc (map H4) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel:02 51 23 50 00 / www.museumducoquillage.com
The museum invites you to discover
a collection of more than 200
vehicles (automobiles, cycles, motorcycles
and horse-drawn vehicles) from the year
1885 up to prototypes of the future, in a hall
measuring 3,300m2, decorated throughout
with an outstanding collection of posters and
advertisements of the time. Reconstruction of
the first garage (1929) belonging to Gaston Giron,
founder of the collection.
April, May and September 9.30-12 am & 2-6.30 pm.
June, July and August from 9.30 am to 7 pm.
Admission: €12.50/adult, €7/5-12 years old.
Sea and fishing museum in
the Château Saint Clair
Arundel
at 60 m
Eglise
at 200 m
“Petite Gare” Museum
An exploration of life in the Pays d’Olonne
in the early 20th century: Agricultural
instruments, tools, anecdotes, headwear. Including
the visit of the church’s bell-tower. The museum is
open in summer on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
10 am to 12 pm & from 4 to 6 pm. Free admission.
Tour of bell-tower and “Petite Gare » Museum on
booking in April, May, June, September and October
on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 pm. Admission:
3€/adult, 2€/-12 years. Booking 02.51.33.82.77.
Chemin de ceinture (map G9) / L’Ile d’Olonne
CENTRE -VILLE
Route des Sables / direction Talmont Saint Hilaire
Tel:02 51 22 05 81
www.musee-auto-vendee.com
Jet d'eau
at 60 m
Rose Garden
Visit the civic greenhouse gardens
Wander off where your mood takes you through the
rose garden (with 1220 rosebushes and 134 varieties),
2600 plants and 300 varieties including bedding plants collections,
dahlias, and cannas, in a 8000m² landscaped environment. Open
every day from 2 to 6 pm from 1st June to 30th September except
Sundays and public holidays. Free admission.
89 avenue Charles De Gaulle (map F6) / Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 02 51 23 16 43 – 02 51 22 85 19 / www.lessablesdolonne.fr
La Mérinière
at 10 m
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RAILWAY STATION
PARIS
ST MALO
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Practical
Information
Access and transports
NANTES
La Roche
sur Yon
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A8
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A10
A85
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ORLEANS
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Nantes Airport
Cholet
POITIERS
Very close to the Nantes ring road, Grand-Lieu exit and
only 10 minutes from the city centre.
Transfer from the airport to Les Sables d'Olonne in
1h15. Tel : 06 61 67 00 44.
Niort
La Rochelle
A10
Access, transports
and parkings
Les Sables
d’Olonne
A11
ANGERS
BORDEAUX
Tel : 0892 568 800 / www.nantes.aeroport.fr
A6
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Launderettes69
TOULOUSE
MARSEILLE
Emergency69
Organic Producers
La Rochelle - Ile de Ré
Airport
Tel : 05 46 42 30 26 / www.larochelle.aeroport.fr/en/
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Markets72
Supermarkets,
grocery stores
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Shopping74
Railway Station
Rue de la Bauduère / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel : 36 35 or 0810 324 324
www.voyages-sncf.co.uk
Gare SNCF
at 120 m
Autocars Sovetours
Bus services to the main towns in the
Vendée. Open from September to June,
from Monday to Friday 8.45 am -12.30 pm and 2.456.30 pm (up to 8am on Monday and Tuesday). In July
and August, from Monday to Saturday 10.30-12 am &
1.30-6 pm. Closed on bank holidays.
Coach Station
rue de la Bauduère (map G4-H4)
tel : 02 51 95 18 71 / www.sovetours.fr
Gare SNCF
at 240 m
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Taxi Pascal
Tel : 06 62 12 29 56
Radio Taxis Sablais
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CENTRE -VILLE
Place d'Armes
at 70 m
Quai
Bassin à Flot
Rue de
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July/August : 7/7 from 7 am to 2 am. June/September/Easter holidays:
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of Les Sables d’Olonne
with “Centre-Ville”. Free
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Jet d'eau
at 300 m
Electric-powered tricycle transportation service for short trips in the city
centre. For 1 or 2 adults + 1 child -6 years old.
€2 pick-up charge + €1/km/person.
From Monday to Saturday 10am to 7pm (bank holiday included). Sunday
during Easter holidays, bank weekends, and in July and August.
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• Sauveterre Beach, Pay
shuttle from the town
centre and campsites
of Olonne sur Mer with
“Sauveterre”. 1€. Free
shuttle “Accès Plage
Sauveterre” from
“Multimodal” parking
(route de la Mer).
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25 rue Nicot / Les Sables d’Olonne / tel : 02 51 32 95 95
www.bus-oleane.fr
From 6th of July
to 30th of August,
Les Olonnes town
councils grouping
proposes a special
shuttle service:
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Alb
1 - Passage de la Lice
2 - Square Slocum
3 - Passage de l'Echaugette
4 - Passage du Ponant
5 - Passage du Tape-Cul
6 - Passage du Tourmentin
7 - Passage de la Brigantine
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Tel : 06 83 58 75 83
Public transport serving the
Olonnes. 10 annual lines. Single
Ticket : 1,50€. Card for 10 trips : 10€. Monthly pass :
27€. Pass modulo 20 rides minimum about 0,90€/
ride. Client reception from Monday to Saturday
morning 9 am-1 pm & 3-7 pm. In July and August,
from Monday to Saturday 9 am-7 pm.
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Free for under 4 years old. Cards and monthly passes are on sale in tobacco stores of La Chaume,
Port Olona and those of the fishing harbour. Tel : 02 51 96 81 00 / [email protected]
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Tel : 06 11 41 89 13
Tel : 06 08 46 48 59
Tel : 06 80 66 15 40
To limit car traffic, a water ferry, locally known as the « passeur » offer
3 different routes linking the Chaume quarter to Sables d’Olonne.
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Ceuneau Yannick
Poiraud Yvette
Appel Taxis Olonnais
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Tel : 06 08 55 28 92
Tel : 06 76 04 50 21
Tel : 06 80 04 47 32
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Mallet Bruno
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Tel : 06 86 89 08 07
or 06 03 24 38 25
Tel : 06 61 79 34 64
Tel : 06 07 81 44 37
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Tel : 06 07 59 60 30
Tel : 02 51 22 11 88
Tel : 06 75 23 10 93
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Beauffreton Bruno
Taxi Airieau
Tel : 06 09 74 88 05
Fournier François
R des
Bons
Enfants
Tel : 07 86 72 52 40
Venier André
Tel : 06 26 79 35 73
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Saint Nicolas
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250 m
Launderettes
Bicycle and Motorbike Hire
Les Cycles des
Olonnes
Open all year round.
7 Cours Dupont (map H4- H5)
Tel : 02 51 32 03 48
[email protected]
Le Cyclotron
From February to November:
66 promenade
Clemenceau (map I4-I5)
CENTRE -VILLE
Giant Les Sables
Cycles Evasion
32 avenue Alcide Gabaret
(map H5)
LES Sables d’Olonne / Tel : 02
51 20 15 64
[email protected]
Cours Blossac
at 200 m
CENTRE -VILLE
Jet d'eau
at 230 m
Aquitaine
at 150 m
During school holidays:
avenue Rhin & Danube
(map J7)/ Les Sables d’Olonne
Casino des
Pins at 130 m
Le Veloo de la Forêt
Bus Véloo in July-August:
• Parking puits d’Enfer,
100 boulevard De Lattre
de Tassigny, Le Château
d’Olonne (map L8):
La Pironnière
at 500 m
TANCHET
On street
paid-parking spaces
9 am-7 pm
Vinci Park Vinci
Park put
8 parking
spaces in
the towncenter of
Les Sables
d’Olonne at your disposal.
Rates and free access,
conditionally from
November to March.
From Monday to Friday
(to Saturday from April to
September) from 9 am to
noon and 2 to 6 pm.
Vinci client reception office,
parking 'centre-ville' Rue de
l’Amiral Vaugiraud (near the
railway station) (MAP H4)
Tel: 02 51 22 38 35 / www.
vincipark.com
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• All year round:
• map H4 : place Guilbaud,
place des Anciens Combattants d’Indochine, av
du Maréchal Leclerc, rue
Frégate Adélaïde, Avenue
Carnot, place Collineau,
et rue Bisson.
• map I5 : boulevard Arago
• From 15/06/2015 to
15/09/2015:
Promenade Joffre (map
I3), boulevard Roosevelt
(map H3), boulevard de
Castelnau (map H5-I5), rue
Marcel Garnier (map H3-I3),
Cours Blossac (map H4-I5),
parking Base de Mer (map
I3), parking Tanchet (map
J6), quai Dingler (map I3),
quai Franqueville (map H4).
Prices 2015:
0,50€/30min, 1,20€/1h,
1,70€/1h30, and 2,20€/2h.
On street “Blue
zone” parking areas
Free parking with limited
length of time. The use
of a parking disc, visibly
displayed behind the
windscreen, is mandatory
in these special parking
areas:
• map G3 : rue du Génois,
quai Prouteau,
• map H2 : carrefour du
Moulin,
• map H3 : Port Olona, on
fishing harbour quays
(quai Garnier & Guiné,
• map H4 : behind the fish
market, rue Colbert, rue
Bisson, avenue de Gaulle,
rue Nicot, place de la
Résistance, rue et place
du Grand canton, rue
Nationale,
• map H5 : avenue Jean
Jaurès, rue de l’Armistice,
on both sides of Arago
market.
3 Quai Albert Prouteau
Port Olona (map G3)
Arago
at 90 m
60 bd Ampère
(map I6)
Port Olona
at 50 m
Le Château
d'Olonne
On street
paid-parking spaces
from 15/06 to 15/09 from
9.00 am to 7.00 pm:
Parking of Tanchet (map
K6) and on the Boulevard
De Lattre de Tassigny (map
K6-K7).
Prices: 0,70€/1h,
1,40€/2h, 2,10€/3h,
2,80€/4h.
Parking on alternate sides
in the city.
Olonne sur mer
On street “Blue
zone” parking areas
Rue des Sables, place
Flandres-Dunkerque, rue
Foch (map C5 - B5).
Port Olona
at 500 m
Laverie Super U
Open on
supermarket hours.
73 rue du 8 mai 1945
(map B5)
Olonne sur Mer
Havre d’Olonne
at 50 m
Laverie
59 ter avenue François
Mitterrand
(map C5-G5)
Olonne sur Mer
Schweitzer
at 170 m
Tel : 06 10 52 42 59
www.veloodelaforet.fr
Parkings and on-street paid-parking spaces
Les Sables
d'Olonne
Laverie Océane
82 bd Castelnau
(map I5)
Laverie Fontaine
Fleurie
• Quai A. Gerbaud (near the
harbour master's office)
port Olona (map H3)
Les Sables d'Olonne
L'Aubraie
at 900 m
Tel : 02 51 32 64 15
www.cyclotron-location.fr
Laverie Arago
Les Marines
at 750 m
19 rue de la forêt
(map D2)
Olonne sur Mer
Everyday
throughout
the year
from 7 am
to 9 pm.
Muguet
at 100 m
Emergency, safety, health
Poison Control
Center –Angers
Tel: 02 41 48 21 21
Police assistance
Tel:17 or 02 51 23 73 00
Fire department
Tel:18 or 112 (from a
mobil’phone)
or 02 51 95 90 06
Samu
(Emergency medical
assistance service)
Tel: 15
On calls doctors
Tel: 02 51 44 55 66
Week days from 8 pm
to 8 am, Saturdays from
noon to 8 am, Sundays &
bank holidays from 8 am
to 8 am.
Dentists
Sundays and bank
holidays from 10 am to
noon. List of on calls
dentists, on request at
the Tourist Office of
Sables d’Olonne in July
and August.
Tel: 02 51 46 28 83
'Porte Océane' Clinic
Rue Jacques Monod
Olonne sur Mer
Tel: 02 51 21 15 15
(map F7)
Pôle Santé
at 10 m
Chemist's
'Côte de Lumière'
hospital
www.3237.fr
(map F7) Olonne sur Mer
32 37
Rue Jacques Monod
Tel: 02 51 21 85 85
Sea rescue: CROSS
Tel: 02 97 55 35 35
or 1616 (from a
mobil’phone)
Pôle Santé
at 10 m
Firedepartment, police station, or medical Emergency, 24/24, 7/7
for people with a speech or hearing impairment (deaf, asphasia, dysphasia)
Tel: 114
Repairs
Services
Electricity: 09 726 750 85
Gas: 0 800 47 33 33
Water company: 0 969
323 529
Car repairs 24/24 and 7/7
D.A.S. : 02 51 32 40 70
D.D.P. : 02 51 20 74 16
Citroën O.S.A. : 06 03 22 32 23
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Fish market, fish tanks
&REST
Gatronomie
Terrasse
In the "Bars & Restaurants"
guide published by Les Sables d’Olonne
Tourist Office, you will find a list
of establishments specialising in fish
and seafood.
Seafood
Every day sees, depending on the catch,
a new arrival of delicious sea produce in
Sables d’Olonne: sea bass (locally referred
to as Loubine), the so-called Sablaise sole
(flat oval-shaped fish with a fine, white and
firm flesh), the famous Sablaise sardine (fish
with a blue-green back and silver belly, best
enjoyed fresh, grilled or in oil), as well as many
fish: cuttlefish, tuna, hake, red mullet.
Also to be savoured: lobsters, langoustines,
«Vendée Atlantique» oysters, shrimps (the
grey shrimp is called «bouc», the pink one
«bouquet»), winkles, brown crabs and balleresses (crabs), spider crabs…
Salt, Samphire
The salt, used in cod fishing, has, for a long
time, been a source of wealth for Sables
d’Olonne. Many salt producers are still
carrying on this tradition.
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A leafless plant growing on the shores and
salt marshes, with a fleshy jointed stem, sometimes eaten like gherkins, and from which
soda is extracted (see salt marshes).
Canned seafood
La Sablaise canning factory continues to
produce culinary recipes from the Vendée.
For more than 20 years, the last remaining
canning factory in the Olonnes area has been
producing a comprehensive range of delicious specialities: fish soup, potted recipes,
marinades, sauces, mayonnaise "like grandma used to make"…
Local specialities
Set off on a journey of discovery of the local
markets and taste all their savoury delights,
including our famous tangy sea-fresh delicacies such as sole, sardines, oysters, salt,
samphire,… not forgetting our other local produce: mogette beans, Vendée ham, sweet
new potatoes, and our delicious local wines:
white; red and rosé… Enjoy your meal!!
Labus d’alcool est dangereux pour la santé. A consommer avec modération.
Specialist restaurants
Olonne sur Mer
Détente
Sainte Foy
BarsAURANTS
L'Île d’Olonne
MERÊVILLEÊNATURE
Vairé
www.lessablesdol
Seafood gastronomy
ts 2015
bars et restauran
onne-tourisme.com
Fish market
Shells fish and
seafood. Landings exclusively from the
fish market of Les Sables
d’Olonne. Fine fishes,
shellfishes, alive lobsters.
Monday to Saturday: 8.30
am - 12.30 pm & 4 - 7 pm.
Bank holiday 8.30 am 12.30 pm. Open Sunday
mornings during the summer 8.30 am - 12.30 pm.
Quai Franqueville (map H4)
les Sables d'Olonne
Tel : 02 51 23 70 80
[email protected]
CENTRE -VILLE
Poissonnerie
at 40 m
« Rocheteau »
Fish tank
Oysters,
mussels,
shellfishes, plate of
seafood to order. Open
every days.
7 rue du Bargeouri (map I1)
la Chaume
les Sables d'Olonne
Tel : 02 51 32 04 68
Côte Sauvage
at 300 m
« La Côte Sauvage »
Fish tank
Oysters, mussels, shellfishes
and fishes. Monday to
Saturday 9 am – 1 pm, and
4-8 pm. Sunday & bank
holiday 8.30 am- 1 pm.
15 route Bleue (map I2)
la Chaume
les Sables d'Olonne
Tel: 02 51 32 03 19
[email protected]
Côte Sauvage
at 20 m
Organic Producers
Au Biolonne
Organic vegetables.
M. Richard Bruno
14 Bis rue des Vignerons
Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 02 51 23 63 95
[email protected]
EARL Desaint
Beef, veal,
poultry, eggs.
La Chèvrerie
Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 02 51 21 60 26
[email protected]
Ferme
de la Goulpière
GAEC La Porte
de la Grossetière
Pig products.
M. Martineau
christian & jean-luc
La Grossetière
Sainte Foy
Tel : 02 51 96 40 37
portedelagrossetiere@
wanadoo.fr
La Sablaise
Seafood canning factory.
Halles Centrales Market
rue des Halles
Tel : 02 51 90 83 48
www.lasablaise.fr
Meal, milk-products, eggs,
fruits & vegetables.
Route de Sainte Foy
Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 02 51 33 26 51
www.ferme-de-la-goulpiere.com
CENTRE -VILLE
Jet d'eau
at 400 m
Le Rucher Foyen
Honey.
65 allée de la grande vigne
Sainte Foy
Tel : 02 51 96 47 49
Les Salines
Salt, salicornia,
Fleur de Sel.
120 route de l’Aubraie
Tel : 02 51 21 01 19
www.lessalines.fr
L'Aubraie
at 230 m
Ludovic Perrin
Fruits, vegetables, poultry
and eggs.
La Roulière D32
L’ile d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 33 74 55
Marais Rivolia
Salt, salicornia, Fleur de
Sel.
Road D87
L’Ile d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 33 82 77
Salorge
de la Vertonne
Ssalt, salicornia, Fleur
de Sel.
Road D87
L’Ile d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 33 82 77
Sels Eveno
Salt, salicornia, Fleur de
Sel.
Road D87
L’Ile d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 33 82 77
Wines from the Fiefs Vendéens with AOC label
Domaine Saint Nicolas
Domaine des Granges
Organic wine. Open Monday to Friday
9 am – 12.30 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm.
"Brem" Appellation. From Monday to
Sunday morning 10am – 12.30pm and
3-6.30 pm.
CAVE MICHON / La Croix Bégaud / l’Ile d’Olonne
Tel : 02 51 33 13 04 / www.domainesaintnicolas.com
15 rue des Granges / Olonne sur Mer
Tel : 02 51 33 45 01 or 06 01 71 64 21
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LEs sables d'Olonne
Markets
Le château d'Olonne
Halles Centrales
Arago Market
Covered Food Market : on the ground floor. Every
morning except Monday (open Mondays July and
August) 8 am - 1 pm. Wednesday and Saturday
mornings local producers on the second floor.
Covered Food market:
Every day 8 am - 1 pm.
Goods market:
Goods market (no food) Tuesday, Friday, Sunday
and bank holiday 8 am - 1 pm.
Rue des Halles (map H4)
Boulevard Arago (map H5)
La Pironnière market
Town Center Market
Goods & Food Market:
Daily in July and August 8.30 am - 1 pm.
From September to June: Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday & Sunday 8.30 am - 1 pm.
Food Market:
Sunday 8.30 am - 1 pm.
CENTRE -VILLE
Jet d'eau
at 400 m
Arago
at 70 m
Blaise Pascal
at 270 m
Parking School René Millet,
rue Séraphin Buton (map G9)
Rue de la République (map K8)
TANCHET
La Pironnière
at 20 m
Plissonneau
at 400 m
Mairie Château
at 50 m
La Chaume Market
Cours Dupont Market
Goods market (no food):
Wednesday and Saturday: 8 am – 1 pm.
Goods & Food Market:
Mondays from 6th july to 31th august, 9 am – 1 pm.
Covered food market:
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday (summer from
Tuesday to Sunday) 8 am - 1 pm.
Goods market:
Thursday and Sunday 8 am - 1 pm.
Around the church (map B5)
Place Maraud (map I3)
OLONNE SUR MER
Town Center Market
Eglise d'Olonne
at 10 m
Sainte Foy
Les Halles Market
Food Market :
Sunday in July & August 9.30 am - 12.30 pm.
Rue Maurice Raimbaud (map A15)
(map H4)
Arundel
at 60 m
CENTRE -VILLE
Monday: Arago. July-August: Halles
Centrales, La Pironnière, Town
Center Olonne sur Mer
Friday: Halles Centrales, Arago.
July-August: La Chaume,
La Pironnière.
Tuesday: Halles Centrales, Arago,
La Chaume, La Pironnière.
Saturday: Halles Centrales, Arago,
Cours Dupont, La Pironnière.
July-August: La Chaume.
Wednesday: Halles Centrales,
Arago, Cours Dupont. July-August :
Thursday: Halles Centrales, Arago,
Sunday: Halles Centrales, Arago,
La Chaume, La Pironnière, Town
Center of Château d’Olonne.
July-August: halles of Ste Foy.
Jet d'eau
at 190 m
Currency
exchange
services
Post Office
From Monday to Friday:
9 am–12.30 pm & 1.30 pm
-6 pm. Saturday: 9 am–12.30 pm.
1 rue du Général Haxo / Les Sables
d’Olonne (Map H4) Tel : 02 51 21 82 94
Poste
at 400 m
72
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Supermarkets, grocery
& health food stores
Leader Price Express Supermarkets
Open bank holiday
morning. Open
Sunday morning in July
and August.
35 rue Nicot (map H4)
Tel: 02 51 21 09 19
In general,
small shops and
supermarkets are
open Monday to
Saturday.
Below details for
every individual
shop:
Le château
d'Olonne
grocery stores
ProxySuper
Open Sundays
mornings.
79, rue de la République (map
K8) / Tel: 02 51 95 37 04
TANCHET
La Pironnière
at 50 m
Couleur Marché
Open Sundays
mornings.
Promenades Océanes
4, rue du Général Dumouriez
(MAP J8) / Tel: 02 51 22 66 73
Dumouriez
at 50 m
Maréchal Juin
at 300 m
Petit Casino
July/August,
open
Sundays & bank holidays
mornings.
Poste
at 50 m
Health food
store
Biocoop des Olonnes
Closed Monday
morning and
bank holiday.
Espace commercial
la Boussole
30 rue des Plesses (map I7)
Tel: 02 51 95 70 77
Supermarkets
Géant Casino
Drive
Open Sundays mornings.
Promenades Océanes
avenue de Talmont (map I8)
Tel: 02 51 20 94 00
Biomonde
Pays Sablais
Closed Monday
morning and
bank holiday.
Promenades Océanes
28 rue du Général De Montcalm (map J8)
Tel: 09 62 00 02 91
Maréchal Juin
at 100 m
Les Océanes
at 150 m
Maréchal Juin
at 400 m
Intermarché
La Boussole
Open Sunday
& bank holiday
mornings.
La Boussole
at 150 m
Leader Price
Open Sundays
morning.
84, rue du Dr. Schweitzer
(map I6) / Tel: 02 51 32 46 84
Schweitzer
at 25 m
Sept-Sept
Open from Monday to
Saturday 6 pm-2 am,
Sunday 11 am-2am.
24 rue alcide gabaret
(map H5)
Tel: 09 50 25 35 65
or 06 81 99 34 03
Aquitaine
at 110 m
Les sables
d'Olonne
grocery stores
La Boussole
at 200 m
July/August,
open
Sundays mornings.
Malraux
at 350 m
Lidl
Open Sundays
morning in July/
Les Océanes
at 100 m
August.
Maréchal Juin
at 400 m
Promenades Océanes
avenue du Maréchal Juin
(map I8)
Maréchal Juin
at 200 m
Les Océanes
at 100 m
Mairie Château
at 500 m
Vival
Open Sunday
mornings &
bank holiday mornings.
6 rue de la Patrie (map H4)
Tel: 02 51 95 45 07
Carrefour City
Drive
Open Sunday mornings
(all day long July-August)
and all day long of bank
holidays.
87 avenue Aristide Briand
(map I6) / Tel: 02 51 95 10 08
Présidents
at 40 m
26 rue des Plesses (map I7)
Tel: 02 51 33 65 41
24, rue Séraphin Buton
(map G9)
Tel: 02 51 23 62 32
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Open Sunday & bank
holiday mornings.
Boulevard du Vendée Globe
(map I7) / Tel: 02 51 23 76 40
Centre Natures
Promenades Océanes
Géant Casino (map I8)
Tel: 02 51 95 34 53
Drive
Les Océanes
at 100 m
La Boussole
at 100 m
André Malraux
at 100 m
U Express
TANCHET
Strasbourg
at 400 m
Carrefour City
From 9 am on
Sundays and
bank holidays. Every day
until 10pm in July and
August.
7 quai Franqueville
(map H4)
Tel : 02 51 21 22 69
CENTRE -VILLE
Poissonnerie
at 40 m
CENTRE -VILLE
Poissonnerie
at 260 m
Health food
store
Carrefour Market
Open
Sunday &
bank holiday mornings
(in July & August, all day
long bank holidays).
Rue de la Petite Garlière
(map G4) Tel: 02 51 95 61 54
Louis Braille
at 50 m
Carrefour Market
Open Sunday
& bank holiday
mornings (all day long
bank holidays in July/
August)
99 boulevard Castelnau
(map I5) Tel: 02 51 32 02 07
Arago
at 90 m
Olonne
sur mer
L'ile
d'Olonne
Supermarkets
Votre Marché
Centre E.Leclerc
Drive
Open Sunday mornings
in July/August.
87 av. François Mitterrand
(map F5)
Tel: 02 51 23 84 84
Les Archers
at 100 m
RP Olonne
at 10 m
Lidl
Rue des Ajoncs (map F5)
Les Archers
at 100 m
Super U
Super U
Drive
Drive
Open Sunday & bank
holiday mornings
(all day long bank holidays
in July/August).
68 Rue Joseph Bénatier
(map G3)
Tel: 02 51 32 46 51
Les Salines
at 150 m
Open Sunday
& bank holiday mornings
in July/August.
La Pilnière / 73 rue du 8 mai
1945 (map B5)
Tel: 02 51 95 37 25
Havre d'Olonne
at 50 m
Diéti Nature
Closed Mondays,
Sundays and bank
holidays.
(map I5) / Tel: 02 51 22 40 41
Open
Sunday
& bank holiday mornings.
1 rue du Centre (map G9)
Tel : 02 51 33 11 62
Sainte Foy
Coccimarket
Closed on
Monday.
Open Sunday & bank
holiday mornings.
41 rue Maurice Raimbault
(map A15)
Tel : 02 51 33 87 06
Vairé
Votre Marché
Open Sunday
& bank holiday
until 1pm, all day long in
July and August.
10 place Heimenkirch
(map B4)
Tel : 02 51 22 33 79
Shopping
Arago
at 270 m
Lumière et Vie
Shopping in the town centre
and pedestrian streets:
www.shoppingauxsables.fr
(map I5) / Tel: 02 51 32 84 10
Shopping centres on the outskirts:
There are 4 large shopping areas on the outskirts
of Les Sables d’Olonne. Two are situated at the
Château d’Olonne: “Promenades Océanes”
and “La Boussole” and 2 at Olonne sur Mer:
“Les Olonnes” and “les Thyssalines”.
Closed Monday
mornings.
Arago
at 140 m
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Conference city
Key events in 2015
March
Magic Festival
April
Jazz Dance
international
competition
Running 10 km
Nouvelle Chanson
Festival
Bookfair old
May
Les Sables d’Olonne provides an exclusive setting for your business meetings
and events in exceptional seaside.
Accommodation, food and conference halls:
• The seminar halls have a 10 to 1000 seats capacity and can be equipped as well as laid out
according to your needs.
• Restaurants can cater for all your budget requirements.
• Hotels with**, *** and **** comfort rating.
Two casinos, one bowling… will guarantee a fun night out with friends!
Les Atlantes
Conference Centre
The Atlantes complex
hosts conferences,
study seminars,
showrooms, and any
professional or leisure
event.
Wonderful views on
the Sables d’Olonne
bay, 800 seats auditorium, several rooms including a
modular great hall, suitable for catering.
1, promenade Joffre (map H3) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel 02 51 96 81 00 / www.lesatlantes.eu
CENTRE -VILLE
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Group Booking Department
of the Sables d’Olonne Tourist Office
The Group Booking
Department of the
Tourist Office is available
for all your projects:
restaurants, guided
tours, day-trips, sports
activities, bus transfers…
«Tous dans
l’même bateau»
environmental
festival
The Long Night of
the Museums
Semi-marathon
Fins swimming
Triathlon
Baroque Festival
June
Simenon Festival
French music day
Triathlon French
wine show
The 24H marbles
Orbestier Spring
Fanfare Festival
Festiv’arts
« Les R de la rue »
Festival
September
National
Heritage Day
«La Grande
Bordée» traditional
festival
Summer night-time
Abracadabulles
entertainment
Comic strip festival
on the Remblai
«A nous les Belles
seafront
Anglaises» Antique
promenade
British Cars
« Le Souffleur
d’Arundel » Theater Tarot Festival
Salsa del Mar
Festival
Festival
Roockie’s cup
Vendée Cruise Race (motorcycle race)
Science festival
Old trades festival
Sound and light
Show at Chateau de
Waiters race
Pierre-Levée
Firework - Bastille
« La Sympathique »
Day
La Foire aux Voleurs
foot race
Summer night-time
funfair
« Les R de la rue »
entertainment
Festival
on the Remblai
seafront
promenade
« Le Souffleur
d’Arundel » Theater
Festival
Olonne by bike
Nautical
Cavalcade (carnival
Events
procession)
August
July
October
December
See p. 28
for full details:
1, promenade Joffre (map H3) / Les Sables d’Olonne
Tel: 02 51 96 85 90 / [email protected]
www.visitlessablesdolonne.co.uk (Groups & Seminars)
Atlantes
at 20 m
CENTRE -VILLE
Atlantes
at 20 m
See "Events guide"
from April to September.
On the website:
(in french)
www.lessables.mobi
Index
aquarium
ARCHERY
ARUNDEL TOWER
AVIATION
BALLOON FLIGHT
BANANA
BEACH
BEACH ACTIVITIES
BEACH CABIN
BICYCLE HIRE
BILLIARD
BIRD OBSERVATORY
BOAR HIRE
BOAT TRIP
BOAT SHUTTLE
BOULES
BOWLING
BUS
CANNED SEAFOOD
CANOE TRIP
CAROUSEL
CASINO
CHANGE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
CHURCH
CINEMA
CLOCK
CLUB
COACH STATION
CONFERENCE CENTRE
DIRT BIKE
DISCOVERY COURSE
DISTRICT
DIVING
59
43
23,62
39
42
35
15, 16, 17
19
18
68
39
59
35
36,37
67
39
40
66
70
55
48
44
73
13
10, 11
45
9
45
65
76
40
47
12
33
DUNE
52
EMERGENCY
69
EVENT
77
FIRST-AID STATION
15, 16, 17
FISHING
24, 37, 56, 57
FISH TANK
71
FORESHORE
52
FOREST
51
GO-KARTING
41
GOLF
41
HARBOUR
24, 25, 26
HORSE RACING
45
HORSE RIDING
54
ILE PENOTTE
9
JETTY
23
KAYAK TRIP
33, 55
LASERGAME
41
LAUNDERETTE
69
Leather workshop
13
LIGHTHOUS
23
MARKET
72, 73
MINIATURE TRAIN
9
MINI-GOLF
42
MUSEUM
61, 62, 63
NAUTICAL EQUIPMENT HIRE 34
NOUCH
7
ORGANIC PRODUCER
71
PAINT BALL
42
PARACHUTE JUMPING
39
PARKING
68
PARK & SQUARE
49
PEDAL CAR
43
PEDAL GO KARTING
46
PETANQUE
40
POPULATION
5
PRINT
26
PUITS D'ENFER
53
QUAD
41
RAILWAY STATION
65
REMBLAI SEAFRONT PROMENADE 8
REPAIRS
69
ROLLERBLADING
42
ROSE GARDEN
63
ROTUNDA
9
RUBBER RING
35
SAILING
32, 36
SAMPHIRE
70
SALT MARSHES
60
SEAFOOD
70
SEA SCOOTER
34
SEGWAY
43
SHOPPING
75
SKATING
42
STAND UP PADDLE
30, 31
ST JEAN D'ORBESTIER ABBEY 10
SUPERMARKET
74, 75
SURFING
30, 31
SWIMMING POOL
20
TARGET PRACTICE
43
TAXI
66
TENNIS
43
THALASSOTHERAPY
21
TOURIST OFFICE
79
TRANSPORT
65/68
Tricycles
9,66
VENDEE GLOBE RACE
26
WAVE SKIING
30, 31
WEATHER REPORTS
17
WEIGHT TRAINING
41
WINE
71
ZOO
59
Find the whole list of offers available to people with disabilities in our “Les Sables accessible” guide
(accomodation, leisure, transport, visits, IN FRENCH). The guide is available :
• On request at the Tourist Office of Sables d’Olonne
• On request by phone 33.2.51.96.85.85
Legend
Tourist offices
Join us on: www.visitlessablesdolonne.co.uk
Tourist Office Catégorie I
1, promenade du Maréchal
Joffre BP 20146
85104 Les Sables d’Olonne cedex
Tel : +33 (0)2 51 96 85 85
[email protected]
Accessible to people with reduced mobility
(accompanied by another person)
No pets allowed
Bicycles allowed (except at busy times)
We deliver
No bicycles allowed
Car park
WIFI
78
4, avenue du Pas de Bois
85180 Le Château d’Olonne
Tel : +33 (0)2 51 21 09 67
[email protected]
• Welcome Service:
October to March: From Monday afternoon to Saturday: 10
am - 12.30 pm and 1.30 - 5.30 pm. Sunday and bank holidays
2-5.30 pm.
April to June and September: daily 10 am - 12.30 pm and 2-6 pm.
July and August: daily 9 am - 7 pm.
• Ticket Service:
October to March: From Monday afternoon to Saturday: 10
am - 12.30 pm and 1.30 - 5.15 pm.
April to June and September: From Monday to Saturday 10
am - 12.30 pm and 2 - 5.15 pm.
July and August: From Monday to Friday 9 am - 6.30 pm.
Weekends and bank holidays 9 am - 12.30 pm and 2-6.15 pm.
CENTRE -VILLE
Atlantes
at 25 m
Les Sables d’Olonne Tourist Office
hasbeen awarded the French
QUALITÉ TOURISME TM label
in compliance with the “Référentiel
Qualité Offices de Tourisme de France“
quality process.
• Welcome & Ticket Service:
September to March: From Monday to Friday 9 am - 12.30
pm and 2 - 5.30 pm. Saturday 9 am - 12.30 pm. Closed on
Sundays and national holidays.
April to June: From Monday to Saturday 9 am - 12.30 pm
and 2 - 5.30 pm. Closed on Sundays and national holidays.
July and August: From Monday to Saturday 9 am to 12.30
pm and 2 - 6.30 pm. Sundays and national holidays 9 am
- 12.30 am.
Plissonneau
at 20 m
Olonne sur Mer
Tourist Office Catégorie III
4 bis, rue des Sables
85340 Olonne sur Mer
Tel : +33 (0)2 51 90 75 45
Fax : +33 (0)2 51 90 77 30
[email protected]
Auzance & Vertonne
Tourist Office Catégorie III
Place de la jolie saunière
85340 L’Ile d’Olonne
Tel : +33 (0)2 51 33 82 77
[email protected]
Accessible
to people with reduced mobility
Tourist Office Catégorie II
From April to June and September: From Monday to Friday
10 am - 12.30 pm and 3 - 5.30 pm.
July and August: daily 10 am – 12.30 pm and 3 - 6.30 pm.
From October to March: Monday 3 - 5 pm. From Tuesday to
Friday 10 am - 12.30 pm and 3 - 5 pm.
June: From Monday to Saturday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm and 2 5.30 pm. Closed on Sundays and national holidays.
July and August: From Monday to Saturday 9.30 am - 1
pm and 2.30 - 7. pm. Sundays and national holidays 9.30
am - 1 pm.
September to May: From Monday to Friday 9.30 am - 12.30
pm and 2 - 5.30 pm. Saturday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm. Closed
on Sundays and national holidays.
La Jarrie
at 30 m
Les Sables d'Olonne
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Where to rest your head, availabilities, lunching or dining out, events Schedule,
looking for fun or entertainment, visits, walks,
finding your way around...
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LES SABLES D`OLOnnE

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