Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey – Vindelle Dam loop from Maine-de-Boixe

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Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey – Vindelle Dam loop from Maine-de-Boixe

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Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey – Vindelle Dam loop from Maine-de-Boixe

04:46

77.0km

700m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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7.80 km

Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey

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On the route of Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, the fortified abbey remains an imposing building of Romanesque style that can be discovered from the high paths around the village.
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9.73 km

Restaurant Hotel, Montignac

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typical still intact village

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9.85 km

The Quai de Montignac

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A street overlooking the Charente River, named "Le Quai." Very clear thanks to its limestone paving, it features a boat ramp and a staircase creating a beach on this quiet street.

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12.8 km

Vars Washhouse

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

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19.0 km

Vindelle Dam

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19.2 km

Saint Christopher's Church in Vindelle

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Former priory linked to Saint-Amand-de-Boixe, given to the abbey by Guillaume IV, count of Angoulême, before 1030. A campaign of works is attested in the 17th century and restorations in …

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44.5 km

Saint-Pierre Church of Fontclaireau

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When Guillaume de Montbron gave, in 1070, the land of Fontclaireau to the cathedral chapter, it was up to the building of a church there, which was built shortly after. …

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74.0 km