Top 5 Natural Monuments around La Roche-Sur-Yon

Bultière Lake is an artificial reservoir. The Bultière Dam was built in 1994. It is located in the commune of Chavagne en paillers. It supplies the drinking water network. Its surface area is 72 hectares and contains 5.2 million cubic meters of water. It is possible to walk around the lake via a 15-km trail. This lake, with its exceptionally rich fish population, awaits you with almost every type of fish (perch, pike, zander, catfish, carp, roach, bream, tench, etc.). You can go predator fishing from the shore or from a boat to catch zander, pike, and catfish. It is, of course, possible to still fish for roach, bleak, or bream. Carp are also present in this lake. A night carp fishing route located on the right bank in the Maurosière sector will delight those who love a good catch.

Beautiful pond surrounded by magnificent trees. Plenty of benches that encourage rest or contemplation. A welcome little patch of greenery after crossing the vineyard in the full sun. A trail allows you to go around the natural site, but I didn't have time to try it. Note that the path that connects La Fauvette to La Pontereau is very smooth and magnificent.

This vast body of water, popular for fishing and nature walks, offers an ideal setting for a bike ride along its banks. The trails surrounding the lake reveal superb views of the calm water and the surrounding hills.

Lake Bultière is an artificial water reservoir. The Bultière dam was built in 1994. It is located in the town of Chavagne en strawlers. It supplies the drinking water network. Its surface area is 72 hectares containing 5.2 million m3 of water. it is possible to go around the lake via a 15 km path. This lake of exceptional fish wealth awaits you with almost all kinds of fish (perch, pike, zander, catfish, carp, roach, bream, tench, etc.). You can practice predator fishing from the shore or with a boat to catch zander or pike, catfish.

Huge block placed in the river, its probably druidic origin gives it a wonderful character conducive to many legends. Rabelais made it the scene of an adventure of his famous giant Gargantua: this one would have improvised a game of shuffleboard with Lucifer, whose goal was Roussière. La Pierre de Nauline, puck of Gargantua, would be the witness of his victory!

What an Oak! Oh! What a beautiful chapel one could build there! …was the exclamation that Father Hillaret had, seeing this old and huge oak tree in 1873, during a visit to his parishioners in the village of La Menantonnière. This exclamation spread through the parish and beyond. The Abbot pursued his idea of building a chapel dedicated to the Holy Family with the agreement of Monsignor Colet, it was built according to the plans of Mr. Clair, departmental architect and was born in 1874. Inside the Chapel, the white stone altar surmounted by statues of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is in the oak. The Holy table is fixed on the roots which serve as a kneeler for those who communicate. Outside, long branches covered the sanctuary. Unfortunately, the oak was decapitated by the storm of February 13, 1972.

Along a small road bordering the Petit Lay river, a cliff of about 30m and a site equipped for climbing with several routes and levels of difficulty. The small surrounding roads between this site and the tomb of Georges Clémenceau are also very pleasant.

Chapel built around an old oak tree and linked to the pilgrimage of Notre Dame de la Salette not far from here. The old oak tree was blown down by the wind in 1972, but its roots remain which can be seen extending around the building, and especially its trunk in which the altar of the chapel is nestled.