Pornic, the rural heritage of Le Clion-sur-Mer

Itinéraire

Departure/Arrival

Point of interest

• TOWNS OF DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL :
  • Place of departure Boulevard de l'Océan - Pornic
• DURATION AND DISTANCE OF THE ITINERARY :
  • Total distance of the itinerary (in km) 25
• TYPE OF ITINERARY :
  • Heritage walking discovery
• LEVEL OF PRACTICE :
  • Blue level - Easy

Presentation

The ‘rural heritage of Le Clion-sur-Mer’ trail is a 25km cycle route through the architectural and landscape heritage of Le Clion-sur-Mer.

Le Clion-sur-Mer is a rural region with a rich architectural heritage. 

Under the Ancien Régime (1589-1789), the sharing of uncultivated land, known as ‘commun’, was vital. These ‘communs’, which date back to ancient Breton customs, enabled villagers to use the land collectively for activities such as grazing, crop storage and major agricultural works.

In this context, a ‘borderie’ was a small farm generally run by an owner or small farmer, while a ‘métairie’ was a larger farm run by a farmer. Admittedly, the right to farm these communal lands disappeared with the French Revolution, but their legacy lives on in the organisation and agricultural structures such as the borderies and métairies that marked Le Clion-sur-Mer under the Ancien Régime.


9 points of interest, corresponding to localities, reveal a whole rural heritage...

  Good to know :

•   Duration: 2 hour
•   Distance: 25 km

This trail takes you through private property, and it is forbidden to enter.
 

The map can be downloaded below and is available from our Tourist Offices.

• Geographical zone :
  • Le Clion sur Mer
• TYPE OF ITINERARY :
  • Heritage walking discovery
• THEME OF ITINERARY :
  • Countryside tour
  • Cultural
  • Background (history )

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