Oleron Island

After crossing the viaduct, you arrive on France's largest and southernmost island on the Atlantic coast. 32km long and 8km wide, the "luminous" island is renowned for its superb sandy beaches, enchanting nature and rich cultural heritage. On the program: walks, bike rides, seaside excursions, sports activities, discoveries or just lazing around...

The eight communes of the Ile d'Oléron offer numerous possibilities for visits:Saint-Trojan-les-Bains "the seaside resort" and its national forest, Le Grand-Village-Plage and its saltworks port, Le Château d'Oléron and its imposing fortified citadel, Dolus d'Oléronand the bird marsh, Saint-Pierre d'Oléron, with its pedestrian streets and fishing port of La Cotinière, Saint-Georges d'Oléron and its small villages, Chaucre, Domino, Boyardville...La Brée les Bains and its authentic little streets, and finally, at the northern tip of the island, Saint-Denis d'Oléron where the 46-metre-high Chassiron lighthouse stands.

Off the beaten track, you'll also fall under the charm of our villages... so don't hesitate to discover the architecture of our small villages: Chaucre, Arceau, La Rémigeasse... so many typical villages with fishermen's houses with green or blue shutters and whitewashed facades.

While Oléron is a land of light, it is also rich in color and contrast. It's rare to see such differences in such a small area. In just a few kilometers, you can go from a seaside resort to an oyster-farming town, from a pine forest to a marsh landscape, or from a sandy beach to a rocky foreshore. Perhaps the strongest characteristic of the island of Oleron is its wildness. As soon as you move away from the urbanized areas, you come across a very present nature. The island's almost Mediterranean climate has encouraged the growth of a wide variety of flora, which you'll be delighted to discover on your walks.