There are numerous footpaths, mountain bike routes, pony treaks.

In the middle of "Deux-Sevres", between Bocage and the valley, the Gatine region offers many tourist activities.

We have at our disposal lots of information on our region. We have chosen some addresses of places of interest for you to discover in Deux-Sevres, and our region Poitou Charentes, between Marais Poitevin, Cote atlantique and the islands, Futuroscope and Puy du Fou.

Close by, via Coulon, the discevery begins on board a barge at Marais Poitevin, with its numerous slow-water canals, which were once the only line of communication.

In a park, 15 hectares large, between the cemetery dating back 4500 years B.C. and the relics of a Cistercian monastery, the Tumulus de Bougon museum proposes a passionate journey the evolution of man's origins.

From 30th October to 3rd November, the international ornithologgy film festival has taken place every year since 1985 in Menigoute.

Pescalis is the number one fishing centre in Europe. In the heart of Deux-Sevres in a wild-life reservation, set between a forest and a shaded wood with more than 100 hectares of specialized ponds

The French kings silver mines. The visit to the mines will allow you to discover how the city of Melle became a major mining site in the Charlemagne Europe

The regional guide to outdoor sports and leisure, at the disposal of visitors and locals alike, has many ideas and time-tables of treks, advice and local addresses.