The area around your holiday home

From the holiday home in Les Achards (La Mothe Achard), you can reach various Atlantic beaches, the Lac du Jaunay, Les Sables d'Olonne, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, La Roche-sur-Yon
Beaches, rivers, lakes, forests
  • The long sandy beach Plage des Granges south of the mouth of the Auzance with small rocks at low tide is ideal for swimming, surfing and beach walks (approx. 19 km).
  • The sandy beach Plage des Dunes without rocks near Bretignolles-sur-Mer is ideal for swimming and kite surfing (approx. 18 km).
  • The rocky beach Plage du Marais Girard just outside Bretignolles-sur-Mer invites you to gather seafood at low tide (approx. 19 km).
  • The sandy beach Plage de Sauveterre is ideal for swimming and beach walks (approx. 21 km).
  • The river l'Auzance near Brem-sur-Mer is ideal for canoeing (approx. 17 km).
  • The Lac du Jaunay invites you to go fishing and canoeing (approx. 12 km).
  • In the large forest behind the dunes Forêt domaniale d'Olonne you can go hiking and cycling (approx. 22 km).
  • There is a ferry from Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie to L'Ile d'Yeu.

Infrastructure
  • Two supermarkets (Super U, Lidl) are within walking distance (approx. 500 m).
  • Pharmacy (approx. 1200 m)
  • Medical centre Médecins du Pôle Santé (approx. 600 m)
  • Post office (approx. 1 km)
  • Hospitals are located in Les Sables-d'Olonne (Centre Hospitalier Côte De Lumière, approx. 15 km) and in La Roche-sur Yon (Centre Hospitalier Départemental Vendée, approx. 29 km).

Transport
  • The holiday home is close to an expressway/motorway (approx. 1.5 km). There is a continuous motorway connection to Paris.
  • La Mothe Achard has a Gare S.N.C.F. (approx. 800 m).
  • The nearest international airport is Nantes Atlantique NTE (approx. 93 km).

You can explore the exact locations, routes and distances to important sites here in an interactive map:

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Pictures of the surroundings

 

 

Map with important locations & routes