Sports and leisure activities Loire-Atlantique

This circuit is a variation of the circuit "Between Bourg and Maine" in a slightly shorter version (5 km, 1 h 30). It lets you go to the Moulin mill before joining the Goupillières and continue to the Old Ideally Mill. The circuit also passes to Huperie, then La. At the intersection of Relipière, take the road on the left leading to Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine and reach the starting point.

The brand new Aquaparc aquatic centre, Centre aquatique de l'Estuaire, opened its doors for the very first time at the end of April. It is composed of a 25 m (525 m²) swimming pool: 8 to 10 water lines, a 25 m (216 m²) heating pool: 3 to 4 water lines, a learning pool (133 m²), a wave and space pool with jets and bubbles (250 m²) and a 50 m² paddling pool with games. In all, no less than 1,200 ^{m2 of} water will be made available to swimmers of all ages. A wellness area is also provided with three sauna rooms, a hammam room, hydrotherapy showers, a relaxation area and an outdoor solarium. It should be noted that a very special effort has been made to treat water, which reduces its chlorine consumption thanks to ozone. Composed of oxygen, ozone does not pollute, does not sting the eyes and limits the effect of dryness on the skin. The water in the basins is also clearer.

New for spring 2019: NEK has become Laser Karting de Nantes after a complete makeover! A brand new complex on the road to Paris: new track, new Club House with bar and TV with a direct view on the karting circuit, and a lasergame in addition! Bringing together Lasertag and thermal indoor karting is the successful bet of this ideal place to spend an excellent time with colleagues, family or friends.The karting track, 400 m long with a tunnel, is specially designed to meet the expectations of drivers of all levels. Smooth and fast, it allows you to enjoy the acceleration of the new SODI SR5 270 cc thermal karts (made in Couëron!). The track is protected by a new absorption system (unique in Europe) signed PSD Design: a guarantee of safety! The lasergame zone, with the "BattleZone" badge, covers an area of 300 m² and is perfect for having fun! Its unique setting in the region will allow you to immerse yourself in the apocalyptic world of an old disused industrial laboratory for 20, 40 or 60 minutes... With a capacity of up to 14 players simultaneously, the Battlezone will entertain both young and old (from 7 years old)! So try the adventure! And in February 2021, 2 temporary outdoor circuits (1 adult and teenager circuit and 1 circuit for 3-6 year olds)have been created to continue to have fun despite the health restrictions!

This 7-hectare park has 9 courses (95 workshops) and 900 metres of vertiginous descent above the Val Saint-Martin pond. Some installations are reserved for adults, others are adapted to children (accompanied): suspended bikes, funicular swings, net to cross, suspended barrels, monkey bridge, Tarzan jump, ropes and logs, up and down zip lines, climbing wall... The staff provides the instructions and intervenes if necessary. Possibility to do the courses at night by reservation for groups.

This swimming pool, located in the city centre, has three pools: two of Olympic size (50 m), and a small one of 15 by 12 m with steps, for children, novice swimmers or simply for those who want to enjoy warmer water to relax. In the bath dedicated to divers, beware of kamikazes who can jump off the 1 m, 3 m and 5 m diving boards! At certain times, we appreciate the water lines that reserve a space for swimmers. We also like the free provision of swimming equipment (board, pull-boy) and play accessories for children. And for early risers, the pool opens at weekends and public holidays from 8am. In summer, from June onwards, you can enjoy the solarium.

The Olympic rink is located at the heart of Nantes' Petit Port university complex, in a leisure area that also includes a beautiful swimming pool and spa. It welcomes the general public as well as the city's clubs, mainly for field hockey matches. It's the ideal place for a moment of sporting relaxation. With family or friends, you can practice and enjoy the joys of skating! Find out more about the annual program and themed events on the website. Nearby, the Nantes Camping restaurant-bar welcomes you for a well-deserved break. It's easy to get to, especially by streetcar. For fun on the slopes, this is the place!

The only one of its kind on the Côte de Jade, this lake attracts local and family tourists from the very first rays of sunshine. It is the result of the transformation of the port site into a leisure water area, allowing safe bathing at any time of day, without being dependent on the tides. This 2.5-hectare stretch of sea has access to the beach. Swimming is supervised in summer, and a variety of water sports activities are available.

One of the largest sites dedicated to karting in the West with its 500-meter covered track with a raised turn approved by the FFSA. The digital display panel allows the driver to follow his progress in real time, from his kart. Karting is open to all: latest generation karts, more powerful, for experienced drivers, handikarts for drivers with reduced mobility, mini karts and teenage karts for 7-13 year olds. And F1 circuit simulators, identical to those used by F1 drivers, and team endurance races for more fun and excitement. An outdoor circuit of 700 m is available in Sautron, with full lighting for night driving.

Ideally located between Nantes and Angers, the Aéro-Club d'Ancenis offers an adrenalin-filled flying experience. During your first flight, you can admire the magnificent Loire Valley and the picturesque Vioreau and Riaillé ponds from the air. In addition to these exhilarating flights, the aeroclub also offers comprehensive pilot training courses, for both airplanes and microlights. Whether you're an aviation enthusiast or simply curious to discover the joys of flight, the Aéro-Club du Pays d'Ancenis will meet your expectations with professionalism and friendliness.

The Leo Lagrange Volleyball Club has been welcoming since 1964, with Leon Bouyer, the smaller and smaller Nantais volleyball. Its location, rue Gaston Turpin, behind the mythical barracks of the Joffre, makes it a club of hyper centre. Quality coaching (several volleyball state patents) takes care of young people in the category of chicks (- 10 years) until hopes (- 21 years). Senior teams evolve from the departmental level to the national 2 women. The club has 180 licensees that make up the various teams and this in all parity…

The centre de Ligue De de Prodigy welcomes the Pôle Espoirs des Pays de la Loire. The centre offers 3 different play areas: 6 short cover in greenset, 3 outdoor beaten land and 2 outdoor courts. Club-House welcomes the curious, because the level of play is often high, in regional hopes. It is also here the open GDF SUEZ of Nantes Atlantic in October.

The official supplier of the best sampled judokas. One of the clubs that has the largest number of licensees in France also enters into the category of young people. If the training policy has taken precedence over the greed of senior results, however, several major athletes have started on the ² in the Coidelle Hall, starting with Multi Barbara Harel. Several disciplines are available: Judo, ju jujitsu, Aikido, Iaido, Chanbara and Taïso.

This French boxing club, which is essential on Nantes, offers a complete approach to its sport, poorly publicized and highly technical for a combat sport. However, the educators, led by Thierry Bocquel, do not hesitate to work and often act in their space, on the first floor of the superb Coidelle Hall. The room releases smells of another time, old wood, worn varnish. Leisure or competition, courses are performed with the same passion every evening and Saturday. Progress is assured.

Aikido, Japanese martial art, mixes different techniques: the sword, the stick and the techniques of concentration, breathing. All techniques are designed to control the opponent, leading him to a fall and/or a capital asset. It is about channelling the movement, speed and strength of the opponent, using them without opposing them. From the traditional Japanese teaching of aikido of the founder Moriheï Ueshiba, the courses and courses offered by the Nantes association offer courses accessible to everyone, whatever the level. Old and beginner practice together in all friendliness. The club is affiliated with the French federation and offers adult and child courses.

Want a sports holiday? From discoveries, meetings and exchanges? In its catalogue, UCPA offers more than 60 sports disciplines to practice and discover all over the world. The UCPA is also a guarantee for sports equipment, the entire "sports equipment park" is being refurbished and in regular condition to facilitate your learning and pleasure at any time. Instructors like trainees test sports equipment for the biggest brands of skiing, surfing and miles… The rates are quite reasonable and take care of everything: equipment, accommodation, coaching, insurance… A good plan for those who dream of a great deal of air and full fitness.

The Club des Amis Divers is one of the oldest clubs in the Nantes region. The workforce is voluntarily maintained to a hundred people in order to preserve the mindset. Friendship and conviviality revolve around their underwater passion, all volunteers and actors. Explorations, travel and training from level 1 to level 4 are the most important of their activities throughout a season. Bottles, stabs, regulator are available for members and outings in fine days.

For fans of music learning and smile, it is at Zygomat 'hic that you must come. The name, winn at the street music troupe Les Zygos, means that here music is synonymous with pleasure, fun and above all sharing! To learn the acoustic or electric guitar, the bass, the battery, not to mention the piano or percussion, ignorance of the solfdron is no longer a brake, thanks to a method, recognized and founded by "Yamaha", more instinctive and playful. Place to listen, rehearsal and creativity. It is with passionate teachers that young and large will come to learn music and share it during public concerts.

La Sadel is the Anjou company of Publishing and bookshop, a co-operative of consumers involved in the development of the local socio-economic fabric. Once reserved for professionals, it is also open to individuals. Born in 1955 on the initiative of a group of teachers, this is a co-operative to guarantee all access to books and writing, allow the development of knowledge and creativity. At the base of schools, communities and associations, the Sadel is now accessible to the general public. You will find many articles of bookstore, stationery, creative leisure, games and educational materials… But the Sadel also offers you creative workshops, animations throughout the year and meetings with authors.

To learn how to make stencils, learn more about the tinted coating technique (which allows you to work nuances directly in the matter, without preparation of walls in advance) success in creating the effects of infinity brushes to express your inner universe, sign up for the Sylvie workshops! It offers various formulas for making yourself a decorative painting for your place of life and generously exempts home councils and recipes. No year-round registration, simply phone or consult the workshop program on the site. Alter & Home is also home-to-home workshops to build your home for sale.

The Edouard Nignon Institute aims to raise the profile of this great chef from Nantes. He was apprenticed to a chef at the age of 9, and went on to become head chef at the Lapérouse and Marivaux restaurants in Paris, before embarking on a world tour of gastronomy and culinary writing. Initially, the association offered cooking classes to the general public. Today, their activities focus on promoting literature on gastronomy, with a culinary literary prize and the culinary Nignon prize, a presence at trade fairs such as Serbotel, and the organization of "culinaro-cultural lunches". The latter are an opportunity to discover a new place and a new theme with a different speaker.

Aziz Ayawo, a dancer and musician from Togo who participated in some of Yannick Noah's concerts, the art and the way to animate his dance courses on Monday and Thursday every Week in Saint-Herblain Bourg or Boissière. Tonic and rhythmic, its dance courses attract many novices, eager to discover African culture through dance. The price is reasonable: about 200 € per year.

Created in 1945, the Breton Circle of Nantes is one of the main actors in maintaining the Breton culture in Nantes and Loire-Atlantique. The assoc organises traditional Breton dance courses: gavotte, year-ord, hanter, wrinkled, avant, quadrille, maraîchine, round of Sautron or gavotte of the Aven, kerouézée, passepieds…. They take place on Wednesday evening and often bring together more than 100 dancers… A moment of sharing well in the Breton spirit! The Breton Circle in Nantes also offers a workshop for children between the ages of 6 and 12, all levels on Wednesdays from 18 am to 19 pm. Every Friday evening, a singing group meets as of. Annual membership includes access to these dance courses, within the limits of available places… During the year, don't miss fest, Breton balls, conférencés and other outings.

The best structured club of women's basketball in the agglomeration. In just under seven seasons, the club, whose president is Hubert Gouriou, has passed from the National Women 2 to the status of an outsider of the Women's League of Basketball, one of the most competitive in Europe. After a year of learning, the Waves of the Nantes Rezé Basketball were able to settle in the top 14 French clubs and win two titles (round 2009 challenge and 2010) allowing them to qualify in Eurocoupe. The team reached the final of the France Cup during the 2012-2013 season.

Fabienne and Pierre Normand are delighted to welcome you to their equestrian center on the outskirts of Nantes, where they and their team can share their passion for horse riding. They offer riding and driving lessons, as well as courses on shetlands, double ponies and horses. Original, they also run amazon courses. They also prepare you for your exams and offer rides and excursions. The center covers 20 hectares and includes two riding arenas, cross-country courses, three quarries, a round pen and a spring garden. Your horse will be welcome to board in a meadow, in a stall or on a half-board basis. And new for 2014, Maéva, Miss Normand's daughter, has opened Écuries Normand, opposite the club, for boarding and coaching your horses and ponies.

Founded in 1950, the CGO is one of the family naturist oldest clubs. Equipment is arranged on 6 acres of west of Nantes, the Chestnut Groves of Armor: sauna, swimming pool, tennis, volleyball, archery, petanque, table tennis, toilet blocks, painting workshop on porcelain. A club, which offers activities throughout the year (meeting swimming, dancing dinner, festive meal, hunting with eggs...) and brings pleasures as many faithful to its as holidaymakers who wish to discover the region and a lifestyle of conviviality.

HBC Nantes was founded in 1953. Since 2016, Le H, as it is known, has been a major club in France and Europe, and represents the pride of Nantes sport. Under the presidency of Gaël Pelletier, the club with the three ermines has risen to the highest level, combining sporting performance and budget structuring, while investing massively in the training of young players. The training center has nurtured the likes of O'Brian Nyateu, Nicolas Tournat, Romain Lagarde, Dragan Pechmalbec, and more recently Thibaud Briet and Théo Monar, to name but a few.

A training project that is the best way to compete with European heavyweights. Since 2022, Grégory Cojean has been the coach of this team, led by top scorer Valero Rivera. Season after season, HBC Nantes continues to develop its long-term, ambitious club project. Involved in the European Cup for 12 consecutive seasons, the "H" even reached the Final Four in Cologne in 2018 and 2021. Supported by the city, the department, the region, loyal partners, an extraordinary public and dedicated volunteers, HBC Nantes attracts almost 6,000 people to each home match.

The slogan #WeHfamily sums up the club's determination to unite the most loyal community of handball supporters in France. Attending HBC Nantes matches is a guarantee of extraordinary entertainment and atmosphere. The club's values of respect, fighting spirit and solidarity apply on the floor as they do in everyday life.

Gym form leisure, rhythmic gymnastics, male and female artistic gymnastics, these are different practices to which you can be initiated or perfect. With nearly 500 licensees (men and women), La Nantes remains the reference of the sampled gymnastics clubs. In the magnificent Coidelle Hall, the Nantes formed (and continues to do so) generations of gymnasts, who trusté national titles and made this club a showcase of the city. The club also hosts a high level team in DN 1.

The League's training institute which controls, trains and hosts the best players in Nantes… outside FCN of course. The League, led by President Cédric Sheepishly since 2013, also has its offices. This regional technical centre was completely redesigned in 2009. It is now one of the most beautiful in France. New, modern and functional premises that should benefit the smooth functioning of the structure. Practice, the membership clubs can perform their procedures on the League's website and keep up to date on its current events.

Created in 2005, this association develops cultural and educational actions around image and multimedia in Pays de la Loire for different audiences (children, adolescents, adults). It is particularly committed to promoting auteur animation through distribution, creation and initiation. Its aim is to promote access to digital tools by raising awareness of cinematographic practices, photography and multimedia. It offers various workshops for children: discovery of optical toys, animated cinema, manga or digital photography... But also training courses for adults: video editing, mediation and practice of animated film, blog...

They are lovers of dance, folk music and singing. One group, including the famous traditional songs of the sailors of the Loire. An association that has more than 60 years of existence and is a culture of ours all over the world!

It's crazy what you find in this centre of Balinière, a true Spanish music hostel. It teaches you dance and music for beginners and confirmed. For all for 8 years. Among of the of activities are the vocal work with choir, training, percussion voices and vocal performances at the end of the day, workshops of awakening, initiation, realization and musical creation, string orchestras, wind, instrumental ensembles for children. For amateur adults, orchestra, accompaniment of vocal show, accompaniment of songs, percussion, jazz, mixed chorus, female vocal ensemble, vocal technique.

An imposing structure in the field of music and dance in the department, Music and Dance is also a space of training and musical teaching. Professional or amateur, the range of proposals is very broad: artistic and pedagogical training, support for artistic teams of creation in distribution, training in management and management, workshops with choreographers, documentary resources on site or to take, professional accompaniment of current music groups… An address not to be missed for all professionals and enthusiasts.

For walks, hiking and teaching adapted at all levels, internships.

Hiking by the river Erdre and through the countryside. You will discover the Charlotte Bridge, the Bois de Triage and the Fountain of La.

A Route sheet is on sale at the town hall and the initiative union.

Go, hit the best shoes and go on the trails. Pornichet has beautiful beaches, it's true, but it also has roads and a little campaign corner to make known. The tourist office had the right idea to propose three paths to walkers, lit as beginners. This document is provided to the tourism office. Three detailed sheets (maps, historical explanations on districts) show the three courses. The first 8 km and takes the hikers to the discovery of the pornichétin bocage. The second of 12 km proposes a real walk in the countryside, from island to island (term that designated fertile places cultivated in the middle of the lande which composed the landscape of yesteryear). The third last of a length of 15,5 km marie beaches and groves. The city of Pornichet multiplies efforts to allow everyone to discover, in safety, sometimes unknown places of the commune. It builds wooden bridges allowing the crossing of streams, débroussaille and maintains paths, and puts in place an adapted markup.

A cross-country journey in the countryside of Saint-Viaud, and a charming stroll, including mint fragrances and poeny, as pleasant as entêtants. The circuit passes through the Saint-Vital Chapel which was a high pilgrimage site for the country of Retz a few decades ago. According to legend, Saint Vital in prayer planted his canne and brought a source to this place. In 1923 Jean-Marie Filodeau, in recognition of the graces obtained by Saint Vital, erected this chapel.

Located in the eastern part of the city centre, this water plan is especially popular with fishermen (fishing card for sale at the 10 St. Father's Garden, rue de Blandeau), as well as ordinary walkers. There are playground areas for children (string pyramid) and picnic spaces, as well as a ping pong table and a ball pitch. This reservoir pond located in "Petit Fay". It has an area of 6,7 hectares. This park offers the inhabitants of St. Father in Retz a new, privileged public space.

A haven of peace for fishermen, the gardens of Los Corralès are ideal for fragrant walks. It offers a magnificent vineyard with a breathtaking view of the Sèvre River and its valley. To be discovered! In the past, wine was transported to Nantes by the Sèvre Nantaise, the river was then a vital commercial axis for the region, the port testifies to this former prosperous traffic. It is now a leisure area. Starting from the port, you will find eight thematic paths, that is to say 80 km arranged in circuits of excursions!

From the east of the Loire-Atlantique comes the Don, which creates a wild and steep valley. Its bed widens after Guémené-Penfao to flow into the Vilaine at the Rocher du Veau (or Vau): a splendid viewpoint over this valley. Ideally located on a hiking route, it can be crossed by canoe-kayak, departures are from Marsac-sur-Don. The tourist office of Guémené-Penfao offers all the information concerning the hiring of canoes and the river cards. As you paddle along, you will appreciate the landscapes that this valley has to offer!

It is not always pleasant to bathe at sea in Brittany, especially for cautious! You can enjoy a sports pool in Piriac from the White Country's Water Centre, another heated campsite at 31 ° C, wading and a 25 m slide. Here you can also find a sauna, hammam, city, but also a diving area. Of course, here you can learn to swim or upgrade with graduated monitors. Sessions of gym and aquabiking are proposed. Reservations required for group activities.

5 km in the forest or 10 km in the bocage, departure from the Church. 11 km circuit in the bocage or circuit of the Carateries, departure place des Basses-Marche.

In the places known as Passage and walks on wild sites in the heart of the Marais marshes.

This circuit allows you to explore the country of Blue Stone and mansions (Naulière, Yachts…). Documentation indicating the marked multi-hiking trails is available at the tourist office.

This swimming pool with a 25-metre pool and a children's pool offers gym, swimming and diving courses.

The Don Valley offers a site for fishing and relaxation (picnic tables). It is located on the edge of the water, not far from the brochet spawning ground (where the pike breed).

A magnificent circuit that runs along the shores of the streams of Pirudel and Perche through bocage and landes. A pocket of eight marked multi-hiking trails is available at the Nozay tourist Office.

At the edge of this stretch of water, a pontoon for fishermen - with access for disabled people (fishing cards to be bought at the Maison du Tourisme). The lake also has a beach (supervised bathing in summer, prohibited outside the summer period). You can bring your picnic here and take a walking trail of about 1.5 km. Located parallel to the road to Champtoceaux, you can reach the lake by taking the rue de la Loire or rue du Chêne. At the end of the latter, the car park on the chemin du Rio offers a large number of parking spaces, including a shaded area.

A beautiful indoor swimming pool and well equipped: 25 m 250 sports pool, m ² playground, paddling pool, whirlpool, sauna, hammam… There is a swimming school for children and adults, gym sessions, prenatal swimming and even aquaphobie treatments! And in summer, you can even take a sunny sun bath in the landscaped green spaces.

In the village for anglers on line.

Fishing card for the day to be withdrawn on site.