Water sports Vendée

Without doubt the most emblematic beach of the island... On this adorable little beach of the Ladies, a seaside art of the beginning of the 19th century remains, largely reinforced by the white wooden beach huts which border it. Embellished by the proximity of the Bois de la Chaize, embalmed from February by the mimosas in bloom, the Plage des Dames, the darling of the Nantaise and then the Parisian women, remains the most exclusive beach of the department. It was the location of the film " Le Petit Nicolas"; beach and shops were revamped for the occasion.

With a surface area of 35 hectares, the site of the Tricherie lake offers a range of leisure activities, including a pond for fishing. The tour of the lake is about 3 km long and has a picnic area. Among the leisure activities: adventure course in the trees, swimming (supervised in July and August), games for children on the beach, merry-go-rounds (from April to September), mini-golf, pedal or electric boat, windsurfing. Bar-brasserie on site.

Located in the northwest of the island, south of L'Herbaudière, this beach is accessed by a dune path. A small rocky bay that extends its sandy strip to L'Épine. It is one of the largest beaches on the island of Noirmoutier. Bordered by dunes and the woods of Luzéronde, the environment is totally preserved. The beach of Luzeronde is the only naturist beach on the island (it is the southern part, from the blockhouse). We cultivate a different style here since naturism and conviviality are required. It is famous for being one of the most pleasant naturist beaches in the Vendée!

This magnificent 72-hectare lake with a dam and numerous paths offers a superb setting for relaxation with a circuit open to mountain bikers and walkers, as well as an area for fishing and rowing. Other leisure activities: canoes and stand-up paddles for hire all year round. Original idea: celebrate your child's birthday here with a wide choice of activities to have fun with his friends: canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddle, archery, slack-line, orienteering..

Fancy a swim and a lazy day on the beach? You don't have to travel miles to get to the coast! At the southern end of the Mervent forest massif, the Espace de loisirs du lac de Chassenon is a must-see leisure and bathing site in the Sud-Vendée region. Sandy beach, waterslide, paddling pool and games for children, swimming, pedal boat hire. Enjoy the bar with terrace and picnic area. A day of swimming in the Sud-Vendée that you can extend with a visit to the abbey at Nieul-sur-l'Autise.

The lake of La Guyonnière extends over 14 hectares. It has a shaded picnic area with tables and benches, games for children. Fishing lovers will have a great time! Canoeing, kayaking or small dinghy and stand-up paddle are available for hire. Hiking trails await walkers or cyclists who can rent bicycles on site. In season, other activities on reservation (from 10 people): archery, Archery Touch, orienteering games, blowpipe.

This site is composed of a lake and a rural camping, with a bar-restaurant. Families can rent pedal boats for a family outing on the lake, and teenagers can try their hand at paddle boarding. And for fishing enthusiasts, the waters are full of fish, so you can indulge in this hobby-passion. The campsite has 16 bare pitches to pitch your tent, caravan or camper, as well as 10 chalets and 4 luxury safari tents.

With a surface area of 177 ha, this lake offers a beach with swimming, a water slide and a water sports club. You can also rent rowing boats and pedal boats at the Cabanon, and there are good fishing spots for carp on 9.5 km of shoreline. To know the authorized fishing spots, contact the Fishing Federation. The area around the lake also offers hiking and mountain bike trails. You can also go water skiing (from 7 years old), to which you have to add the rental of the wakeboard (or wakeskate), and the wetsuit.

This lake is located between Coëx and Saint-Révérend. A place that the fishermen know well since it is authorized to fishing. This lake of 37 hectares was created for the irrigation of the cultures and the Golf of Coex. The compacted clay dam, built on the Gué-Gorand stream, has created a water reservoir covering more than 25 hectares. A footpath allows you to walk around the reservoir by crossing the dam. You can see a very old chestnut tree with two trunks. The circuit of the lake of Gué-Gorand (12,9 km, approximately 3h30 of walk).

This 127-hectare reservoir extends over 5 communes: Sigournais, Monsireigne, Bazoges-en-Pareds and Tallud-Sainte-Gemme, offering hikers numerous trailheads, particularly on the La Morlière site. It is the largest water reservoir in the Grand Lay Valley. Set in a landscape of grassy or rocky hillsides, it is home to a colony of migrating ducks in the fall. As for leisure activities, nature lovers will be delighted: fishing (all white fish, pike-perch, pike-perch, carp), swimming, children's games, picnic tables.

This 55 hectare reservoir stretches along the river Lay with a succession of valleys and ends at the reservoir of the Angle Guignard dam. Along the lake, there are walking paths. The path along the lake allows you to reach the village of Fuiteau with its washhouse. On the leisure programme: swimming and fishing (with a pontoon for disabled people between Moulin Neuf and Touchegray), and canoeing (canoes for hire for 1 to 3 people), picnic area.