Regional cheese and cream stores Deux-Sèvres

Come and take a tour of the tasty, playful world of La Maison des fromages de chèvre. On the program: an interactive exhibition devoted to the history and production of goat cheese in Poitou, France's ^leading region in this field. A gourmet moment to be extended by a workshop to refine your cheese knowledge, taste and try your hand at making them. Inside, the store sells cheeses from the Sèvres et Belle cooperative, cosmetics and other local products.

The place to be for cheese lovers. Sylvie, her team and 150 goats welcome you to the farm. Feel free to visit the goat farm (prefer milking time - 5pm-5.30pm) and fill your baskets with delicious goat cheeses. You'll find the great classics, as well as originals such as hazelnut-flavored fromage fleuri, marbré and bleu de chèvre, and creamy specialties like flam'bics. From the store, you can observe the cheese dairy. Here, we love to pass on our knowledge and delight you. Camping-carists, the farm opens its doors to you.

Faisselle, crottin, brique, mothais, pyramide, bûche... All the goat cheeses made on this eco-construction farm are organic! Emmanuelle and Mathias work hard, taking good care of their animals, their goats from the Poitou region, to create quality cheeses that vary in taste and shape. Passionate about their business, they make it a point of honor to respect the environment and nature, and offer "Farm Knowledge Stays", on request, to share their profession as farmers. Enjoy your visit!

The Sèvre-et-Belle dairy has been producing pasteurized and raw goat's milk butters and cheeses since 1983. These products regularly win awards and are distributed worldwide. Based on a number of fundamental principles, the company offers a range of interesting products in both cheese and butter (Baratte d'or, Baratte du crémier...). Don't hesitate to visit the cooperative's boutique!

This is a family farm of 80 alpine goats with seasonal grazing. The Albert family's land and farm are certified organic. The producers transform their goat's milk into cheeses - you can find chabis, faisselles, p'tits ronds, mothais, logs, pyramids, tommes... And if you get lost, they'll be able to give you good advice on how to choose between all the flavours! Note that this farm is located on the road to Chabichou and that it also has pigs that roam in the open air as well as a farmyard.

The art and craft of artisan goat cheese. Using traditional methods, particularly in terms of feeding, this Saanen farm presents farmhouse cheeses with a taste of yesteryear, for tasting and shopping at the farm. Friendly events, such as mini-farmers' markets, are organized throughout the year. On the second Saturday of the month, around the baker's oven, where a delicious batch of bread awaits you. Would you like some fresh bread on a hot slice of toast?

A friendly farm with 250 goats (Alpine and Saanen), also listed on the Route des Fromages de Chèvre de Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Here, you can do all your dairy shopping, including the finest artisanal Poitou cheeses: mothais sur feuille, crottin, pavé cendré, tomme, faisselles and bottled milk. For 3 euros, you can meet the dairy's endearing dairymen, visit the cheese dairy, take part in a tasting session and even take part in milking. Cheeses available for direct sale, or at the Saint-Maixent market (Saturday).

Soignon is the leading brand of self-service goat cheese in supermarkets. Saint-Maixent-l'École is home to one of their production sites and therefore one of their factory outlets. You will be able to discover all their products there: goat's cheese, cow's cheese, butter, cream, organic products, yoghurts and desserts, you will not stop loving goats and cows when you see all the good things that are produced with their milk!

350 goats raised on the family farm, fed on grass, hay and cereals produced on the farm (100% organic). From there, mothais on leaf, tricorne pigouille, faisselle are made according to the traditional method: farm ferment, ladle molding, salting, unmolding and turning by hand. You only have to choose your maturing, textures with different tastes, small and large characters... The cheese dairy has its store (visits and tastings), its e-shop and gives you an appointment on the markets of the Deux-Sevres.

This cheese dairy, founded in 1994, works in the traditional farmhouse way. The raw milk comes from partner breeders whose goats graze in the Mellois region. La fromagerie des Gors is a story of family and passion! The curds are ladled and carefully matured to delight our taste buds. Over 20 recipes are created: chabichou du Poitou AOC/AOP, couronne, bûche, losange, briquette, petit pavé, chevrette, dôme, palet, mothais sur feuille, and mothais sur feuille biologique. All guaranteed GMO-free!

The boutique of the Pamplie dairy, a cooperative since 1905 and famous... the world over for the quality of its PDO butter. You're in for a treat on this side of the border, with artisanal whole-milk yoghurts, smooth creams and fromage blanc. You'll also discover nuggets from the Gâtin region, including local flours, home-ripened cheeses and "Melle et une pâte" artisanal pasta. Not forgetting honeys, beers, chocolates and two local curiosities: spirulina, an excellent dietary supplement, and powdered infant milk.