Culture Poitou-Charentes

For 30 years this year, Espace Mendès France has seized the current social topics to highlight them with audiences of all ages through exhibitions, conferences, round tables, shows and workshops. His challenge: popularize scientific research to make it accessible to all and put it in a local contact. Hundreds of events are offered every year. Dive into the program. It is dense. Exhibitions are often visited. Designed for all ages, they allow to manipulate and experiment to better understand. Within the EMF, dedicated to digital creation, the Multiple Place offers shows and workshops. Let's do experiments!

It's a place where culture has its rightful place. The people of La Rochelle loved Michel Crépeau, and they love the media library named after him. The location is ideal, just a stone's throw from the town center in the Ville en Bois district. There's no doubt that once you step through the doors, you'll enjoy a moment of peace and quiet. On the first floor, there are a few colored armchairs for those who want to read newspapers and magazines, a relaxation area with coffee machine and another for the little ones who can even relax on carpets. A temporary exhibition room is also located here. Higher up, the spaces are ideal for reading and relaxing. In all, almost 200,000 books can be borrowed for an hour or a few weeks. Le Petit Futé invites you to settle down in one of the comfortable armchairs to read, of course, but also to enjoy an idyllic view of the channel and the towers. You can then walk back to the city center, or take the ferry to continue this moment of relaxation. Throughout the year, the media library offers a wide range of free events: readings, story times, film screenings, conferences... From Saturday July 8, the library will be undergoing a year-long energy-efficiency renovation. It will still be possible to borrow from other media libraries with the network card. From October 2, the media library will be present in the Arsenal building at its current opening hours, while the media bus will be parked on the media library forecourt until July 6, 2024.

Because even in holidays, spend a moment reading, looking for magazines is a special moment, after days to explore streets and beaches… Le Petit Smart recommends this beautiful library in the heart of the city. We rarely think about it, but these places are also open to visitors! More than 4000 m 2 of space dedicated to adult and youth reading, an expo room, multimedia, art literature, everything is planned to inform you and to grow your way. A kiosk, well filled, offers newspapers and magazines of all kinds, recently released; It's convenient and nice to be able to read the newspaper in a good armchair, (without having bought it… and yes… it's the crisis…) after you have done the tour of the city or when it rains. The young, certainly, will come up during this time, on the floor, in the last comics. But… chut! We speak low voices in the library, so as not to inconvenience others, that is imperative.

The setting is absolutely suitable for culture, since you are at the castle Harcourt, heritage châtelleraudais 15th, its 50,000 documents in the form of books, CD, CD-ROM, sound recordings divided into three rooms are available for hire. Other possibilities: interlibrary loans, corner burlesque, consultation of 65 6 magazines and newspapers, Internet, funds old, microfiches players and microfilm, photocopier, etc. the consultation on site is completely free. You can also find a photocopier, and Internet access. A quiet location, a few activities on different themes of culture.

In the tourist offices of the region, you have surely had to cross many different documents concerning the Poles-Nature… little clearing. It should be noted that these Pôles-Nature (mark registered by the Charente-Maritime department) are protected natural sites. The «label» guarantees respect for a quality charter for which the General Council, the communities, the Littoral Conservatory and nature protection associations have committed themselves. On each site you will find a welcome from the public (at scheduled openings) and proposals for guided tours and outings discovered. These poles are divided into three themes: watch birds, go to adventure and discover know-how. Present throughout the territory, they represent an original way of addressing the specific characteristics of the territory, its heritage and heritage, its fauna and flora. The exit programme is available in the form of calendars in the tourist offices and the Espace Nature de Rochefort, as well as on the website of the General Council (www.charente-maritime.org). The theme "bird watching" includes the Maison du Fier (nature reserve of Lilleau des Niges), the nature reserve of the Yves Marsh and the marsh of Moëze, the hut of Less, the lagunage station and the marsh to the birds. The theme of the "Adventure" theme is the quarries of Crazannes, the nature pole of Vitrezay, the park of the estuary, the Farm for birds. The theme of the "know-how" theme is the house of the forest, the ecomuseum of the salt marsh, the salt harbour and the asinerie of the Baudet du Poitou.

Finally, from July 15 th to August 15 th, this is "the Summer of the funny" (10 children aged 6 to 12 years). On Tuesdays from 14 to 17 p. m., the heritage service team hosts the «fantastic modelling» workshop where it is about sculpture. On Wednesdays from 14 to 17 h, your children (from 4 years old) will lose in the labyrinth of the Garden of returns. On Thursdays from 14 to 16 h 30, the workshop «blason» will take them to make a coat like those worn by the real knights…

The Parthenay-Gâtine region was awarded the Pays d'art et d'histoire label in 1993. It's in this context that the Heritage department offers tours, escape games and gourmet walks led by guide-lecturers. Visit the Centre d'interprétation de l'architecture et du patrimoine, where playful exhibitions such as "La sculpture, décor d'architecture" (from 2024 and for 3 years) are presented. Numerous tourist brochures (bike tours, hikes, etc.) can be downloaded from the website.

The goupil invites you to contact this association which dates back to the centuries.

The Vau Saint-Jacques district has its medieval hustle and bustle with lively banquets and chants, traditional markets, wine tastings, street scenes, art crafts, pictorial exhibitions, drawing contests, tales and mysteries.

The Théâtre de la Coupe d'Or is a municipal theater located in downtown Rochefort, in the Charente-Maritime region of France. Built between 1766 and 1769 by architect Giovanni Antonio Berinzago, the building has been listed as a historic monument since 1969. The theater offers a varied program and also hosts the Tadam! circus festival.

For more than 10 years this association has signed a convention with the city of La Rochelle for the Attribution of the premises of Henri II house. The Intermondes Centre was able to welcome the first artists in residence from all over the world. More than 250 of them, from around fifty countries have succeeded in this Renaissance style here, the actors of artistic life iso - performer, teacher, amateur, intellectual or student - can confront their ideas, propose projects and even discover new languages. Many artists attended the Henri II house. The partnerships with the University of La Rochelle, the General and Regional Council, the National Choreographic Centre allow a wide cultural offer: music, literary meetings, debates, theatres, photographs…

Located in the heart of the city, this media library welcomes young and old in a pleasant setting. With a well-stocked library of books, magazines and magazines, this media library, which is networked with those of Châtillon and Secondigny, provides very broad access to culture whatever your interests may be. Indeed, this network makes it possible to circulate books, CDs, DVDs and newspapers quickly; for this, you just have to ask the media library for it. You can borrow up to 8 books for 4 weeks (2 weeks for new books) or 2 DVDs for one week. A place to frequent as often as possible, a little reading can't hurt! Events are free throughout the year, as well as all news on the portal and on facebook.

A wide range of activities are offered in this centre. For adults first: from astronomy to sophrology, yoga, French language workshops, painting, manual arts, archaeology and even a "Numbers and Letters" club, so many activities for all ages and passions. Children and teenagers are not to be outdone, of course, with a leisure centre that offers all kinds of activities and a hip-hop dance club. Outings and stays are regularly organized and a recovery workshop allows you to transform your old objects instead of throwing them away!

Saint-Maixent-l'École is a charming town in the Poitou-Charentes-Limousin region. They are on hand to answer any practical or personal questions you may have, and can even put you in touch with someone who speaks your language if you are a foreign newcomer. You can also find out more about the quality of life in the city and surrounding area through visits and presentations. The AVF also organizes social gatherings, outings and themed meetings to help you make new acquaintances.

Parthenay is a town in the Poitou-Charentes-Limousin region. For new arrivals, the AVF-ACCUEIL DES NOUVEAUX ARRIVANTS association offers assistance with integration in Parthenay. The association's contact details are as follows: 2, rue Ernest Pérochon, 79200 Parthenay, telephone: 05 49 71 05 57, email: [email protected].

Passionate about books? You off them one after another? Do your children not give them even less gifts? So you need to visit the staff in the Minimal library. As in any good library, you can subscribe to it and enjoy the 3000 available references, in free or empruntables access. Although modest by size, it addresses adults with children and is located in the Minimes centre of the Small, whose extra-curricular activities for children are numerous.

It's the children's library. Regularly, animations are offered to our dear!, such as storytelling readings. A place for children to make them discover the world of reading, images, culture. Exhibitions on the theme of photography are often organized and open to all. Most of this library is the diversity of proposed events for both small and large, as well as a very large choice of books to enjoy reading.

Book loan service, CD, audio and video cassettes, consultation with magazines, photocopier (same rates as at castle), CD-rom workshop on Monday and Thursday (adults, free access) and on the 1 st and 3rd Wednesday of the month (children, by appointment). A large space dedicated to the discovery of reading, to its learning, both on paper and on media. A space filled with various activities, entertainment for the small, workshops organized. A place open to everyone for 20 years, full of life in this neighborhood!

Students know this place well, as they use it regularly. This bright library is a place for study, research and culture. As it is open to all, anyone can come here to consult a book, leaf through a magazine or leisurely read the free newspapers. Students have access to the multimedia area. The place is immersed in silence, but you can still ask for advice from the librarians, who will guide you through the maze of books.

Even - and above all? - On holiday you may want to stay quiet to read a book or a comic book, browse a magazine, document itself, or simply spend a moment among books, especially when time does not allow to walk. Small and large will find their happiness in different areas and levels dedicated to them.

Pisciculture Moulin Neuf is an aquaculture farm specializing in the breeding of rainbow trout. The trout are raised in spring water from the Rivière du Coran, guaranteeing freshness and quality. Visitors can buy fresh trout to take away or fish for themselves. Smoked trout are also available as whole vacuum-packed fillets. Meals for groups can be arranged daily by prior arrangement. A refreshment bar is also available on site.