# Home of the astronomer LARGETEAU in the heart of the Vendée bocage ## Identity - **Type of property**: Vacation rental - **Ranking**: 3 keys - **Labelised capacity**: 4 persons ## Location - **City**: MOUILLERON SAINT GERMAIN (85390) - **Department**: Vendée - **Region**: Pays de la Loire - **Coordinates**: 46.6475747, -0.8257826 ## Capacity and layout - **Capacity**: 4 persons - **Bedrooms**: 2 rooms - **Single beds**: 2 single beds - **Double beds**: 1 double bed - **Bathrooms**: 1 bathroom - **Kitchens**: 1 kitchen - **Living rooms**: 1 living room - **Pets**: Pets not allowed ## Highlights - **Campaign** - **BBQ grill** - **Private parking** ## Labels and themes - **Ecological holidays**: You need to plan a stay in one of the Clevacances ecogites! This type of accommodation has minimal impact on the environment. - **Nature holidays**: These rentals, close to signposted trails, offer full documentation (topographical guides, IGN maps, guidebooks, etc.) for your nature walks. ## The advantages of the accommodation - The peace and quiet of the countryside 25 minutes from Le PUY DU FOU and 1h15 from fine sandy beaches - The soul and history of an early 19th-century astronomer's house in the heart of the Vendée bocage. - 20 minutes from Le Puy du Fou, 10 minutes from the planetarium at La Chapelle au Lys, 10 minutes from the medieval town of Vouvant, 15 minutes from the forest at Mervent, 10 minutes from the dungeon at Bazoges and the Manoir des Sciences at Raumur. ## Description 4-person gîte (+ BB) in the bucolic Vendée countryside, 25 minutes from Le PUY DU FOU and 10 minutes from the medieval town of Vouvant, with its planetarium at La Chapelle aux Lys, 15 minutes or 1h15 from Les Sables d'Olonne and the Vendée Globe village, 45 minutes from Le Marais Poitevin, 20 minutes from Fontenay le Comte, a Town of Arts and History and former capital of Bas Poitou. The village of Mouilleron is home to the lives of the famous figures CLEMENCEAU AND DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, with their own dedicated museums. A historic house full of character where the astronomer Charles Louis LARGETEAU lived as a child and during his family holidays in the 1820s/1840s. The first buildings date back to the 15th and 16th centuries, the golden age of the cloth merchants who settled in the LOING VALLEY and patronised the region's churches, in the flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance styles. This exceptionally well-preserved site remained intact during the Vendée Wars. The main building is a fortified house built during the Wars of Religion, and now "in its original state". The former bakehouse, well and barns complete this harmonious ensemble, witness to a rich history that saw Henry IV pass through. FOR YOUR WELL-BEING: refurbished accommodation of 110 m2 : GROUND FLOOR 32 m2 KITCHEN/DINING ROOM, well-equipped with large oven, microwave, fridge-freezer, dishwasher, electric hob and extractor hood, kettle, toaster, coffee maker, steam cooker, etc. Very bright room, BB dining chair, wood-burning stove (+ wall-mounted electric radiator), waste separation bins, WC. Spacious entrance hall with wardrobe, LIVING ROOM 20 M2: pellet stove, sofas with views over the countryside, DVD player and large screen, stereo CD player, INTERNET AND FIBRE TV, bookcase, desk FIRST FLOOR: 1 bedroom with 160x200 bed with washbasin and wardrobe, and 1 bedroom with 2 90cm beds that can be converted to 80x190, large bathroom with hydro-massage shower and hairdryer, ventilated WC, LARGE DRESSING ROOM with ironing board and iron, BB bed, large mirror. PRIVATE OUTBUILDINGS, with parking, terraces, garden furniture, sun loungers, secure barbecue (hay barns nearby), bicycle shed (+ ELECTRIC BICYCLE OUTLETS). Heating included, end-of-stay cleaning included; bed linen and towels PROVIDED, ecological cleaning products, soap and shower foam provided. WASHING MACHINE 5 KGS Selective sorting necessary and essential to preserve our planet, THANK YOU FOR IT AND OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. PURE AIR AND CALM GUARANTEED, COWS IN THE MEADOWS AND THE SMELL OF HAY GUARANTEED. Visitor's tax (according to applicable scale) Internal regulations signed on arrival, to ensure that your holiday runs smoothly. Thank you for your understanding. PARTIES FORBIDDEN for greater peace and quiet , ANIMALS FORBIDDEN (there is everything you need in the wild and free around the house, LPO REFUGE ) NO SMOKING INSIDE. GUARANTEED BASKET ON ARRIVAL: Vendée brioche, honey, jam, apple juice, farmhouse cheese (3 items minimum, depending on freshness and local organic production). LANDSCAPE: Medieval dry-stone garden, conservatory orchard, cider apple trees, south-facing Mediterranean garden, citrus and olive trees, red fruit garden. AVAILABLE: FILMS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE BEAUTY OF NATURE, stereo CD player with bird songs, LIBRARY on ASTRONOMY, the fauna and flora of the Vendée bocage, POITEVINE Renaissance and medieval architecture, the Vendée Wars, châteaux and monuments, abbeys, documents on sites and monuments to visit.... More than 200 trees have been planted in 8 years on the historic site of La Fosse, reconstructed hedgerows that are unique in the region! There's plenty of life to discover in the 17,000 m2 surrounding the gîte and the MOULINS HILLS countryside 15 MN WALK AWAY! Binoculars and bird identification guide for all the family, LPO refuge! ... INFORMATION FOR DISCOVERING HISTORICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SITES OFFERED by the owner, Wilfrid, a professional in the restoration and animation of heritage, to discover abbeys, castles, sites of the Vendée wars, churches, prehistoric sites... SPECIAL DISCOUNT DURING THE ASTRONOMY FESTIVAL AT LA CHAPELLE AUX LYS: MINUS 10%. TO BOOK ONLINE, PLEASE CONTACT THE OWNER BEFORE. THANK YOU ## Home Warm welcome from the owner. The accommodation and terrace are independent and not overlooked, with private, quiet parking and a separate entrance to the side. A basket of local specialities is offered on arrival, along with a cool drink, depending on what's available and what's in season. ## Accommodation details - **Approval number**: 085MS002979 - **Surface**: 110 m² - **Equipped for babies**: Yes - **Beds**: 3 (1 x queen size bed and 2 x single bed) - **WCs**: 2 - **Kitchens**: 1 - **Living rooms**: 1 - **Owner's payment methods**: Credit card, Cash, and Holiday vouchers - **Connect Holiday Vouchers**: Yes - **Guarantee deposit**: €500.00 ## Rooms - **Living room**: Ground floor - **Kitchen**: Ground floor, Fully fitted kitchen, with extractor fan, cupboards, crockery, bottle rack, saucepan... wall sockets... - **Bedroom**: 1st floor - **Bedroom**: 1st floor - **Bathroom**: 1st floor - **WC**: Ground floor - **WC**: 1st floor, WC ## Equipment and services - **Interior equipment**: - Antique furniture - Bottle opener - Cloakroom - Cookware & Kitchen Utensils - Corkscrew - Cover sheet - Crockery & Cutlery - Cushions - Custom cabinetry - Cutlery - Dishwasher - Dryer - Drying Rack - Duvet - Espresso-Machine - Extractor Hood - Fan - Glasses - Guide books - Hair Dryer - Heated Guest Rooms - Heating - Iron - Ironing Board - Laptop workspace - Mattress - Pellet stove - Pillow protector - Pillows - Reading lamp - Robot - Scores - Sidechairs - Soup plates - Tasses - Toiletries - Towels - Umbrella - Vegetable peeler - Walk in closet - Washing Machine - Wood burning fireplace - armchair - armchairs - bookcases - bookshelf - chairs - coffee maker - coffee table - cooking basics - cooking hob - cooking hob with an oven - cupboards - desk - dining table - dish rack - double sofa - electric kettle - electric oven - family rooms - freezer - fridge - fridge / freezer - fully equipped kitchen - gas/electric hob - hanger - kettle - kitchen supplies - kitchen table and chairs - kitchenware - lamp - microwave - mini ironing board - mirror - mixer - night tables - oven - pans - parquet floor - plates - radiators - stovetop - table and chairs - tea pot - tea service - toaster - traditional - vacuum cleaner - washing machine with drier - wine glasses - **Outdoor equipment**: - BBQ grill - Beach chair - **Parking lots**: - Private parking - **Sustainable equipments**: - Compost - Natural household products - Organised selective sorting - **High-tech**: - Free Wireless Internet - Hi-Fi - internet connection - **Baby equipments**: - Baby high chair - Cots, High Chairs, Mattress (on request) - Cribs Available - baby safety gates - childrens books and toys ## Nearby NEARBY: PUY DU FOU PARK (20 minutes), CENTRE EQUESTRE DES NOCES in BAZOGES EN PAREDS, 4 km, MANOIR DES SCIENCES in REAUMUR (6 km), JARDIN MEDIEVAL ET DONJON DE BAZOGES EN PAREDS (4 km), VOUVANT (10 mn) medieval town "PLUS BEAU VILLAGE DE France", SAINT MESMIN CASTLE (15 mins), FONTENAY LE COMTE Ville d'Arts et d'Histoire, POUZAUGES "Petites cités de caractère", BAROQUE CONCERTS IN THIRE WITH WILLIAM CHRISTIE "LES ARTS FLORISSANTS" (15 mins)! CHATEAU DE SIGOURNAIS and the COUDREAUX site with its dry-stone walls and GUERITES! MARAIS POITEVIN la Venise Verte (45 mn), Village du Vendée GLOBE at 1H20, in Sables d'Olonne...Forêt de MERVENT... ## Access map ON LEAVING MOUILLERON, TAKE THE DIRECTION OF VOUVANT, the gîte is located just before the CROIX RENARD crossroads. ## To discover in the surrounding area - Bar at 3 km - Barber/Beauty Shop at 6 km - Bathing at 10 km - Boutiques at 3 km - Campaign at 0.001 km - Car Rental Desk at 20 km - Casino at 87 km - Coffee Shop at 3 km - Fitness Center or Spa at 6 km - Gift Shop at 3 km - Laundry at 6 km - Picnic Area/Tables at 2 km - Seaside / Ocean at 87 km - Shopping Mall at 6 km - Waterfront at 6 km - bistro at 3 km - brasserie at 6 km - fitness facilities nearby at 7 km - library at 3 km ## Starting rate From €90 / night ## Traveler reviews - **Average rating**: 10.0 - **Number of reviews**: 2 - **Overall impression**: They loved it