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A relaxing walk around Béhuard

in Béhuard
9.0 km
2h 35min
Very easy

  • Located 17 km upstream Angers at the edge of the Loire river, Béhuard, “Petite cité de caractère” (Little town of Character), is the only town located on an island on the Loire river.

  • This small town is the only village to lie on an island in the Loire. Its picturesque surroundings are among those that have made the Loire Valley a World Heritage Site.

    Touristic places
    - Béhuard is also well-known as a spiritual stage. The King Louis XI ordered the construction of the Notre Dame de Béhuard chapel, today a place of pilgrimage. Nowadays, many believers receive communion during the Marian feasts on the 15th of August.
    - The Loire river has long been considered as the...
    This small town is the only village to lie on an island in the Loire. Its picturesque surroundings are among those that have made the Loire Valley a World Heritage Site.

    Touristic places
    - Béhuard is also well-known as a spiritual stage. The King Louis XI ordered the construction of the Notre Dame de Béhuard chapel, today a place of pilgrimage. Nowadays, many believers receive communion during the Marian feasts on the 15th of August.
    - The Loire river has long been considered as the favourite communication axis pour merchant traffic and shows in summer all the groynes that were created for an easier navigation.

    Equipment at your disposal
    - Toilets and tables in the “Droits de l’Homme” parking
    - Picnic tables at the edge of the Guillemette arm of the Loire river

    Departure point
    - Droits de l'Homme parking

    Practical information
    - Trail not passable during flood
    - Cycling path

    Circuit marked out in mauve.

    Download the map of walks in and around Angers.
Points of interest
1 Béhuard, une île sur la Loire
2 Église de Béhuard
3 L'Audacieuse