Gîte in former stables, adjoining the owner's accommodation and another gîte (H85G009827), on an enclosed property of 1,200 m², situated in the market town of Damvix, set back from the road, in the heart of the Marais Poitevin. The gîte overlooks the Conche des Oisiliers (a small private waterway), with an awning to keep it cool, close to the Sèvre Niortaise and the Damvix Embarcadère. This single-storey house comprises a living room/lounge/kitchen (wood-burning stove), a shower room/WC, 2 bedrooms (1 x 160cm bed) (2 x 90cm beds). Wifi internet access. Connected television. Outside: private terrace overlooking the Conche des Oisiliers (garden furniture, deckchairs, barbecue) and adjoining shaded green space. Shared with the other gîte: petanque area, car parking. Boats, canoes and pedal boats available free of charge at all times (2 boats, 2 canoes, 1 pedal boat), with life jackets and maps. Fishing on site. Local shops (bakery, mini-market, butcher's, honey store, chemist, doctor). Small market on Wednesdays. Public swimming pool open on summer afternoons in Benet (13km). Lake Xanton-Chassenon 19 km away. Festival des épouvantails (scarecrow festival) at Damvix from May onwards (fun, signposted 3km walk lasting 1 hour).
Bicycles for hire at the Damvix pier (10 m away).
On site: small tourist train in the afternoon: the TCHOU TCHOU. Damvix museum and exhibition.
Nearby: the Abbeys, the Maison de la Meunerie, the Faymoreau mines, a visit to the Ste Christine farm...
Du coq à l'âne in St Georges de Rex, the animal park in St Hilaire la Palud, the Maison du Marais in Coulon... Fontenay le Comte, the renaissance town; Chaillé les Marais: The house of the Master of Dykes, the Bay of Aiguillon...
Another gîte for 6 people: l'Oiseleur, in the same location (H85G009827).
Total capacity of the 2 gîtes: 10 people