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  La Mothe Saint-Héray  



                                                                                 The history behind the pretty town of La Mothe Saint-Héray, set within valleys and crossed by the "Sèvre Niortaise" river, is that it was born when two domaines joined together, one built around the Saint-Héray church, and the other around the La Mothe Castle, which belonged since the 12th Century to the Lusignan Barons.
 
       

 
Visits:
  • The wonderful "Orangerie" and its French gardens which belonged to the La Mothe Castle which was demolished in 1842
  • The church which dates back to 1498 but was totally transformed at the end of the 19th Century. Three gothic naves, the keys of the vault adorned with the builders' crest, a door way ornated by a rose
  • The "Maison de la Haute-Sèvre" and the "Pont l'Abbé", an attractive watermill, dating from 1041, totally renovated and in perfect working order. There you will find the Tourist Office, the municipal library and the "Rosière" museum. Just like the "Orangerie", these buildings are often hosts to temporary exhibitions.