Small valley formed by a tributary of the Evre and comprising several fresh woodlands, lawns with siliceous vegetation, as well as wet bocage meadows at the bottom of the valley.
You can observe interesting flora:
- Discover or rediscover the Fritillary Guinea Fowl: This emblematic plant of our region, called "Gogane" is magnificent but fragile, if you pick it, you weaken its bulb and prevent it from reproducing. (Mid-March to mid-April)
- Observe Pentecost or its real name the male Orchis, the dried tubers are used to make salep (traditional hot drink from Turkey). This plant from the orchid family flowers particularly on the side of the road. (March to June)
- White asphodel flowers from May to September. In the past, during periods of scarcity, people readily ate it to make up for the lack of more substantial food, although it was difficult to digest. Coated with oil, it was used as a torch, because it is resistant to fires.
It is said that “La Treizenne”, a stream which runs through Le Fuilet and Saint Rémy-en-Mauges, bears this name because it powered 13 water mills. There is no longer any trace of all these mills but there was certain activity. The owners of these mills also had windmills to continue the activity in the summer, a period when water ran out.
Sources: village-potier-du-fuilet.over-blog.com and SMIBE
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