Place du Bouffay

On the south side of the medieval square dominated by St Gilles church and the outdoor seating of several restaurants and cafés look for the corner building with the historic woodcarvings of fairytale seated rabbits.

The "new" bridge and old promenade along the Oust River offer great views of the Île-Notre-Dame, created by the splitting of the Oust River in several arms, the western branch used by the Canal and bike trail.

Contrary to its name, this bridge already dates from 1863. It has three low arched arches; its abutments are of granite freestone; the piers with semi-circular spouts are shale rubble and large granite apparatus. Downstream, about 500 m, a new footbridge spans the canal. The bridge, which is almost the only crossing from one side of the Nantes-Best canal to the other, where 11,000 vehicles pass per day, will be closed to all traffic, even pedestrians, for a period of three months. spring 2021.