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A must-see: the Happy-culteurs of Champigny sur Veude (the station).

The Vaon Dolmen is an impressive 1.5m high and the chamber inside is 6m. The rock slabs are thought to come from the Butte de Saint-Drémont.

Old fortified castle around which the small village of Ranton is built. It is built on a limestone hillside in which caves and old troglodyte dwellings have been dug.

Small pond in the heart of the forest of Scévolles, which is accessed by a forest path. There is a small campsite and picnic tables. Wooden sculptures line the paths around the lake.

The picturesque village of Ranton is organized around this former fortified castle and its dry 14th century moats. Built on a limestone hillside in which many galleries, cellars, caves and old troglodyte dwellings have been dug. To discover absolutely!

The Château de Champigny-sur-Veude was built from the 16th to the 17th century by order of Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon. It has largely disappeared today, only the old outbuildings, the current "castle" and the Sainte-Chapelle remain. The original fortress was built in 1090 by Fulk IV of Anjou. In 1635, Cardinal de Richelieu, who had built a property nearby and who was worried about the superior influence on his castle, bought it and ordered the total destruction of the castle. Only the outbuildings and the Sainte-Chapelle escaped this destruction thanks to the intervention of Pope Urban VIII, who had officiated there a few years earlier. They constitute the remains that we can admire today.

A hiking trail takes you around the lake while a bird observatory helps you recognize the species that frequent the lake and its surroundings. The fish farming complex of Assay is made up of a large 33 ha pond, created at the beginning of the 17th century, as well as an 11 ha wetland made up of small ponds used for pike farming. Its large surface of water and the presence of a vast reedbed make it an important site for the nesting and wintering of birds. The adjoining wetland is home to remarkable flora and many protected insects such as the southern damselfish.

At the heart of an 8-hectare park, the Château de Basché, now a hotel, was built in the 16th century and extended in the 19th century. It has long been owned by a branch of the Richelieu family.