This is Bressuire !!!

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Once again, coming back from my road warrior trails in my belle France. This one after many passing finally went in City center of Bressuire, with great architecture and history to boot. You will see plenty in next posts stay tune, The City of Bressuire is located in the Deux-Sèvres department no. 79 in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of my belle France. Therefore, here is my take on this is Bressuire !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Bressuire is located 32 km from Parthenay, 30 km from Thouars, 46 km from Cholet. The town is close to Nantes, Poitiers, Angers, on the N149 , and the N249 roads. It is 244 km from my current home, However, on my visit this time came from Thouars on the D938 ter entering on Bd de Thouars to rondpoint left on Rue de la Cave to Place Dupin and parking !

The Gare de Bressuire or train station was opened in 1868 and served by TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine and TER Pays de la Loire trains, including the “beach train” running between Saumur and Les Sables-d’Olonne, The picturesque train houses the resto La Guinguette in Jéjé at 54 Bd du Maréchal Foch,

The Subway by the place call Lieu-dit Les Patrottières, on Rue Marcel Pagnol, opened last September 2024 in a 200 m² space near Bocapole. The opening has a service station and electric supplier as well as a Boulangerie Louise brand and the Basic Fit gym. We just saw coming in on the D938TER from Thouars (see posts) and of couse hungry, popular place since younger days and my boys love it so we stop for a non French foodie chow !!!

Once in the area we went for fuel/gas at E.Leclerc Station Service in the Quartier de l’Allée de Bellefeuille, and just across the E Leclerc hypermarket at 13 Rue des Joncs, right off the D164 road to get our basic foodies and water for the house later, see post, no pictures.

A bit of history tell us that the first evidence of the town’s existence dates back to the 11C, with the mention of the Saint-Cyprien Church near the Castrum Berzoriacum. The medieval town was part of the Viscounty of Thouars and, at least in the Middle Ages, included three parishes: Notre-Dame, Saint-Jean and Saint-Nicolas. The latter, located within the castle walls and now disappeared was part of the Abbey of Saint-Jouin-de-Marne. Its medieval castle (now in ruins) is located on a rocky spur overlooking the Saint-Cyprien parish and its priory, which the Viscount of Thouars abandoned around 1030 to the monks of the Saint-Cyprien Abbey in Poitiers. The double enclosure of the castle, as well as the urban enclosure were established in the 13C with numerous towers and five gates, surrounding the two parishes located outside the castle (Notre-Dame and Saint-Jean). The Hundred Years’ War put the castle and the town to the test. At the end of 1370, Du Guesclin invested the place then in the hands of the English. In the 15C, the Franciscans established the first convent in the town: the Cordeliers monastery, which was destroyed at the beginning of the 19C for the construction of the current City/town hall. From the Middle Ages to the 15C, Bressuire prospered and the town was known in particular for its drapery activity. Its lord, Jacques de Beaumont, Chamberlain to King Louis XI, reinforced the town’s prestige. The Wars of Religion in the 16C marked the decline of Bressuire, During the Vendée War or war of the west with Brittany, the town was republican within the royalist bocage. It resisted the first peasant attacks of August 1792 and was not taken until 1793 by the Catholic and Royal Army. In the spring of 1794, the Republican General Grignon set fire to the town, leaving only a few houses intact. The revolutionary period left the town drained. It would take a long time for it to recover. In the period 1900-1950, the two world conflicts were cruelly felt as in the rest of the country.

The town of Bressuire on its heritage : https://www.ville-bressuire.fr/index.php/ma-ville/decouvrir-bressuire/le-patrimoine

The local Bocage Bressuirais tourist office on its heritage : https://www.tourisme-bocage.com/visiter/histoire-et-patrimoine

The Deux Sevres dept 79 tourist office on Bressuire : https://www.tourisme-deux-sevres.com/planifiez-votre-sejour/visites/toutes-les-visites/?_commune=bressuire

There you go folks, again, another gem of my belle France ! This is in wonderful City to be seen by all , rather staying in the off the beaten path trails, Again, great architecture and history as always, Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Bressuire !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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