CHARENTE (16) – Promenade paysagère
Vast limestone plateaus overlooking the Claix valley, this site is almost entirely covered with dry calcareous grasslands, dotted withjuniperthickets (Juniperus communis). Several rare plant associations constitute habitats of Community interest, such as "therophytic grasslands," which are home to many annual plants, including thestubble sandwort, which is protected in France. There are also thermophilic woodlands of the downy oak type and, at the bottom of the valley separating the two plateaus, a wet meadow and ponds.
In addition to the remarkable biological heritage of this site, there is also a strong human dimension. Old quarries dot the Meulières plateau. Millstones used in local mills and cut stone for local buildings bear witness to stone quarrying from ancient times until the early 20th century.
Free Walk
2026