THE CHAPEL

St Joseph’s Chapel is located in the old village.Some wedding’s registers establish with certainty that this chapel existed in the 18th century, at that time, it was low based and downfall.

It has been rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century thanks to Grand-Village glizen’s material and financial contributions. Citizens who actively participated to is rebuilding. In 1887, the priest Jean Alexandre Vincent, noted that the chapel was failling down. The roof was collapsing because of the gutter’sweight and because of the stones weight that children stored up when they took the chapel bell as the target.

It as been once again rebuilt in 1990, our local artist, Mr Ellie Murat, decorated the chapel’s inside with fresces refering to villager’s daily lives.

>> LE PORT DES SALINES : to the white gold conquest

La visite guidée retrace l’histoire des marais salants de l’île d’Oléron et vous initie à l’art de récolter la fleur de sel.

Les cabanes ostréicoles renferment l’écomusée et diverses expositions animées : le sel, l’ostréiculture, les charpentiers de navire, les échouages de mammifères marins en Oléron, les algues, le patrimoine ostréicole.

Le plan d’eau permet de faire un tour en barque, mais ici pas de guide, c’est vous qui ramez le long du chenal pour découvrir les plantes du marais !

Le site propose également un sentier balisé et un sentier de découverte.
Des commerces sont à votre disposition sur le site : un restaurant, une boutique artisanale ,une vente de produits régionaux et la vente du sel.

Animations : Fête du sel mi-août, marchés fermiers et journées environnementales

Ouvert du 01 avril au 30 septembre.
Petit-Village – 17370- Le Grand-Village-Plage Tel : 05.46.75.82.28 - grdvillageplage@smic17.fr

>> LA MAISON PAYSANNE, DE LA COIFFE ET DU COSTUME

Folklore et tradition
The Port des salines is the first saltpan totake again its activities in the Oléron’s Island.

The guided tour rlates to the saltpan’s historyin the island, and introduces you to the art of collecting salt.

Oysters sheds contain a museum and various animated exhibitions about: salt, oysters, ship’s carpenters, marine mammal’s run aground on the island, seaweeds and the oyster’s heritage.

The river enables a small boat’s tour, but no guide there, its you who will row along the channel to discover the saltpan’s plants !

The site also offers amarkes at path and a discovering path.
Shops are at your disposal on the site: a restaurant, a craft shop, a regional products shop and a salt seller shop.

Activities : salt’s celebration in mid August, farmer markets and environment day.

Open from the 1st April to the 30th september.
Petit-Village – 17370- Le Grand-Village-Plage Tel : 05.46.75.82.28 - grdvillageplage@smic17.fr

>> THE COUNTRY HEADDRESS AND CUSTOMES HOUSE

Folklore and traditions

N’oublions pas le jardin de Grand’Mère qui regroupe une quarantaine de plantes médicinales, la cabane du résinier et le four à pain toujours utilisé à l’occasion de la fête du pain .

Animations : Fête du pain (fin juin) - Fêtes folkloriques en juillet et août.

Boulevard de la plage.17370.
Le Grand-Village-Plage Tél: 05.46.47.43.44 Fax: 05.46.47.42.17
grdvillageplage@smic17.fr
The country house presents the traditional housing of Oleron and its outbuildings: the forge, the horse-vehicules used on the island.
Do not forget the grandmother’s garden which regroupes about forty medicinal plantes, resinous shed and the bakery’s oven, that is still used on the occasion of the bakery’s celebration.

The headdress and costumes house relates on costume wear on the island : ovrall working clothes and ceremony costumes.

On the island, women used to wear every day a headdress, also can we find a large variety of them.
The museum is opened all year for groups.

From the 1st July to the 31st August for individuals.

Activities : Bakery’s celebration (end of June) - Folklore parties in July and August

Boulevard de la plage.17370.
Le Grand-Village-Plage Tel: 05.46.47.43.44 Fax: 05.46.47.42.17
grdvillageplage@smic17.fr