Rivedoux-Plage

Population

Geography

• The southeast includes a large sandy beach which faces La Rochelle and the islanad of Aix.

  Economy

• agriculture: potatoes, asparagus, vines;
• oyster farming, boating, fishing;
• tourism.

  History

• Rivedoux was built as a seigneury on January 15 1480, under the request of Messire Jean Arnaud, squire, and under the permission of the commendatory abbot of the Notre-Dame-de-Sainte-Marie-des-Châtellers abbey, Louis de La Trémoille.
• In September 12, 1562, Jean-Pierre Arnaud-Bruneau obtained the right to have a port in his lordship, and he created the port the following year.
• In 1953 Jean Arnaud-Bruneau, the son of the previous Bruneau, built some of the first houses in Riverdoux around his manor
• In 1595, he added the entire Pointe de Sablanceaux to his estate.

  Local Culture and Heritage

Places and monuments

• The Ile de Ré bridge connects the island to the mainland at Sablanceaux in Rivedoux-Plage, at a place called La Repentie in La Pallice
• The Chauveau lighthouse, located at the southern tip of the Ile de Ré, which is accessible on foot at low tide
• The redoubt of Rivedoux, a fortification built in 1674 by Vauban
• The Sablanceaux battery
• The House of the Count of Hastrel and its tower
• The tidal mill, built by Mr. Boulineau in 1845
• Surf and windsurf spots on the south coast
• Kitesurf spots on the northern coast
• The north beach. A large beach forming the bay of Rivedoux, stretching from the Ile de Ré bridge to the port
• The southern beach, stretching from the Ile de Ré bridge to the Pointe de Chauveau. The southern beach includes wheelchair access, and access for people with reduced mobility and impaired vision

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