How to get here

Directions

The Moulin de Lusseau is situated on the D740 just outside Chef-Boutonne on the road to Niort - between Lussais and Fontenille - look for the red topped road marker and the first turn on the left to Lusseau when you leave Lussais, driving towards Fontenille and Niort from Chef-Boutonne.

The hamlet of Lusseau can be found on most GPS systems .

First, select Chef-Boutonne for the town then Lusseau for the 'street' and this will point directly to the Moulin de Lusseau. (Tested on TomTom, Garmin)

Alternatively, the co-ordinates are as follows:
Latitude N46 06 37, Longitude W0 06 50 (Decimal:46.110452,-0.113989).

The Moulin is in the south of the Deux-Sevres department, in the heart of the Poitou-Charentes region of France.

Poitou Charentes

You can download a pdf map and detailed directions to the Moulin de Lusseau here: DOWNLOAD MAP

You can view a Google interactive map to the Moulin de Lusseau here: GOOGLE MAP

Transport Links

Chef-Boutonne is located in the centre of the Poitou-Charentes and accessible via the Autoroute and RN road system.

Airports

A number of airports with flights from the UK (with journey times by car) include - Poitiers (1hr), La Rochelle (1hr 35mins), Limoges (1hr 51mins), Angouleme (1hr 11mins), Tours (2hrs 13mins), Nantes (2hrs 28mins) and Bordeaux (2hrs 13mins).

Trains (TGV)

These link Paris and other major european cities and include - Niort (50mins), Poitiers (1hr), La Rochelle (1hr 30mins).

Ports

The Channel ports are easily accessible by motorway and the most important ones are - Saint Malo (4hr 36mins), Caen (4hrs 43mins), Le Havre (5hr 29mins), Dieppe (5hr 46mins), Cherbourg (6hrs) and Calais (7hrs 11mins).