Gençay, the heart of Romanesque Poitou, is an ideal rural canton, being 30 km to the south of Futuroscope and a stone's throw from the Vallée des Singes; the Val de Vienne racing circuit (Le Vigeant), the Civaux nuclear centre and from the International Folklore Festival at Confolens.

Gencay offers you his Parc Floral de la B elle built and natural patrimony, its exhibitions and its multimedia

In the Gencay region there are hidden paths that lead the explorer through the three valleys of the Clain, the Clouère and the Belle.

There are water sports on the artificial lakes of Champagné St Hilaire and Château Garnier,
fishing in that of Gencay-St Maurice, and various

leisure activities at St Secondin (where there are holiday villages, group accommodation, bathing, air sports, and a riding centre).

At Brion there are rare outings with sledge-dogs.

Then there is the 13th century mediaval château of Gencay,
the Château de la Roche at Magné,
the Château de Galmoisin at St Maurice la Clouère
Beautiful romanic church at St Maurice la Clouère and Usson du Poitou
and at Champagné St Hilaire
the Haras St Hilaire constructed by Rothschild.

THE TOURIST OFFICE would like to wish you an excellent stay in Gencay, also to recommend the local gastronomic dishes in the restaurants (like the Farci Poitevin, a stuffed speciality from Poitou, to be found in Sommières du Clain) and to invite you to choose from the accommodation available:
Camp-sites ** : St Secondin, Sommières du Clain
Hotels** Logis de France: Gencay and Usson du Poitou
Inns run by the Commune : Champagné St Hilaire - Gîtes de France and Holiday house rentals.