Vendée Holiday Cottages

Le Gite Tranquille Holiday Home is situated in the hamlet of La Jousselinière and is the ideal location for guests wishing to get away from it all. The area is peaceful, and the house is looks towards a large orchard with many mature cherry and walnut trees. The property owners live next door in the attached house, and often invite guests to sample their home made liqueurs whilst offering advice on where to visit.

The ground floor of the house is open plan, with a large dining table, corner lounge with TV (UK & French channels) and fully fitted kitchen. A utility area and separate WC are located off the kitchen.

The house has Wi-Fi internet access and caters for young children - with a cot, high chair and stair gates.

Upstairs, there are two bedrooms - a double bedroom with en suite shower room, and a twin room with en suite bathroom.

Outside, there is a private garden area for guests to use - with tall hedges all around. There is a barbecue, some sun loungers and a seating area for relaxing. Guests have full use of the large orchard - which is a great place for picnics or playing ball games. There is also a boules court & table tennis.

There is plenty of off-road parking available.

La Jousselinière is a small hamlet surrounded by fields and forests - a great place for walkers and cyclists! The nearby towns of Chantonnay and Sainte Hermine have several bakeries, restaurants and supermarkets and many of the villages have small restaurants - popular for their lunch time menus.

The beaches of the Southern Vendée are about 50 minutes away - and here you can learn to surf or body board in the big waves at Les Conches, or just relax on the soft pale sand at La Fate sur Mer. Most of the seaside towns have entertainment laid on throughout the summer months - many with music festivals, fairgrounds or firework displays.

The area has many tourist attractions for all ages - there is a zoo and traditional amusement park in the forest at Mervent, or kayaking on the lake. The medieval village of Vouvant is interesting - with its artist colony displaying their canvases in the streets and their workshops.

Further afield, there is the Marais Poitevin - the famous Venise Verte - with its network of canals and several ruined abbeys to explore. A relaxing day out!

The Puy du Fou Theme Park is only 40 minutes away - with its Gladiators, Vikings, Musketeers, Medieval Knights and Bird of Prey show. Not to be missed!

La Rochelle and the Ile de Ré are both popular tourist attractions and have many harbour side restaurants serving freshly caught seafood.

For more information about the Vendée, click on this link.

Price Includes:
Bed Linens, Towels (Bath, Hand & Tea Towels), Internet Access, Winter Heating, Electricity. Water, Full use of House & Gardens.
Please bring your own beach towels.

Leila & Kamel, Normandy France. July 2021
Great base for relaxing & going to all the various places in the area.
We have many happy memories to take away with us and keep forever.

Stuart & Helen Bracknell August 2020
Excellent week . Great gite, well equipped & comfy, lovely hosts. Recommend Faute Sur Mer beach very child friendly & canoeing at La Route de sel.

Michael & Anne-Marie, April 2019
Six years since our last visit but just as idyllic as our last visit. Marvellous week with great weather. Brilliant hosts with great local knowledge - hope to see you soon.


Jean-Paul, Nicole, Jean-Pierre and Marie-Pierre, region- Roannaiseb Juin 2019
Excellent séjour au calme. Très bien accueil – nous avons beaucoup apprécié les petits attentions des propriétaires. Gîte impeccable et rien ne manqué. Extérieur magnifique - verdure et fleurs - très bien entretenu. Très bonne idée d'avoir penser aux jeux d'extérieur - merci pour votre accueil chaleureux.


Dot & Keith Banton- Kendal, Cumbria and John & Eileen Labbate – Garsdale Cumbria. July 2019
We have had a wonderful relaxing week, weather great. Martin & Vicky have been wonderful hosts. Thanks for taking us to the celebrations at St Martin Lars and recommending places to visits.

Tonya, Kofi and Jocelyn – Great Chesterford
We had a fabulous week in this lovely gite which was perfect for us. It had absolutely everything we could possibly need and more. Vicky and Martin were the perfect hosts. Many many thanks.

Martine, Lionese and Guinevere - Belgium July 2019
Thank you for the lovely stay – it was wonderful to see Everyone again reliving the old memories and making some new ones.

Austin – Nailsworth - August 2019
It was a lovely visit- thank you very much.

Carys – Nailsworth - August 2019
Thank you for making me feel welcome at the “La Gite Tranquille” You have lots of space to run around and I especially like playing table tennis. The cats are very friendly and I loved having cuddles with Doby- I will miss him lots. Thank you for a lovely holiday xx

Richard – Nailsworth - August 2019
A great week in a lovely gite with two fantastic hosts.

Thevenot – 42290 Sorbiers - Aout 2019
Excellent séjour et proximité du Festival du Musique. Merci pour votre accueil.

Jean and Stuart Guy – Cradley Heath - 21- 28 September 2019
Thank you for a lovely stay despite the weather. You have a very well equipped and cosy gite in a fantastic area –perfect for a relaxing stay. Thank you for all the produce too.