Anyone planning a stay in Ercé-en-Lamée will find practical options in two routes, a public garden and the area’s layered history. Each offers something different: exercise on longer routes, a seasonal interest in rhododendrons, or insights into the history of chapels and mills. Starting points, route lengths and the flowering season provide useful guidance for planning.

Routes for different time frames

The Circuit des Pierres Grises is 20.5 kilometres long, with an indicated duration of five hours. It starts at the Chapelle de la Fleuriais and can be travelled on foot, by bike or on horseback. The Circuit des Asphodèles covers 14 kilometres, with an indicated duration of three hours and 30 minutes. It starts at the town hall car park. The Circuit des Asphodèles is 6.5 kilometres shorter; the difference between the indicated durations is one and a half hours. The two routes start at different locations. When planning your day, you can take the route length, indicated duration and starting point into account together. The comparison answers two planning questions at once: how long is a route, and what duration is indicated for it? Each starting point provides a different place to begin.

Garden and seasonal blooms

Parc Marcel Boisnard is a two-hectare public garden. The municipality opened it to visitors in 1990. The park is known for its rhododendron collection, which blooms between May and early June; this period is weather-dependent. If you are timing your trip to coincide with the blooms, this window provides a specific seasonal guide.

Étang de la Coulée d’Ercé, on the D57, offers opportunities for fishing and picnicking. These are two different ways to spend part of the day: an activity by the water or a meal outdoors. If you include the pond in your plans, you can choose between these two options.

The history of chapels and mills

The Chapelle Saint-Fiacre in La Fleuriais has a history of destruction and rebuilding. The earlier chapel was built around 1835 and destroyed in 1955. In 1958, the Chapelle Saint-Fiacre was rebuilt on the same site. The dates mark two events: the construction of the earlier chapel and its later rebuilding. The history of milling includes the mill at Plesse, which gave rise to the Minoterie Prunault. In 1876, the mill operated with a waterwheel; the Minoterie Prunault is still in operation. The building history of the chapel and the mill’s technology thus stand side by side as two distinct historical themes.

Festiv’En Lamée

Festiv’En Lamée returned in 2026 for its sixth edition. This edition was a free outdoor family festival in Parc Marcel Boisnard, organised by the municipality of Ercé-en-Lamée. If events are important to your travel dates, please check the relevant dates.

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