The patache
In the old days, when you went by patache, you knew you were going to be jostled all along the way, so uncomfortable was this cheap horse-drawn carriage.
But the patache was also a boat carrying passengers, goods and mail. And finally, the patache was a customs boat.
It is this last definition which gave its name to the village, since it was moored there a customs office watching the river, and the transport of goods.
The patache, the village
The customs boat has disappeared, but the name has remained. And if you pass by there, go ahead!
There is nothing more peaceful than this pretty village on the banks of the Loire, with its old houses on the hillside.
You will stroll quietly along its narrow and flowery streets, and you will arrive there by a marked out walk along the Loire bank along which you will discover very beautiful points of view on Champtoceaux very close.
And you will be surprised, in the heart of the village, to discover the flood scale, which gives you an idea of the frequent caprices of the Loire!
The Loire... on it, or on the edge?
You can sail on the Loire, with the boat "La Luce", which proposes "cruises" on the river, starting from Champtoceaux.
And then, you can also stay on the bank, to fish there... go and hang around the Cul du Moulin...
La Patache - Champtoceaux
49270 Orée d'Anjou
Municipal services Orée-d'Anjou
4, rue des Noues
49530 Orée-d'Anjou
Phone : 02 40 83 50 13
https://www.oreedanjou.fr/luce-croisiere-loire/
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