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Explore the site at your own pace, 11 AM to 6 PM, every day except Tuesday.\n\nReservations required, spots limited: 02 43 84 22 29 or epau.accueil@sarthe.fr. An accompanying adult is required (they pay the abbey admission). Can be extended with a snack at the Café des Moines.","Pendant les vacances de la Toussaint, l'Abbaye Royale de l'Épau propose aux 6-12 ans une quête d'automne à mener en autonomie, en famille : « la bête de l'abbaye ». On parcourt le site à son rythme, de 11 h à 18 h, tous les jours sauf le mardi.\n\nRéservation obligatoire, places limitées : 02 43 84 22 29 ou epau.accueil@sarthe.fr. Un adulte accompagnateur est obligatoire (il paie le droit d'entrée à l'abbaye). Possibilité de prolonger avec un goûter au Café des Moines.","Abbaye Royale de l'Épau \u002F Département de la Sarthe","L'Abbaye Royale de l'Épau, gérée par le Département de la Sarthe, propose toute l'année une offre familiale, dont des quêtes et jeux de piste en autonomie pensés pour faire découvrir le site aux enfants et à leurs familles.",{"icon":49,"name":50,"slug":51,"color":52,"traductions":53},"baby","Famille & Enfants","famille","#F5B82E",{"en-US":54},{"_h":55,"name":56},"1e0c50219368293b","Family & Kids",{"lat":58,"lng":59,"city":60,"name":61,"slug":62,"address":63,"logo_url":12,"image_url":64,"traductions":65},48.006226,0.277726,"Yvré-l'Évêque","Abbaye Royale de l'Épau","abbaye-royale-de-lepau","Route de Changé","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fvenue-abbaye-royale-de-lepau.jpg",{"en-US":66},{"_h":67,"history":68,"practical":69,"description":75,"description_long":76},"074f5050b40be138","L'Abbaye Royale de l'Épau was founded by Queen Berengaria of Navarre, widow of Richard the Lionheart, King of England. King Louis IX (Saint Louis) granted her the land in 1228. The founding charter of this Cistercian monastery for men is dated 1229, and an agreement settling a dispute with the Hôtel-Dieu de Coëffort was reached in 1230, the year twelve monks from Cîteaux, led by their abbot Jean, settled at l'Épau. Berengaria died in 1230, barely a year after the foundation, and was buried in the abbey she had founded. The church was consecrated by the bishop of Le Mans in 1234. Her recumbent effigy, now visible in the abbey church, remains one of the most moving witnesses to this history.\n\nThe monks drained the surrounding marshes and diverted the course of the Huisne to make room for construction, which progressed from south to north: church, sacristy, chapter house, dormitory and refectory, with Gothic embellishments added around 1260 to 1320. During the Hundred Years' War, the abbey was damaged in the 1360s (a fire in 1365 is traditionally cited, although recent historical work has nuanced this). In 1367, King Charles V authorized funding for the reconstruction using part of the ransom paid for the release of John II the Good. From 1479, King Louis XI imposed the commendam by appointing Thomas des Capitaines as the first commendatory abbot, breaking with the traditional monastic election and sparking conflicts, sometimes violent, such as under Abbot Macé Petiot in the 1490s.\n\nDuring the Revolution, an inventory was drawn up on August 28, 1790, and the monks left in October of that year. The abbey, now national property, was sold to an industrialist who turned it into a laundry and then a farm, keeping it in agricultural use for more than a century and a half. On June 18, 1959, the Sarthe departmental council bought back the abbey for eleven million francs and launched a major restoration respectful of its 13th-century architecture. The Department has held its assemblies there since the 1970s, and in 1982, at the initiative of its president Michel d'Aillières, created the Festival de l'Épau, today one of France's major classical music events (42nd edition in May 2026). In March 2017, the site was officially renamed “Abbaye Royale de l'Épau” to highlight its royal character, brought to light by recent historical research. Since 2016, its cultural management has been entrusted to Sarthe Culture.",{"hours":70,"access":71,"transit":72,"telephone":73,"accessibilite":74},"September 1 to June 30: Wednesday through Sunday, 11 AM–6 PM, and Mondays during school holidays. July 1 to August 31: every day except Tuesday, 10 AM–7 PM. Closed Tuesdays, December 25 and January 1. Last entries 30 minutes before closing.","Route de Changé, in Yvré-l'Évêque, just outside Le Mans. By the A28 motorway: exit 23 “Le Mans Z.I. Sud,” follow “Le Mans Centre,” then “Abbaye de l'Épau.” Le Mans train station is 55 minutes from Paris by TGV.","Tram line 2, toward Espal - Arche de la Nature, Épau - Gué Bernisson stop (about 15 minutes from the SNCF train station), then a 5-minute walk. Bus line 6, toward Saint-Martin, Gué Bernisson stop.","02 43 84 22 29","Video guide in French Sign Language (LSF). FALC booklet (Easy to Read and Easy to Understand) available on request at the front desk. Audio tours on the Guidigo app.","Cistercian abbey founded in 1230 by Bérengère de Navarre, widow of Richard Cœur de Lion, and considered one of the most beautiful Cistercian jewels in France. The estate includes the abbey church, the monastic buildings, and a wooded park on the banks of the Huisne.","On the outskirts of Le Mans, in the commune of Yvré-l'Évêque, the Abbaye Royale de l'Épau is a former Cistercian monastery that has kept a remarkable medieval architectural unity. The abbey church, cloister, chapter house, scriptorium, warming room, and monks' dormitory can be visited along a heritage trail, complemented by a 17th-century wing. The estate also includes gardens being restored around a permaculture project, a heritage orchard, beehives, a café on site (Café des Moines), and a shop.\n\nManaged since 2016 by Sarthe Culture on behalf of the Sarthe Department, the abbey hosts temporary exhibitions (photography, art), lectures, “Rendez-vous nature,” and activities for families and school groups all year, along with a summer program (“Un été à l'Épau”). Every May it becomes the setting for the Festival de l'Épau, a major classical music festival in the region, and at year's end it offers nighttime illuminations (“Le Voyage lumineux et sonore”). The abbey also hosts seminars and receptions in this exceptional heritage setting.\n\nPeople come for the calm of the cloister, to read 13th-century Cistercian architecture, and for a cultural program that blends heritage, nature, and live performance, just a few minutes from central Le Mans.",{"venue":78},{"id":79,"slug":62,"name":61,"address":63,"postal_code":80,"city":60,"description":81,"website":82,"location":83,"created_at":84,"lng":59,"lat":58,"contact_email":85,"email_source":12,"image_url":64,"image_credit":86,"kind":87,"practical":88,"description_long":93,"history":94,"plan_url":12,"contact_emails":95,"plan_credit":12,"socials":96,"logo_url":12,"logo_source":12,"logo_on_dark":14,"dossier":100,"dossier_sources":101,"dossier_maj":115,"instagram_handle":116,"partenaire_niveau":117,"traductions":118},"609ad509-e7a1-48b0-8752-44ffcbad0bcd","72530","Abbaye cistercienne fondée en 1230 par Bérengère de Navarre, veuve de Richard Cœur de Lion, considérée comme l'un des plus beaux joyaux cisterciens de France. Le domaine comprend l'église abbatiale, les bâtiments conventuels et un parc boisé au bord de l'Huisne.","https:\u002F\u002Fepau.sarthe.fr\u002F","0101000020E6100000E9EDCF4543C6D13F44317903CC004840","2026-07-14T15:15:35.876082+00:00","epau.accueil@sarthe.fr","Photo : Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","parc",{"hours":89,"access":90,"transit":91,"telephone":73,"accessibilite":92},"Du 1er septembre au 30 juin : du mercredi au dimanche de 11h à 18h, et les lundis des vacances scolaires. Du 1er juillet au 31 août : tous les jours sauf le mardi, de 10h à 19h. Fermé le mardi, le 25 décembre et le 1er janvier. Dernières entrées 30 minutes avant la fermeture.","Route de Changé, à Yvré-l'Évêque, à la sortie du Mans. Par l'autoroute A28 : sortie 23 Le Mans Z.I. Sud, suivre Le Mans Centre puis Abbaye de l'Épau. Gare du Mans à 55 min de Paris en TGV.","Tram ligne 2, direction Espal - Arche de la Nature, arrêt Épau - Gué Bernisson (environ 15 min depuis la gare SNCF), puis 5 min à pied. Bus ligne 6, direction Saint-Martin, arrêt Gué Bernisson.","Visioguide en langue des signes française (LSF), livret FALC (Facile à lire et à comprendre) disponible sur demande à l'accueil, visites audio sur l'application Guidigo.","Aux portes du Mans, sur la commune d'Yvré-l'Évêque, l'Abbaye Royale de l'Épau est un ancien monastère cistercien qui a conservé une remarquable unité architecturale médiévale : église abbatiale, cloître, salle du chapitre, scriptorium, chauffoir et dortoir des moines se visitent au fil d'un parcours patrimonial complété par une aile du XVIIe siècle. Le domaine comprend également des jardins en restauration autour d'un projet de permaculture, un verger conservatoire, des ruches et un café (Café des Moines) installé sur place, ainsi qu'une boutique.\n\nGérée depuis 2016 par Sarthe Culture pour le compte du Département de la Sarthe, l'abbaye conjugue toute l'année expositions temporaires (photographie, art), conférences, \"Rendez-vous nature\", animations pour les familles et les scolaires, et une programmation estivale (\"Un été à l'Épau\"). Chaque année en mai, elle devient l'écrin du Festival de l'Épau, rendez-vous majeur de musique classique en région, et propose en fin d'année des illuminations nocturnes (\"Le Voyage lumineux et sonore\"). L'abbaye accueille aussi séminaires et réceptions dans ce cadre patrimonial exceptionnel.\n\nOn y vient pour la sérénité du cloître, la lecture de l'architecture cistercienne du XIIIe siècle, et la richesse d'une programmation culturelle qui mêle patrimoine, nature et spectacle vivant, à quelques minutes du centre du Mans.","L'Abbaye Royale de l'Épau est fondée par la reine Bérengère de Navarre, veuve de Richard Cœur de Lion, roi d'Angleterre. Le roi Louis IX (Saint Louis) lui accorde le terrain en 1228 ; l'acte fondateur de ce monastère cistercien masculin date de 1229, et un accord réglant un différend avec l'Hôtel-Dieu de Coëffort intervient en 1230, année où douze moines venus de Cîteaux, conduits par leur abbé Jean, s'installent à l'Épau. Bérengère meurt en 1230, un an à peine après la fondation, et est inhumée dans l'abbaye dont elle est la fondatrice ; l'église est consacrée par l'évêque du Mans en 1234. Son gisant, aujourd'hui visible dans l'église abbatiale, reste l'un des témoignages les plus émouvants de cette histoire.\n\nLes moines assèchent les marais environnants et détournent le cours de l'Huisne pour asseoir la construction, qui progresse du sud vers le nord : église, sacristie, salle du chapitre, dortoir, réfectoire, avec des embellissements gothiques réalisés entre 1260 et 1320 environ. Durant la guerre de Cent Ans, l'abbaye subit des dommages dans les années 1360 (un incendie en 1365 est traditionnellement évoqué, bien que des travaux historiques récents en nuancent la réalité) ; le roi Charles V autorise en 1367 le financement de la reconstruction grâce à une partie de la rançon versée pour la libération de Jean II le Bon. À partir de 1479, le roi Louis XI impose la commende en nommant Thomas des Capitaines comme premier abbé commendataire, rompant avec l'élection monastique traditionnelle et provoquant des conflits, parfois violents, comme sous l'abbé Macé Petiot dans les années 1490.\n\nÀ la Révolution, un inventaire est dressé le 28 août 1790 et les moines quittent les lieux en octobre de la même année ; l'abbaye, devenue bien national, est vendue à un industriel qui la transforme en blanchisserie puis en ferme, la vouant à un usage agricole pendant plus d'un siècle et demi. Le 18 juin 1959, le Conseil général de la Sarthe rachète l'abbaye pour onze millions de francs et engage une importante restauration respectueuse de l'architecture du XIIIe siècle. Le Département y organise ses assemblées depuis les années 1970, et crée dès 1982, à l'initiative de son président Michel d'Aillières, le Festival de l'Épau, aujourd'hui l'un des grands rendez-vous de musique classique en France (42e édition en mai 2026). En mars 2017, le site est officiellement renommé \"Abbaye Royale de l'Épau\" pour mettre en avant son caractère royal, mis en lumière par des recherches historiques récentes ; depuis 2016, sa gestion culturelle est confiée à Sarthe Culture.",[85],{"twitter":97,"facebook":98,"instagram":99},"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fabbaye_epau","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FAbbayeRoyaledelEpau","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002F_abbayedelepau_","## Visiter l'abbaye\n\nL'abbaye se visite librement aux heures d'ouverture : église abbatiale avec le gisant de la reine Bérengère, cloître, salle du chapitre, scriptorium, chauffoir et dortoir des moines, puis le parc au bord de l'Huisne, les jardins et le verger. Un livret de visite est remis à l'accueil et des panneaux explicatifs accompagnent les salles. Le site est classé monument historique depuis 1973.\n\nDe septembre à juin, l'équipe de médiation propose une visite guidée chaque samedi et dimanche, à 11 h et à 16 h, consacrée à l'histoire de l'abbaye, à la vie des moines et à sa fondatrice, Bérengère de Navarre. Réservation obligatoire, départ à partir de 3 personnes.\n\n## Les mystères de l'abbaye\n\nNouveauté 2026 : une enquête à mener en équipe dans les salles de l'abbaye. Le corps de la reine Bérengère a disparu pendant la guerre de Cent Ans ; énigmes, symboles et indices permettent de remonter sa trace. Dès 12 ans, à 2 ou 3 joueurs minimum, compter 1 h à 1 h 30. Le kit de jeu se récupère à l'accueil, sans supplément au droit d'entrée.\n\n## En famille\n\nL'abbaye a signé en 2020 la charte Môm'Art, qui engage les lieux de patrimoine à bien accueillir les enfants. Deux livrets-jeux gratuits permettent d'explorer le site en autonomie, l'un pour les 3-6 ans, l'autre pour les 7-12 ans, et une enquête numérique jeune public se joue sur l'application Guidigo.\n\nÀ chaque vacances scolaires, l'abbaye propose une quête à mener en autonomie et des ateliers créatifs le mercredi après-midi, sur réservation, avec un adulte accompagnateur. On peut prolonger par un goûter au Café des Moines.\n\n## Le jardin permacole\n\nDepuis 2017, le parc est réaménagé autour d'un jardin en permaculture. Ruches, mare, forêt nourricière, serre et poulailler y ont pris place, et le tracé du jardin reprend celui de la grande verrière de l'église abbatiale. Une rosace végétale invite à la détente, et la promenade se prolonge le long des douves. Au printemps et à l'automne, des ateliers au jardin sont proposés aux adultes.\n\n## Le Café des Moines et la boutique\n\nAu cœur de l'abbaye, le Café des Moines a une terrasse avec vue sur le parc. Chaque semaine, le chef compose un menu de saison avec des produits cultivés en grande partie dans le jardin permacole. Ouvert du mercredi au dimanche, de 12 h à 18 h ; le midi, sur réservation uniquement (02 43 54 74 91, cafedesmoines@sarthe.fr), salon de thé l'après-midi.\n\nLa boutique propose plus de 500 références : ouvrages spécialisés, produits monastiques, spécialités du terroir, un coin des créateurs et une collection Reine Bérengère. On y trouve aussi les produits du jardin : conserves, tisanes et une liqueur aux plantes aromatiques.\n\n## L'automne et l'hiver à l'Épau\n\nPendant les vacances de la Toussaint : la quête d'automne, un atelier de décoration de citrouilles et un atelier de jaspage, technique de reliure ancienne. Le jeudi 12 novembre, une conférence présente les tapisseries anciennes conservées à l'abbaye. Du 27 novembre au 3 janvier, le Voyage lumineux et sonore illumine le parc à la tombée de la nuit, en accès gratuit. Pendant les vacances de Noël : quête d'hiver, atelier couronne d'hiver et atelier carte de vœux enluminée.\n\n## Réserver\n\nAteliers, quêtes et visites guidées se réservent à l'accueil : 02 43 84 22 29 ou epau.accueil@sarthe.fr. 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Carried collectively for thirty years by local Le Mans organizations, the project invites people to question, experiment with, and understand the scientific method, in order to feed knowledge and critical thinking. The activities are aimed at school groups and the general public alike. The details of events and venues are published by the organizers throughout the month.",{"icon":49,"name":50,"slug":51,"color":52,"traductions":136},{"en-US":137},{"_h":55,"name":56},{"id":139,"slug":140,"title":141,"description":12,"starts_at":142,"ends_at":143,"occurrences":12,"price_text":12,"is_free":14,"image_url":144,"image_credit":145,"external_url":146,"status":16,"type":12,"accroche":12,"tarif":12,"prix_min":12,"prix_max":12,"reservation":12,"etat":12,"forme":12,"horaires":12,"sans_heure":14,"performers":12,"traductions":147,"category":152,"venue":155},"0c8af4d7-6e9d-4c36-a218-9855b1995eef","tornade-et-briques-jaunes-livret-jeu-mediatheques-du-mans-2026-09-30","Tornade et briques jaunes – avant que Dorothy n'arrive à Oz","2026-09-30T08:00:00+00:00","2026-10-31T17:00:00+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-photos\u002Fevenements\u002Ftornade-et-briques-jaunes-livret-jeu-mediatheques-du-mans-2026-09-30\u002Ftornade-et-briques-jaunes-livret-jeu-mediatheques-du-mans-2026-09-30-1.jpg","Visuel : Médiathèque Louis Aragon \u002F Ville du Mans (Réseau des médiathèques)","https:\u002F\u002Fopenagenda.com\u002Ffr\u002Freseau-des-mediatheques-du-mans\u002Fevents\u002F30899997_tornade-et-briques-jaunes-avant-que-dorothy-narrive-a-oz",{"en-US":148},{"_h":149,"title":150,"description_long":151},"88aed22580fa58a1","Tornado and yellow bricks – before Dorothy arrives in Oz","A mystery game to play on your own, based on The Wizard of Oz: everyone knows the tornado that carries off Dorothy and Toto, but nobody has wondered how it started. The game booklet is available at the network's libraries from September 30 to October 31, during opening hours. All ages.",{"icon":49,"name":50,"slug":51,"color":52,"traductions":153},{"en-US":154},{"_h":55,"name":56},{"lat":156,"lng":157,"city":158,"name":159,"slug":160,"address":161,"logo_url":162,"image_url":163,"traductions":164},48.002637,0.19288,"Le Mans","Médiathèque Louis Aragon","mediatheque-louis-aragon","54 rue du Port","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-logos\u002Fmediatheque-louis-aragon.png","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fvenue-mediatheque-louis-aragon.jpg",{"en-US":165},{"_h":166,"history":167,"practical":168,"description":175,"description_long":176},"e12bda28e99ce3c9","Public reading in Le Mans dates back to 1789, when the first municipal library was created from the revolutionary confiscation of religious communities' property in the region. First housed in the attics of the prefecture (former Abbey of La Couture), it gained municipal library status in 1803, and a first inventory was drawn up in 1805.\n\nIn 1931, the collections moved to the former offices of the Chappée foundry on rue Gambetta, where the library kept growing: its spaces doubled, with Study and Public Reading sections added in 1962–1963, a youth section opened in 1971, and then the first neighborhood annex (Ronceray) in 1973.\n\nIn 1988, the central library moved for the first time into a building designed specifically for it, in the Halles district: the Louis Aragon library, designed by architect Jean-Louis Bertrand, which brought audiovisual media in alongside print. The number of registered members rose from 1,600 in 1965 to 16,000 today, and annual loans across the network rose from 40,000 to 900,000.",{"bus":169,"tram":170,"hours":171,"parking":172,"acces_sources":173,"accessibilite":174},"Lines C4, 12, 14 — Médiathèque stop, 20 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","T1 — Éperon stop, 290 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 10 AM–6:30 PM. Thursday: 1:30–6:30 PM. Saturday: 10 AM–6 PM. Closed Sunday and Monday. The Children and Teens space opens at 1:30 PM on weekdays; during short school holidays it opens at 10 AM (except Thursdays). Digital advisors: Wednesday 2–5 PM and Saturday 10 AM–1 PM. Reduced hours in July (9 AM–1 PM) and closed for all of August.","Parking 80 m away: Médiathèque (paid, 240 spaces, underground)","Data: SETRAM \u002F Le Mans Métropole (GTFS, Open Licence), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)","Partial wheelchair access (OpenStreetMap)","The city's main library, a cultural and educational hub for the people of Le Mans.","Located in the heart of downtown Le Mans, just steps from Place de la République, the Louis Aragon library heads the Le Mans Libraries and Archives network. It oversees all the neighborhood libraries (Saulnières, Sud, l'Espal, les Vergers) as well as partner relay libraries. The building, with its cubic design around a large courtyard, covers 7,700 m², of which 4,000 m² are open to the public.\n\nIt offers a wide selection of collections (books, magazines, CDs, DVDs), access to the Inathèque, equipment for visually impaired readers, Wi-Fi, a digital space with digital-skills advisors on duty, and a 24\u002F7 automatic book return robot. It also has an auditorium and an exhibition space that regularly host talks, screenings and cultural events. Thematic areas are dedicated to youth, music and cinema.\n\nThe library also holds the network's most precious heritage collections: about 700 manuscripts (130 of them medieval), nearly 400 incunabula printed before 1501, some 130,000 volumes printed before 1909, and specialized collections on Maine (11,000 documents), automobiles (11,700 documents) and architecture (3,300 drawings and plans). This heritage earns the institution the status of a classified municipal library (bibliothèque municipale classée).",{"id":178,"slug":179,"title":180,"description":12,"starts_at":181,"ends_at":182,"occurrences":12,"price_text":12,"is_free":14,"image_url":183,"image_credit":184,"external_url":185,"status":16,"type":186,"accroche":187,"tarif":188,"prix_min":12,"prix_max":12,"reservation":12,"etat":12,"forme":20,"horaires":12,"sans_heure":189,"performers":12,"traductions":190,"category":196,"venue":199},"08d0d5fb-d178-45d8-850c-b1fc459604b0","festival-graines-d-images-junior-28-cineastes-2026","Festival Graines d'Images Junior #28","2026-10-16T22:00:00+00:00","2026-11-01T22:59:00+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mjcprevert.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002Fbandeau-temporaire-GIJ-2026-e1790695724640.png","Visuel : cinéma Les Cinéastes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.les-cineastes.fr\u002Fevenements\u002Ffestival-graines-dimages-junior-28\u002F","festival","Le festival de cinéma jeune public des vacances d'automne, de 3 à 15 ans.","payant",true,{"en-US":191},{"_h":192,"tarif":193,"title":180,"accroche":194,"description_long":195},"3269a8295c135470","Paid","The children's film festival for the autumn holidays, ages 3 to 15.","The major autumn event for young audiences returns to Les Cinéastes during the school holidays. For its 28th edition, in partnership with the association Graines d'Images, the festival presents new, original and preview films, scaled for children, along with activities, meetings and snacks.\n\nHighlights:\n• Tuesday, October 20, 10 AM: film puppet-making workshop after “Entre ciel et terre” (ages 3 and up, reservation required)\n• Tuesday, October 20, 2:30 PM: live-drawing concert “Octobre” (ages 7 and up)\n• Wednesday, October 21, 10 AM: dubbing workshop after “Le Corset” (ages 8 and up, reservation required)\n• Thursday, October 22, 2 PM: post-screening discussion after “Le garçon qui faisait danser les collines” (ages 11 and up)\n• Tuesday, October 27, 10 AM: “Luminaris” cine-dance (ages 5 and up)\n• Wednesday, October 28, 10:30 AM: big-screen quiz after “Le Corset” (ages 7 and up)\n\nWorkshop reservations: reservations@les-cineastes.fr. Full program and tickets on the Les Cinéastes website.",{"icon":49,"name":50,"slug":51,"color":52,"traductions":197},{"en-US":198},{"_h":55,"name":56},{"lat":200,"lng":201,"city":158,"name":202,"slug":203,"address":204,"logo_url":205,"image_url":206,"traductions":207},48.004667,0.200942,"Les Cinéastes","les-cineastes","42 place des Comtes du Maine","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-logos\u002Fles-cineastes.png","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-photos\u002Fles-cineastes\u002F1791835138165-0s2b37.jpg",{"en-US":208},{"_h":209,"history":210,"practical":211,"description":217,"description_long":218},"9ec734905d0c026b","The nonprofit MJC Jacques Prévert has existed in Le Mans since 1978, with the goal of individual growth through exchange and conviviality. It now runs about thirty workshops (music, dance, theater, visual arts, well-being) and a local radio station, Radio Alpa.\n\nSince 2004, MJC Prévert has operated the Les Cinéastes cinema under a public service delegation granted by the City of Le Mans. The complex, now made up of four air-conditioned screens accessible to people with reduced mobility, carries on Le Mans' tradition of independent cinema and film heritage on place des Comtes du Maine.",{"bus":212,"tram":213,"hours":214,"parking":215,"telephone":216,"acces_sources":173},"Lines M, 5, 6, 8, 23, 25 — Comtes du Maine stop, 70 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","T2 — Comtes du Maine stop, 70 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","The hours correspond to the scheduled screenings, which change each week depending on the films showing. The weekly screening schedule is published and downloadable on the official website (les-cineastes.fr) or sent by newsletter; no single fixed opening time is published outside of screenings.","Parking right in front (paid, 13 spaces, surface lot)","02 43 51 28 18","Art-house cinema in Le Mans, showing independent films, documentaries, and classic films.","Les Cinéastes is a four-screen cinema with the Art et Essai label, located on place des Comtes du Maine in the heart of Le Mans. Run by the nonprofit MJC Jacques Prévert under a public service delegation granted by the City of Le Mans, it offers a demanding program: works that research or discover new cinema, films of undeniable artistic quality, productions from countries rarely distributed in France, and revivals of classic films. Screenings are shown in French-dubbed versions (VF) as well as original-language versions with French subtitles (VOST).\n\nThe cinema takes part in three film-education programs (École au cinéma, Collège au cinéma, and Lycéens et cinéma) and regularly hosts retrospectives (Pedro Almodóvar, Jacques Tati) and themed festivals such as the Little Films Festival. The screening schedule, which changes every week with new releases, is published online and can be received by newsletter.\n\nAccessible by tram (Comtes du Maine – Office du tourisme stop) and bus, Les Cinéastes is part of Le Mans' cultural scene, alongside the MJC Jacques Prévert and its community radio station, Radio Alpa.",{"id":220,"slug":221,"title":222,"description":223,"starts_at":224,"ends_at":225,"occurrences":12,"price_text":12,"is_free":14,"image_url":12,"image_credit":12,"external_url":226,"status":16,"type":12,"accroche":12,"tarif":12,"prix_min":12,"prix_max":12,"reservation":12,"etat":12,"forme":12,"horaires":12,"sans_heure":14,"performers":12,"traductions":227,"category":233,"venue":236},"738c9528-65f2-40e0-badb-663aa703b7de","halloween-spaycific-zoo-2026","Halloween au Spaycific'Zoo","Chasse aux trésors, ateliers citrouilles, maquillage et nourrissage des chauves-souris pendant les vacances de la Toussaint.","2026-10-17T08:00:00+00:00","2026-11-02T17:00:00+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.spaycificzoo.com\u002F",{"en-US":228},{"_h":229,"title":230,"description":231,"description_long":232},"d3e424cd8a105a7b","Halloween at the Spaycific'Zoo","Treasure hunt, pumpkin workshops, face painting, and feeding the bats during the All Saints’ school holidays.","During the All Saints’ school holidays, the Spaycific'Zoo puts on its Halloween colors, 10 AM to 6 PM: decorations throughout the park, a treasure hunt for kids (with a one-day “zookeeper for a day” prize drawn by lot), a face-painting booth, and pumpkin workshops by reservation. The decorated pumpkins are then given to the animals to enrich their daily lives. Special activities on the program: bat feeding and a meeting with a snake. Booking recommended, especially for the workshops.",{"icon":49,"name":50,"slug":51,"color":52,"traductions":234},{"en-US":235},{"_h":55,"name":56},{"lat":237,"lng":238,"city":239,"name":240,"slug":241,"address":242,"logo_url":243,"image_url":244,"traductions":245},47.921242,0.138945,"Spay","Spaycific'Zoo","zoo-spay","542 route de la Martinière","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-logos\u002Fzoo-spay.webp","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fvenue-zoo-spay.jpg",{"en-US":246},{"_h":247,"history":248,"practical":249,"description":253,"description_long":254},"c87f878edb857dd3","The Spay zoo opened its doors in 1989. Spread over eight hectares, it now houses more than 1,000 animals and 150 species, in about a dozen immersive enclosures and a “Zooludique” trail. The site is separate from the Arche de la Nature, whose grounds also extend into the commune of Spay, a frequent source of confusion. It holds the Tourisme & Handicap and Accueil Vélo labels and is a member of the AFdPZ.",{"parking":250,"horaires":251,"telephone":252,"acces_sources":173},"Parking right in front (reserved for customers, surface lot)","Open every day, 9 AM–8 PM","02 43 21 33 02","Zoo 10 km southwest of Le Mans: mammals, birds, reptiles, and immersive enclosures to explore as a family.","Spaycific'Zoo is a landscaped zoo in Spay, about ten kilometers southwest of Le Mans. Its varied collection includes primates, cats, canids, marsupials, rodents and hoofed animals among the mammals, plus parrots, waders, pheasants and waterfowl, as well as reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and farm animals.\n\nThe zoo has eleven thematic aviaries and enclosures for immersive viewing: Asian, South American, African and Oceanian areas, a lemur enclosure, and a wallaby and kangaroo area. Beyond the visit, it offers close encounters with the animals, “zookeeper for a day” experiences, an educational farm, and packages for school groups and companies. On site: quick-service food, a gift shop, facilities for people with reduced mobility, and bike parking."]