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Noix, potimarrons et coings également au programme.","2026-11-01T13:00:00+00:00","2026-11-01T17:00:00+00:00",null,"Gratuit",true,"https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Ffete-pomme-saveurs-automne-2026.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.arche-nature.fr\u002Fagenda\u002Ffete-de-la-pomme-et-des-saveurs-dautomne-3\u002F","published",false,{"en-US":20},{"_h":21,"title":22,"price_text":23,"description":24,"organizer_about":25,"description_long":26},"67690aa8ce2885f5","Apple and Autumn Flavors Festival","Free","Tasting of local apple varieties with the Croqueurs de pommes, demonstrations of traditional pressing (a motorized press and a press pulled by a Percheron horse), and a spotlight on chestnuts from the Confrérie des Nouzillards de Lavernat. Walnuts, potimarrons (red kuri squash), and quinces also on the program.","Natural and agricultural estate run by Le Mans Métropole, which offers year-round activities on nature, rural heritage, and traditional farming practices.","Every year at the Arche de la nature, the Apple and Autumn Flavors Festival celebrates the treasures of the orchard and the seasonal vegetable garden. On Sunday, November 1, from 2 to 6 PM, the Maison de la Prairie in Yvré-l'Évêque opens its doors for a free, delicious afternoon. Visitors can taste many local apple varieties alongside the Croqueurs de pommes, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving heritage apple varieties. The festival also showcases living agricultural heritage, with demonstrations of antique machines: a motorized cider press stands alongside another, rarer press, powered by a Percheron draft horse. A brotherhood devoted to a regional chestnut variety rounds out the scene, alongside stalls featuring walnuts, winter squash, and quinces — flavors that embody the abundance of autumn in the Sarthe. The event is organized by the Arche de la nature, a site run by Le Mans Métropole, which offers year-round activities on nature, rural heritage, and traditional farming practices across its large estate east of the Le Mans metropolitan area.","Chaque année à l'Arche de la nature, la Fête de la pomme et des saveurs d'automne célèbre les trésors du verger et du potager de saison. Le dimanche 1er novembre, de 14h à 18h, la Maison de la Prairie à Yvré-l'Évêque ouvre grand ses portes pour une après-midi gratuite et gourmande. Les visiteurs peuvent goûter à de nombreuses variétés de pommes locales aux côtés de l'association des Croqueurs de pommes, dédiée à la sauvegarde des variétés anciennes. La fête met aussi en scène un patrimoine agricole vivant, avec la démonstration de machines anciennes : un pressoir à cidre motorisé côtoie un autre pressoir, plus rare, actionné par un cheval de trait percheron. Une confrérie dédiée à une variété régionale de châtaigne complète le tableau, aux côtés d'étals mettant à l'honneur noix, courges d'hiver et coings — autant de saveurs qui incarnent l'abondance de l'automne sarthois. L'événement est organisé par l'Arche de la nature, structure gérée par Le Mans Métropole, qui propose toute l'année des animations autour de la nature, du patrimoine rural et des pratiques agricoles traditionnelles sur son vaste domaine à l'est de l'agglomération mancelle.","Arche de la nature","Domaine naturel et agricole géré par Le Mans Métropole, qui y propose toute l'année des animations autour de la nature, du patrimoine rural et des pratiques agricoles traditionnelles.",{"icon":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"color":34,"traductions":35},"baby","Famille & Enfants","famille","#F5B82E",{"en-US":36},{"_h":37,"name":38},"1e0c50219368293b","Family & Kids",{"lat":40,"lng":41,"city":42,"name":28,"slug":43,"address":44,"logo_url":45,"image_url":46,"traductions":47},47.994243,0.234868,"Le Mans","arche-de-la-nature","51 rue de l'Estérel","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fvenue-logos\u002Farche-de-la-nature.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fvenue-arche-de-la-nature.jpg",{"en-US":48},{"_h":49,"history":50,"practical":51,"description":59,"description_long":60},"4a7ae21b54e1d926","The L'Arche de la Nature project took shape in the 1990s, driven by local authorities who wanted to give the public a large protected natural area on the edge of Le Mans, at a time when the site had been used only for more limited leisure purposes. The estate was officially created at the end of the 1990s (1997–1998 according to sources) and entrusted to the urban community, now Le Mans Métropole. It now covers roughly 450 to 500 hectares, depending on how the boundaries are counted, spread across hedged farmland and forest in the communes of Changé, Yvré-l'Évêque, and Le Mans.\n\nThe project was built early on around biodiversity conservation, with three educational “houses” dedicated to water, forest, and meadow. The Maison de l'Eau relies in particular on a former pumping station built in 1906 and its Sagebien waterwheel, restored as a small hydroelectric plant (renovation begun in 2012, commissioned around 2015). The site has also hosted emblematic renewable energy installations, such as a Bollée windmill (2007) and photovoltaic panels (2009). A program to protect local grass snakes and other snakes was launched in 2006.\n\nIn 2020, visitor reception was reorganized and moved to the Maison de l'Eau. Year after year, L'Arche de la Nature has expanded its trails, activities, and educational features until it became one of the most visited peri-urban natural areas in the region, with more than 500 000 visits a year.",{"bus":52,"tram":53,"hours":54,"access":55,"parking":56,"transit":57,"acces_sources":58},"Bus line 6 — Espal stop, 70 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","T2 — Espal stop, 70 m · wheelchair-accessible stop","500-hectare site, mostly open to the public at no charge. Maison de l'Eau and Maison de la Forêt: from Saturday, February 14 to Sunday, November 1, 2026: Wednesday and Sunday 2–5:30 PM (outside school holidays), and Tuesday to Sunday 2–5:30 PM during school holidays (zone B). Maison de la Prairie (educational farm, free admission): open every day from 9 AM to 6 PM or later, depending on the season. Reception desk: Monday to Friday 9 AM–12 PM and 2–5 PM.","500-hectare estate 10 minutes from central Le Mans, between Le Mans and Changé (road D152). Parking des Granges is close to the Maison de la Forêt. Many walking paths and bike trails on the site.","Parking right in front","Bus line 6, “Arche de la Nature” stop (400 m from the Maison de la Forêt); tram, Espal stop near the Maison de l'Eau (according to the official arche-nature.fr page).","Data: SETRAM \u002F Le Mans Métropole (GTFS, Open Licence), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)","L'Arche de la Nature is a 500-hectare natural site on the edge of Le Mans, dedicated to discovering nature. It brings together the Maison de l'Eau (river, aquariums, water cycle), the Maison de la Forêt (forest fauna and flora, arboretum), and the Maison de la Prairie (educational farm, vegetable garden, beehives).","L'Arche de la Nature is a vast peri-urban natural area managed by Le Mans Métropole, spread across the communes of Changé, Yvré-l'Évêque, and Le Mans, along the Huisne river. The estate is organized around three thematic “houses”: the Maison de l'Eau (aquariums, a former 1906 pumping station with its 8,5 m-diameter Sagebien waterwheel, and a small hydroelectric plant), the Maison de la Forêt (arboretum, a trail of remarkable trees, and an exhibit on forest management), and the Maison de la Prairie (vegetable garden, orchard, beehives, and heritage livestock breeds), the latter located about 1,5 km from the other two.\n\nFree and open at all times, the site offers bike and canoe rentals, horse-drawn carriage rides, disc golf, an orienteering course, a mountain bike and BMX park, an outdoor fitness trail, and many marked hiking trails (loops of 6,5 km, 8 km, and 12 km, plus routes adapted for wheelchairs). Nature programs and educational activities (water, forest, farm, garden) are offered year-round to schools and adult groups.\n\nWith more than 500 000 visitors a year and about 17 000 students taking part in school programs, L'Arche de la Nature has become an essential green lung on the edge of Le Mans, as much for family walks as for discovering local biodiversity.",{"venue":62},{"id":63,"slug":43,"name":28,"address":44,"postal_code":64,"city":42,"description":65,"website":66,"location":67,"created_at":68,"lng":41,"lat":40,"contact_email":12,"email_source":12,"image_url":46,"image_credit":69,"kind":70,"practical":71,"description_long":79,"history":80,"plan_url":81,"contact_emails":12,"plan_credit":82,"socials":83,"logo_url":45,"logo_source":87,"logo_on_dark":18,"dossier":12,"dossier_sources":88,"dossier_maj":12,"instagram_handle":89,"partenaire_niveau":90,"traductions":91},"5cc14f29-3c6a-4526-8299-e18fb8e83472","72100","L'Arche de la Nature est un site naturel de 500 hectares situé aux portes du Mans, dédié à la découverte de la nature. Il regroupe la Maison de l'Eau (rivière, aquariums, cycle de l'eau), la Maison de la Forêt (faune et flore forestières, arboretum) et la Maison de la Prairie (ferme pédagogique, potager, ruche).","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.arche-nature.fr\u002F","0101000020E61000002D3F70952710CE3F72A3C85A43FF4740","2026-07-14T15:15:35.876082+00:00","Photo : Le Mans, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","parc",{"bus":72,"tram":73,"hours":74,"access":75,"parking":76,"transit":77,"acces_sources":78},"Ligne 6 — arrêt Espal, 70 m · arrêt accessible en fauteuil","T2 — arrêt Espal, 70 m · arrêt accessible en fauteuil","Site de 500 ha en grande partie en accès libre. Maison de l'Eau et Maison de la Forêt : du samedi 14 février au dimanche 1er novembre 2026, mercredi et dimanche 14h-17h30 (hors vacances scolaires), du mardi au dimanche 14h-17h30 pendant les vacances scolaires (zone B). Maison de la Prairie (ferme pédagogique, gratuite) : ouverte tous les jours de 9h à 18h ou plus selon la saison. Accueil\u002Fréception : lundi-vendredi 9h-12h et 14h-17h.","Domaine de 500 hectares à 10 minutes du centre du Mans, entre Le Mans et Changé (route D152). Parking des Granges à proximité de la Maison de la Forêt. Nombreux sentiers piétons et pistes cyclables sur le site.","Parking juste devant","Bus ligne 6, arrêt \"Arche de la Nature\" (à 400m de la Maison de la Forêt) ; Tram, arrêt Espal à proximité de la Maison de l'Eau (selon page officielle arche-nature.fr).","Données : SETRAM \u002F Le Mans Métropole (GTFS, Licence Ouverte), © contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)","L'Arche de la Nature est un vaste espace naturel périurbain géré par Le Mans Métropole, réparti sur les communes de Changé, Yvré-l'Évêque et Le Mans, au fil de l'Huisne. Le domaine s'organise autour de trois \"maisons\" thématiques : la Maison de l'Eau (aquariums, ancienne station de pompage de 1906 avec sa roue Sagebien de 8,5 m de diamètre, micro-centrale hydroélectrique), la Maison de la Forêt (arboretum, sentier des arbres remarquables, exposition sur la gestion forestière) et la Maison de la Prairie (jardin potager, verger, ruches, races animales patrimoniales), cette dernière située à environ 1,5 km des deux autres.\n\nGratuit et ouvert en permanence, le site propose location de vélos et de canoës, promenades en calèche, disc-golf, parcours d'orientation, un parc VTT\u002FBMX, un parcours sportif de plein air et de nombreux sentiers de randonnée balisés (boucles de 6,5 km, 8 km et 12 km, ainsi que des circuits adaptés aux fauteuils roulants). Des animations et programmes pédagogiques nature (eau, forêt, ferme, jardin) sont proposés toute l'année aux scolaires comme aux groupes d'adultes.\n\nAvec plus de 500 000 visiteurs par an et environ 17 000 élèves accueillis dans le cadre scolaire, l'Arche de la Nature est devenue un poumon vert incontournable aux portes du Mans, aussi bien pour la balade en famille que pour la découverte de la biodiversité locale.","Le projet de l'Arche de la Nature naît dans les années 1990, porté par les collectivités locales qui souhaitent offrir au public un grand espace naturel protégé aux portes du Mans, alors que le site n'était auparavant dédié qu'à des usages de loisirs plus limités. Le domaine est officiellement créé à la fin des années 1990 (1997-1998 selon les sources) et confié à la gestion de la communauté urbaine, aujourd'hui Le Mans Métropole. Il couvre aujourd'hui de l'ordre de 450 à 500 hectares selon les périmètres comptés, répartis entre bocage et forêt sur les communes de Changé, Yvré-l'Évêque et Le Mans.\n\nLe projet s'est structuré très tôt autour d'une dimension de préservation de la biodiversité, avec la création de trois \"maisons\" pédagogiques dédiées à l'eau, à la forêt et à la prairie. La Maison de l'Eau s'appuie notamment sur une ancienne station de pompage construite en 1906 et sa roue Sagebien, réhabilitée comme micro-centrale hydroélectrique (rénovation engagée en 2012, mise en service vers 2015) ; le site a aussi accueilli des installations d'énergies renouvelables emblématiques, comme une éolienne Bollée (2007) et des panneaux photovoltaïques (2009). Un programme de préservation des couleuvres et serpents locaux est mis en place en 2006.\n\nEn 2020, l'accueil des visiteurs est réorganisé et transféré à la Maison de l'Eau. Année après année, l'Arche de la Nature a élargi son offre de sentiers, d'animations et de mobilier pédagogique, jusqu'à devenir l'un des espaces naturels périurbains les plus fréquentés de la région, avec plus de 500 000 visites annuelles.","https:\u002F\u002Frxpslhyadfopswypqcpv.supabase.co\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Fevent-images\u002Fplan-arche-de-la-nature.pdf","Plan officiel des circuits de randonnée, arche-nature.fr",{"youtube":84,"facebook":85,"instagram":86},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fchannel\u002FUCEEQG3DalrkOMfcczpT7VlA","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Farchedelanature","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Farchedelanature\u002F","img-home-header · https:\u002F\u002Fwww.arche-nature.fr\u002F",[],"archedelanature",0,{"en-US":92},{"_h":49,"history":50,"practical":93,"description":59,"description_long":60},{"bus":52,"tram":53,"hours":54,"access":55,"parking":56,"transit":57,"acces_sources":58},[95,111,148,207],{"id":96,"slug":97,"title":98,"description":12,"starts_at":99,"ends_at":100,"occurrences":12,"price_text":101,"is_free":18,"image_url":12,"image_credit":12,"external_url":102,"status":17,"type":12,"accroche":12,"tarif":12,"prix_min":12,"prix_max":12,"reservation":12,"etat":12,"forme":12,"horaires":12,"sans_heure":18,"performers":12,"traductions":103,"category":108,"venue":12},"fb5a0e21-841e-4b25-8447-c21de334724f","effervescience-2026-en-quete-de-science-le-mans-2026-09-30","Effervescience 2026 — En quête de science","2026-09-29T22:00:00+00:00","2026-10-30T22:59:00+00:00","Non précisé","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lemans.fr\u002Fagenda\u002Fdetail\u002Feffervescience",{"en-US":104},{"_h":105,"title":98,"price_text":106,"description_long":107},"5cbda111a5428ac5","Not specified","For its 31st edition, Effervescience takes place at several venues in Le Mans from September 30 to October 30 around the theme “En quête de science” (In Search of Science). 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":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"color":34,"traductions":109},{"en-US":110},{"_h":37,"name":38},{"id":112,"slug":113,"title":114,"description":12,"starts_at":115,"ends_at":116,"occurrences":12,"price_text":12,"is_free":18,"image_url":117,"image_credit":118,"external_url":119,"status":17,"type":12,"accroche":12,"tarif":12,"prix_min":12,"prix_max":12,"reservation":12,"etat":12,"forme":12,"horaires":12,"sans_heure":18,"performers":12,"traductions":120,"category":125,"venue":128},"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":121},{"_h":122,"title":123,"description_long":124},"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":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"color":34,"traductions":126},{"en-US":127},{"_h":37,"name":38},{"lat":129,"lng":130,"city":42,"name":131,"slug":132,"address":133,"logo_url":134,"image_url":135,"traductions":136},48.002637,0.19288,"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":137},{"_h":138,"history":139,"practical":140,"description":146,"description_long":147},"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":141,"tram":142,"hours":143,"parking":144,"acces_sources":58,"accessibilite":145},"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)","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":149,"slug":150,"title":151,"description":152,"starts_at":153,"ends_at":11,"occurrences":12,"price_text":154,"is_free":18,"image_url":12,"image_credit":12,"external_url":155,"status":17,"type":156,"accroche":157,"tarif":12,"prix_min":12,"prix_max":12,"reservation":158,"etat":12,"forme":159,"horaires":160,"sans_heure":18,"performers":12,"traductions":175,"category":184,"venue":187},"44148451-abd0-40b0-938f-4d6dff365fc0","chasse-a-lautomne-epau-2026","Quête d'automne : la bête de l'abbaye","Quête familiale en autonomie pour les 6-12 ans pendant les vacances de la Toussaint, à l'Abbaye Royale de l'Épau.","2026-10-17T09:00:00+00:00","3 € par enfant ; l'accompagnateur paie l'entrée de l'abbaye","https:\u002F\u002Fepau.sarthe.fr\u002Fnos-offres-pour-la-famille","atelier","Pendant les vacances de la Toussaint, une quête en autonomie dans l'abbaye pour les 6-12 ans, sur la piste de la bête de l'abbaye.","obligatoire","periode",[161,165,167,169,171,173],{"fin":162,"jour":163,"debut":164},"18:00",1,"11:00",{"fin":162,"jour":166,"debut":164},3,{"fin":162,"jour":168,"debut":164},4,{"fin":162,"jour":170,"debut":164},5,{"fin":162,"jour":172,"debut":164},6,{"fin":162,"jour":174,"debut":164},7,{"en-US":176},{"_h":177,"title":178,"accroche":179,"price_text":180,"description":181,"organizer_about":182,"description_long":183},"2e014e93e5ba297e","Autumn Quest: The Beast of the Abbey","During the Toussaint school holidays, a self-guided quest through the abbey for ages 6–12, following the trail of the abbey's beast.","€3 per child; the accompanying adult pays the abbey admission","Self-guided family quest for ages 6–12 during the Toussaint school holidays, at the Abbaye Royale de l'Épau.","The Abbaye Royale de l'Épau, run by the Sarthe Department, offers a family program year-round, including self-guided quests and treasure hunts designed to introduce the site to children and their families.","During the Toussaint school holidays, the Abbaye Royale de l'Épau offers ages 6–12 an autumn quest to do on their own, as a family: “la bête de l'abbaye” (the abbey's beast). 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.",{"icon":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"color":34,"traductions":185},{"en-US":186},{"_h":37,"name":38},{"lat":188,"lng":189,"city":190,"name":191,"slug":192,"address":193,"logo_url":12,"image_url":194,"traductions":195},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":196},{"_h":197,"history":198,"practical":199,"description":205,"description_long":206},"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":200,"access":201,"transit":202,"telephone":203,"accessibilite":204},"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.",{"id":208,"slug":209,"title":210,"description":12,"starts_at":211,"ends_at":212,"occurrences":12,"price_text":12,"is_free":18,"image_url":213,"image_credit":214,"external_url":215,"status":17,"type":216,"accroche":217,"tarif":218,"prix_min":12,"prix_max":12,"reservation":12,"etat":12,"forme":159,"horaires":12,"sans_heure":14,"performers":12,"traductions":219,"category":225,"venue":228},"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",{"en-US":220},{"_h":221,"tarif":222,"title":210,"accroche":223,"description_long":224},"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":31,"name":32,"slug":33,"color":34,"traductions":226},{"en-US":227},{"_h":37,"name":38},{"lat":229,"lng":230,"city":42,"name":231,"slug":232,"address":233,"logo_url":234,"image_url":235,"traductions":236},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":237},{"_h":238,"history":239,"practical":240,"description":246,"description_long":247},"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":241,"tram":242,"hours":243,"parking":244,"telephone":245,"acces_sources":58},"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."]