Royan's Red Square – Royan Beach loop from Royan
Royan's Red Square – Royan Beach loop from Royan
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Royan's Red Square – Royan Beach loop from Royan
01:37
6.40km
10m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 21, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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328 m
A boulevard representative of Ryan architecture
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Frédéric Garnier became mayor at the beginning of the Third Republic and remained so from 1871 to 1905. The development of Royan at that time was his work.
It was Frédéric Garnier who decided to build a promenade along the beach.
The Municipal Casino, built on the Grande Conche and inaugurated in 1895, was then the largest in France.
The name of Frédéric Garnier was given to the boulevard that runs along the beach from Royan to Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.
This part of Royan, east of the city center, was spared from the bombings of 1945.
A pedestrian promenade and a cycle path were built between the roadway and the beach.
This pleasant walk gives us a glimpse of what Royan was like during the Belle Epoque with the villas and castles built between 1890 and 1930 and which escaped the bombings.
Along the walk, we are surprised by the presence of a cubist-inspired villa, built after the war, next to a Belle Epoque villa, a symbolic image of the mixture of seaside architectural styles in Royan.
The villas and castles of varied styles and often original inspiration generally have in common the presence of a bell tower which overhangs the roofs.
The name of Emile Zola given to the avenue which leads from the boulevard Frédéric Garnier towards the inner part of the Parc district reminds us of the stays of Emile Zola from September 1886. He lived in villas, now disappeared, located on the current boulevard Frédéric Garnier.
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Galeries Botton
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It took over the function of the pre-war Botton Gallery, named after the engineer Botton who in 1847 had worked on the development of the seaside resort of the time.
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Royan's Red Square
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The surface of the square has been renewed, new red concrete slabs, with a gray mesh, have been laid. Place Charles-de-Gaulle is often called "the red square" by the people of Royan.
Place Charles-de-Gaulle hosts throughout the year, the events and demonstrations that mark the lives of the people of Royan and vacationers.
At Place Charles de Gaulle, where Boulevard de la République and Rue Gambetta meet, Boulevard Briand leads to the Marché Central.
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The Grande Conche
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5.86 km
Royan Beach
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6.40 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.28 km
1.13 km
613 m
263 m
Surfaces
4.29 km
1.36 km
416 m
130 m
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Crushed by a deluge of bombs at the end of the Second World War, Royan recovered after a reconstruction phase of nearly 20 years where architectural modernism was softened …
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