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Château de Pellebuzan Chambres d'Hôtes Bed & Breakfast Creuse valley Ciron

Château de Pellebuzan

Bed & Breakfast in a charming castle along the borders of the river Creuse in the French departement of the Indre (36) in a natural parc called La Brenne.
Chambres d'Hotes with shower & toilette.
Fishing, horse riding, biking, MTB, walking!!!
Flemish & English spoken.

At the limit of Berry (departments of Indre and Cher), and at the edge of the Poitou, Limousin and Touraine regions, the Brenne Natural Régional Parc covers some 166 000 ha with 31 000 inhabitants. It is comprised of a group of varied natural areas of which the most characteristic is the region of lakes.

It is a real mosaic of habitat types, where water, woodland, heaths and meadows, sometimes dominated by the red sandstone buttons (name given to the small natural sandstone hillocks that are such a characteristic feature of much of central Brenne), mix to provide for a particularly ecologically rich area.

The Creuse valley is characterized downstream of Le Blanc by the presence
of limestone cliffs, further upstream the valley is more open, its sloping sides wooded. Along its length are châteaux, abbeys and water mills.

Around Le Blanc, the richer soils are favourable for cereals, with stands of fruit trees (walnut, cherry…), with vineyards and market gardens here and there. This is the area of 'appellation d'origine controlée' (a type of quality control label) of the Pouligny-Saint-Pierre goat's cheese.

Fauna:
An amazing diversity of natural habitats is responsible for an abundance of wildlife of which the best known are the birds : Purple heron, Black-necked grebe, wetland warblers, Bittern, Marsh harrier, Whiskered tern, Short-toed eagle… not to forget the many species of duck to be found on the lakes. The Brenne is also France's most important site for the European Pond Tortoise, a freshwater tortoise weighing up to 1 kg (2 lbs).

Within the Parc, there are very many species of insects, especially dragonflies. Within the forests are Red and Roe deer, and Wild boar, in large numbers. Lakes & fish farming: The first lakes were built in the Middle Ages for the rearing of carp, some where emptied during the period of the French

Revolution (1789) and during the early 19th century; it wasn't until the 20th century, between the two wars, that the lakes took on their present appearance and modern fish-farming developed. Today there are some 2 500 lakes in the Brenne (most private), making it one of the most important areas of lakes in France. Most lakes cover less than 10 hectares and are less than 1.50 metres at the deepest.