THE LAC DE SAINT-CYR, AN ESCAPE INTO THE OPEN AIR
Located just 10 minutes from Futuroscope, between Poitiers and Châtellerault, Lac de Saint-Cyr offers you a real breath of fresh air! Labeled as Station Sports Nature of La Vienne department (86), it offers 300 hectares of greenery, in a natural setting, dedicated to sport, leisure and relaxation, to oxygenate with family or friends with aquatic or land activities. Featuring wooded areas, grassy areas and footpaths, savor the benefits of a walk in the countryside, in the heart of unspoiled nature.
Observe sometimes rare species, fauna and flora, sheltered by the Regional Nature Reserve, within the Domaine.
Escape to the outdoors for a day to recharge your batteries!
Bathing not allowed.
A LABELED LAKE
LAKE TOUR
The 85-hectare lake offers many activities in the summer season, allowing you to enjoy an outdoor outing.
Relax, escape: a beautiful 4.7 km walk around the lake is offered to you: by walking, running, pedaling, you will pass close to the children’s play area, the picnic area, the Regional Nature Reserve, the fishing areas and the sandy beach which can accommodate racket games and sand pies.
LAND ACTIVITIES
Treat yourself to a break in the countryside at Lac de Saint-Cyr while enjoying the land activities. Your children will be able to enjoy a playground with different structures to try out depending on their age.
More of a walker? Follow the hike around the lake, on foot or by bike, 4.7 km of walks await you. An orientation course is also available: consult the map on the esplanade at the entrance to Lac de Saint-Cyr.
Athletes will be delighted, the lake has a city-stadium, beach volleyball and sandball courts to work out as a team!
The curious can go to the Bird Sanctuary of Saint-Cyr to discover the birds that live together on the Domaine de Saint-Cyr or stop there during their migratory ballet.
AQUATIC ACTIVITIES
The Lac de Saint-Cyr offers you a multitude of aquatic activities to liven up your summer days.
A walk on the lake? Canoes and pedal boats can be rented at the lifeguard station.
For lovers of nautical activities, access sailing initiations and courses or rent optimists, dinghies, catamarans, windsurfing boards and paddleboards at the Sailing Base.
FISHING
The Lac de Saint-Cyr offers you 3 fishing areas around the lake. Zones 1 and 2 are in free seating but zone 3 has delimited positions: reservations required in advance for this zone.
In order to be able to fish on the Lac de Saint-Cyr, you will have to pay a fishing fee.
Fishing is practiced on the lake according to the principle of No-kill (the fish is returned to the water).
Baiting prohibited, carp fishing prohibited, by order of June 21, 2023, until further notice.
A LAKE WITHIN THE DOMAINE DU LAC DE SAINT-CYR
The Lac de Saint-Cyr is one of the activities of the Domaine du Lac de Saint-Cyr, a natural break of 300 hectares: a lake, green spaces all around, walking or jogging routes, a golf course, a beach, a Regional Nature Reserve…
The Domaine du Lac de St Cyr offers many land and water activities for everyone, a golf course, a campsite, accommodation and 2 restaurants, the Table du Golf and the Bistro de la plage.
ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY
The Domaine de Saint-Cyr and its beach, in partnership with the municipality of Beaumont Saint-Cyr, were awarded the Pavillon Bleu a for the first time in 2020. Renewed in 2021, then in 2022, this international, environmental and tourist label guarantees excellent quality of bathing water in seaside resorts and lakes.
From the opening of the Domaine, the choice was made not to allow motorized boats (apart from rescue boats) in order to preserve the tranquility of visitors but also that of nature and the animal and plant species that occupy the site. Fishing is practiced on the lake according to the principle of No-kill (the fish is returned to the water).
Practices such as energy savings (solar panels, water recovery), sorting of waste, use of organic products are all actions carried out systematically by our employees.
The 300-hectare Domaine is home to often unexpected flora and fauna.
Since 1981, the Park has been subject to regular ornithological monitoring by the LPO Poitou-Charentes.
Since 2009, a 40 ha ornithological reserve, managed and run by the LPO, has been set up on the site.
In June 2022, the ornithological reserve of Saint Cyr was classified Regional Nature Reserve of Saint-Cyr – 86. It is the first in the Department.
The inauguration of the Regional Nature Reserve was held on Monday November 7, 2022.
