TRÉSORS de l'île" Festival

Description

With its 175 km², Oléron is the largest island in mainland France. Since it was connected to the mainland (1966), it has become part of the maritime imaginary of seaside tourist regions. Here, this imaginary world presents two figures: the fisherman and the oyster farmer. And yet, in 1966, these occupations had barely existed on the island for a century. Sailors passed off the island, but few were native to it. Those who couldn't avoid an accident at Grand Coûte, or in the dunes of Saint-Trojan, could count on the assistance of the lifeguards at sea. The people of Oleron were also wreck raiders, collecting shellfish and trapping fish in the locks built by men and women. Facing the mainland, from the Middle Ages onwards, abbots and lords had conquered the mudflats and promoted the profession of salt worker. The salt marsh is born, lives and when it dies, the farmer takes over from the saunier, on the marais gât. This meadow torn from the sea and the tanne (polder) have increased the island's agricultural potential, long dedicated to vines fertilized with sart, the local seaweed. So, whatever the activity, the Island's know-how has emerged from the nourishing sea, and this fully justifies the holding of this event.

Thierry SAUZEAU godfather of the 2025 festival





Encourage a better understanding of our territory, the sea and its challenges,

discover our local heritage, knowledge and know-how,

celebrate with songs from the sea, discover authors from Oleron and the Poitou-Charentes region

to tell the story of the sea and our region - this is the aim of the sustainable development approach we wish to share with you!

Our maritime events have been awarded the "La mer en commun" 2025 label by the Direction Générale des Affaires Maritimes de la Pêche et de l'Aquaculture.



June 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2025 :



.10 a.m. Tuesday June 24, 2025 Launch of the photo report with Oléron Photo Club , theme report on the festival, Saint-Georges d'Oléron

.10 a.m. from Monday June 23 and throughout the festival until Sunday June 29 Photo exhibition "Le littoral Charentais" by Oléron Photo Club, Salle des fêtes de la Capitainerie Port de Boyardville

.2:30 pm Tuesday June 24, 2025 Lecture by astrophysicist Willy BRAHAMI "ma mère est salée...et les étoiles" Collège du Pertuis d'Antioche Saint-Pierre d'Oléron

. 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm musical walk with songs from the sea on rue de la République in Saint Pierre by the group Mâles de Mer

. 9pm Tuesday June 24, 2025 History of the port of La Cotinière, in partnership with the UCAC of La Cotinière by Comédiens BILOUT and Stéphanie ROUMEGOUS departure in front of the Chapelle de la Cotinière



Wednesday June 25, 2025Saint-Trojan, Gatseau, La Cotinière, La Brée/Saint Denis, Saint-Georges

Morning:

9:30am Gatseau beach with "Tous à la Ramasse?!

10 a.m. Saint-Trojan harbor All day entertainment with the Régates de Saint-Trojan association: harbor exhibition, visit to the shack (old riggings and claire), seamanship, Olivier the musician on barrel organ, bagpipes at 12:30 p.m.

10h-13h Animation plage de GatseauThème " Coquillages et crustacés " par Pierre NOEL chercheur, spécialiste crustacés et espèces marines au Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (durée 3 heures).

11h-12h Meeting with sailmaker Anne BOUTELOUP La Menounière sailmaking workshop

Afternoon :

14h-16h30 "Cultiver l'eau au jardin enjeux et techniques" permaculture with "Les jardins bio du marais de la Perroche".

3pm-5pm Entertainment at La Cotinière demonstration of rowing, net assembly with machine, net dismantling, visit to waste disposal center by Ateliers des Gens de Mer/ La Navicule Bleue

15h -15h30 Songs of the sardinières and other struggle songs by the "Tous ensemble" choir Port de Saint Trojan

15h- 17h Songs of the Sea by the musical group Mâles de Mer rue piétonne Saint Pierre

3.30pm Introduction to seamanship in front of "La gaurivaudière". Saint-Trojan harbor

5:30 pm - 7 pm inauguration to the sound of bagpipes, 5:30 pm lecture "Filles et garçons à la pêche côtière entre Loire et Gironde (XVIIIe-XIXe siècles)" by event sponsor Thierry SAUZEAU , professor at the University of Poitiers, researcher at CRIHAM; exhibition "Pêches et pêcheurs des ports du Midi atlantique (1860-1960)" ("Fisheries and fishermen in the ports of the Midi Atlantic (1860-1960)") by Diarry Ndiaye and Thierry Sauzeau, part of the regional TRASELCO program (trajectoire historique des socio écosystèmes littoraux);

followed by a speech by Madame RABELLE, Vice-President of the CdC, Vice-President of the Charente Maritime département, Mayor of Saint-Georges d'Oléron, Salle du trait d'Union Saint Georges d'Oléron.

Evening :

8:30 pm choirs singing songs from the sea Chapelle de la Cotinière with :

*Chorale des enfants de l'inter center de loisirs de Saint-Georges, Saint Pierre et Saint Denis;

*Les Mareyants from the Foyer Rural of Saint-Denis

22h45 Night tour of the Les Pétaudelles lock in La Brée/Saint-Denis, bring a headlamp and waders.



Thursday June 26, 2025La Perroche, La Brée, Grand-Village-Plage, La Cotinière, Saint-Georges,

Morning:. 10h-13h by IODDE discovery of the Douhet site, beach and foreshore La Brée

. 10 a.m.-12.30 p.m. and 2-6 p.m. As part of the festival, the Maison éco-paysanne is open free of charge.

.10:30am-12pm: tasting tour. Guided tour of the Maison éco-paysanne followed by a tasting of local products in the shade of the fig tree. Price: adults €7.50, children €5.50, free under 6. Reservations required on 05 46 85 56 45. . 11am to 12pm Meeting with sailmaker Anne BOUTELOUP sailmaking workshop, La Menounière

. 11am visit to the locks at Les Sables-Vignier

Afternoon: . 2pm - 4pm discovery of the Perroche marshes, accompanied by the bird marsh, a presentation by the UNIMA union des marais de Charente-Maritime and a meeting with the goatherd and his poitevines goats.

. 3pm to 5pm La Cotinière activities: demonstration of raking, net assembly with machine, net dismantling, visit to the workshops, visit to the landfill site by Ateliers des Gens de Mer/ La Navicule Bleue

. From 3 p.m.: fanfare in the pedestrian street of Saint Pierre by the group "La Navicule Bleue".

.4pm: guided tour. Free, duration 1h, no reservation required, Maison éco paysanne Grand Village Plage.

.5:30pm Lecture by Pierre NOËL, a researcher at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, specializing in shellfish and crustaceans, at the Salle du Trait d'Union, Saint-Georges d'Oléron.

.7pm Classical music concert on the theme of the sea by the Amaci group, violin-cello in the Church of Saint Pierre

Evening: . 8:30pm Lecture by Leslie WIDMANN: "La pêche des Outre-mer à La Cotinière, Regard sur la pêche artisanale". Introductory remarks by Dominique RABELLE, Mayor of Saint-Georges salle du Trait d'Union



Friday June 27, 2025 Boyardville, Sables-Vignier, La Brée, Saint-Georges d'Oléron

Morning: 12hVisit to the Prioulet fish lock parking de la plage des Placelles La Menounière

10:30am moulin de La Brée :

Free admission to the museum from 10am to 12:30pm and from 2pm to 6pm.

Technical tour of the Moulin de la Brée and the miller's trade by our miller Michel from 10.30am to 11.30am and from 2.30pm to 3pm. Reservations required

Guided tour of the garden at 11 am and 3:30 pm and entrance to the first floor of the mill for small groups. Registration recommended

Afternoon: . From 3 p.m. fanfare in the pedestrian street of Saint Pierre by the group

. From 3.30 pm to 6 pm, traditional sea chanteys with the "Mâles de mer" group, on the esplanade of the Boyard harbor master's office.

. 4pm-7pm Seamanship workshop (toulines, knots...) by members of Clapotis.

16h-18h Old sailing boats sail up the Boyard channel with Clapotis, les Lasses Marennaises, les Régates de Saint Trojan, etc...

5pm-6pm Saintonge folk dancing by the historic Oléron group Les Déjhouqués, accompanied by "Les Eloises de Saintonge" esplanade de la Capitainerie Port de Boyard

6 p.m. Opening of photo exhibition by Oléron Photo Club Capitainerie/ S.D. Fêtes Boyard

Evening: Citadelle theatre Château d'Oléron

8:30pm Bilout: the story of the oyster

9:30 pm Mac Donnell Trio Irish Sea Songs



Saturday June 28, 2025

ALL DAY at the Château d'Oléron citadel: inauguration at 10am by Michel PARENT President of the CdC

10am - 6pm Meet the authors of Poitou-Charentes and Oléron, Salle de l'Arsenal with numerous authors, publishing houses, children's area, Le Serpent d'Étoiles travelling bookshop.

10:30 am - 11:30 am and 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm discovery of the Citadelle's edible plants by Laurence DESSIMOULIE

11am-12pm Thierry Sauzeau lecture "Oléron, la guerre, la terre, la mer : une histoire de 4 siècles" University professor at the University of Poitiers, researcher at CRIHAM Salle de l'Arsenal;

From 12 p.m. and all afternoon, sea songs by the group: "Mâles de mer" (Sea Males).

10am-6pm at the port, at the foot of the Citadelle, all-day opening/tour of the Robert Léglise shipyard (old rigs)

10 a.m.-6 p.m. "The village" of Oleron's knowledge and know-how with :

Clapotis ; les Régates de Saint-Trojan ; Les Lasses Marennaises ; Tous à la Ramasse ?! ; (INPN) Inventaire national du Patrimoine naturel ; CPIE Marennes-Oléron (IODDE) ; ASCO Marais de la Perroche ; Atelier des gens de Mer, La Navicule bleue ; Ecluses du site des Sables Vignier and association des écluses à poissons d'Oléron ;

Marennes Oléron Produits et Saveurs ; Le comptoir des vignes gin bio " méliferas aux immortelles " ; Les oignons de Saint-Turjan ; Eric Vilair chevrier et ses 20 chèvres ; Sylvie METZINGUE et Soline MOREL démonstration de filage de la laine ; Sylvie-Esther DEBOUVRY chapelière/feutrière ; Les Gourbeilles de Nicolas et Florence Seguin ;

Charlène GRIFFON ceramist; Oriane PATEAU artisanal equestrian saddlery; Françoise MARTIN work on recycled oyster bags; Del'IO Créations, from "salvage" on the beach; "La bulle est dans le bocal" marine animals in fabric.

Esplanade de la Citadelle

Bagpipes on the Citadelle walkway at 10:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

5:00 pm- 5:30 pm Reading of texts about the sea by actors France GILMONT and Robert GUILMARD Salle de l'Arsenal

5:30 pm Presentation of a photo report on the festival by members of the Oléron Photo Club.

6:00 pm entry into the channel of the Château de CLAPOTIS