museography Vouvant & 
the fairy Melusine
Meeting Melusine
The tower melusine Watchtower, dating from 1242, it was built, according 
to the legend of Melusine, the snake fairy. From the top, the panoramic view 
of the Vendée countryside and 
the forest highlights the strategic interest of the city. The door of “ la Poterne ” One of the three gates, in the Middle Ages, allowing access to the fortified city. The other two: Porte Bouguerin, near the Melusine Tower, and Porte aux Moynes, near the Romanesque bridge, have disappeared.