Confolens Attractions

Confolens (pop. 2,856), famed for its annual folk festival, is picturesquely situated at the junction of the Vienne and the Goire. The Romanesque church of St-Barthélemy, on the left bank of the Vienne, dates from the 11th C., the old bridge over the Vienne from the 15th. The narrow streets are lined with high half-timbered houses of the 15th-18th C. The keep is all that remains of the town's old castle.