Parthenay, France Tourism

Parthenay (pop. 10,473), west of Poitiers, lies on the old pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela and is now an important market town. Legend has it that the town, with its double ring of walls, was built by the magic arts of the fairy Mélusine. The Rue de la Vaux-St-Jacques has preserved its attractive old-world aspect, as have the Pont St