Grand étang de La Jemaye
The Grand étang de La Jemaye is a jewel of the ancestral Double forest, featuring a vast forest massif and six connected ponds. This site is dedicated to swimming and nautical leisure activities, designed to balance visitor reception with the protection of natural environments and species.

📜 A natural jewel in the ancestral Double forest, featuring a vast forest massif and six connected ponds.
🏞️ Dedicated to swimming, nautical leisure, and nature preservation.

Why Go

🏊‍♀️ Enjoy supervised swimming during summer
🚣‍♀️ Engage in nautical leisure activities
🚶‍♀️ Explore numerous hiking trails
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly with children's playgrounds
🦅 Observe diverse wildlife from nature observatories
🏐 Play beach volleyball or practice archery
🧺 Utilize well-equipped picnic areas

⏰ Operating Hours (Supervised Swimming)

  • Currently: Unsupervised
  • June: Supervised from 13:00 to 19:00 on weekdays, 11:00 to 19:00 on weekends
  • July/August: Supervised daily from 11:00 to 19:00
  • Specific 2025 Season: June 28 to August 31, 2025, from 11:00 to 19:00

⚠️ Group Swimming Regulations

  • Groups must register in advance
  • Adhere to internal regulations and lifeguard directives
  • Lifeguard presence does not absolve group leaders of supervision responsibility
  • Children over 6: Max 40 in water, 1 animator per 8 children
  • Children under 6: Max 20 in water, 1 animator per 5 children

🍽️ Amenities & Services

  • Picnic areas available
  • Restaurant and seasonal shops open mid-June to mid-October

🚶‍♀️ Connections

  • A marked path connects to Ferme du Parcot
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lakeswimmingoutdoornatureforestfamily-friendlyhikingpicnicrecreationwildlifebeach volleyballarcheryrestaurantwetlandsobservatory