Location: Tonneins, Lot & Garonne, tennis club, behind Leclerc, off N113 There is a tiny roundabout in front of the Tonneins tennis club, with an old-fashioned lamp post in the middle of delicate flowers and grasses.
Location: Junction of D642 to Aguillon with the D813 Agen < > Tonneins, Lot & Garonne This is not strictly a roundabout, but a magical traffic island with a dilapidated miniature chateau amid the flower-beds
Location: Lot & Garonne, D13 heading north out of Castelmoron-sur-Lot towards Miramont; junction with D225 towards St Étienne-de-Fougères and Casseneuil
This is another roundabout where the two sides are completely different. Coming out of Castelmoron and heading towards Miramont, you are faced with a waterfall.
Coming from Miramont towards Castelmoron, the view is of the emblem of Castelmoron etched on stone.
Roundabouts are a relatively new phenomenon in parts of France. This novelty, coupled with a strong sense of civic pride, means that many French roundabouts are an art form. Creativity and horticultural design often go hand in hand with local themes. Here are some of my favourites, at present mainly in the Lot & Garonne, but over time to be extended to all France. Unfortunately some of the artwork is ephemeral and may not still be there to see.