Tennis Club, Tonneins

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.

The Dolls House Chateau

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

Fauillet Outskirts

Location: Lot & Garonne. D101 on edge of Fauillet village, leading to N113 (Marmande < > Tonneins). The route through the village leads to Gontaud-de-Norgaret.

D101 Fauillet / Varès

Location: Lot & Garonne. The D120 north out of Tonneins to Varès intersects with the D101 from Fauillet to Grateloup.



The "shed" in the middle of the roundabout is a miniture representation of a séchoir or tobacco drying barn. Tonneins used to be the heart of the tobacco industry in France. You can still see séchoirs throughout the area. The slats open and close to allow ventilation around the tobacco which hangs in great fronds from the ceiling.

Notice the beautiful topiary of the hedges.

Tonneins Leclerc

Location: Lot & Garonne. Tonneins outskirts, direction of Marmande. N113 turn-off for Leclerc

The roundabout to the turn-off for Leclerc in Tonneins has some splendid flower-beds. The first photo shows them in late spring, just planted and the next photos show them later in the summer.

The topiary is also interesting. The wavy lines are meant to represent the waves of the Garonne. And on one side there is a sleeping cat. Its outline has got somewhat fuzzy, but it is possible to see the back leg including curled tail.