Hotel near the beach in Saint Jean de Monts

The small hotel Le Bercail is located in the Devallon district. The name of the district combines "dévaler" and "vallon" because of the configuration of the dune that separates it from the village.

In the 1831 land registry, cultivated plots already existed in the heart of the dunes, long before the pine trees were planted. They belonged to Louis Pouvreau, known as "Mille Tripes" because of his build, who grew renowned asparagus there. His heirs sold the entire plot in 1913 to an entrepreneur, François Billet. The first chalets emerged, but the First World War interrupted construction, which resumed in 1920. Three hotels welcomed the first seaside enthusiasts. Only Le Bercail remains today.

From 1925, the hotel, which was called "de la forêt" and "des sports" before being briefly named Casita del mar, and now Le Bercail, welcomed vacationers in a green and peaceful area just a short walk from the lively town and beach.

In the 1930s and 1940s, Boris Vian stayed several times in Saint Jean de Monts. He loved the sand, the pine trees, the ocean... During the summer of 1946, he wrote "I'll Spit on Your Graves" right here, in the hotel, in the shade of the tall trees nearby.

Today, the unique architecture of the first seaside chalets and villas, the absence of sidewalks, and the forest that borders it, still make Devallon a charming neighborhood of Saint Jean de Monts.

Today, it's up to us to perpetuate the tradition of hospitality in Saint Jean de Monts!