Parc Ange Michel

About

Parc Ange Michel is an amusement park located on the delegated commune of Saint-Martin-de-Landelles (Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët), in the Manche department and in the Normandy region. Located on the banks of the Selune River, the park, inaugurated in 1991, is built on a hilly, 10-hectare lot, which then enjoys a view of Lake Vezins. Two years are needed to clear the space around the only two existing buildings (a chalet and a small chapel), and to offer the first attractions.

The owners then built a new attraction every year, until they proposed about 40 in 2023. Pierre Gouvenou, former mason, is the first owner of the park. Her eldest daughter, Christine Gougeon, became her manager in 1998, then owner in 2006.

The management of the park remains family, since Christine Gougeon's husband and three children also work in the company. Between 2017 and 2020, as the park is about to celebrate its thirty years of existence, the nearby Vezins dam is gradually being destroyed and the artificial lake is being destroyed, especially for ecological reasons. The park, for its part, loses...