This small town in the Val d'Arnoult, whose economy has long depended almost exclusively of market gardening and quarrying of stone, is now turned to tourism activities.
In addition to the remains of a Benedictine priory called "Abbey" has been awarded the Treasures of Saintonge, the town hosts the botanical garden of the "gardens of Compostela", located near the "Lac du Bois Fleuri", a water Artificial built in 1995.
The municipality of Trizay is located in west-central department of Charente-Maritime, in the old historical province of Saintonge. It occupies a site bounded by three rivers: the Arnoult, and the Arnaise Buffetizon.
The municipality has an area of 1413 hectares, is divided between marsh-dependent Arnoult, forests, and agricultural (partly devoted to mixed farming and livestock). These are located mostly in the north of the town, while a large part of the territory is devoted to gardening, traditional activity in Val d'Arnoult. This activity is explained by the presence of particularly fertile land, the "lumps" from the former estuary Arnoult, today filled by alluvium. Among the local products is high on white beans called "Mojhette" which flourishes in this land rich in humus.
On the edge of the ancient estuary is a plateau with rocks, used in quarries, have long been the wealth of the town. These are now transformed into a water artificial lake in the Bois flowers.
