Route Calais to Vendee (La Garangeouire Site)

MDD10
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Folks.  i would be grateful for a little bit of advice.  

Have now toured twice in France and stuck to the toll roads.  However, next July 27 i will be travelling from Calais to Vendee, Saint Julien Des Landese.  Looking at Via Michelin, i appear to have a number of similar options with wildly different toll rates, down to no tolls.  Options seem to be:

via Rouen, Le Mans and Angers, total of 412 miles and £66 in tolls taking 7 1/2 hours

Via Caen and Rennes 453 miles and £32 tolls with 8 1/2 hours or

Toll free route, similar to Caen and rennes above but seems to go through Rouen rather than avoid it north with 10 hrs 42.  Having experienced Rouen before i guess it would be best to avoid but i would really welcome a recommendation from someone more experienced.

Many thanks in anticipation