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Botanical garden – Le Mans loop from Trangé

Botanical garden – Le Mans loop from Trangé

Moderate

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Botanical garden – Le Mans loop from Trangé

02:12

49.6km

420m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.5 km for 202 m

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Bus stop

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36.8 km

Rue Gazonfier

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Very Very Very Steep, but short.

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38.4 km

Parish of Notre Dame de Sainte Croix

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It was built to the plans of Abbot Tournesac and consecrated in June 1857.

The chapel is located in the Sainte Croix district, one of the oldest districts in the city of Le Mans. The current building replaces a first chapel; the latter was undoubtedly the chapel of a hospice founded by Saint Bertrand in the 6th century.
It was probably in the 10th century that it was established as a parish, after the ruin of the hospice; this chapel then depended on the abbey of la Couture. The initial chapel was destroyed in 1794. It rose from its ashes thanks to Basile Moreau, who was entrusted in 1835 with the congregation of the Brothers of Saint-Joseph. Abbot Moreau was tasked with building, on land donated by the parish, several buildings intended to house this nascent community, the Fathers of Sainte-Croix.

In 1908, the church was deconsecrated and all the abbey buildings were assigned to the army.
In 1931, it was returned to worship, after being acquired by the Congregation, which experienced significant growth in Canada.

Basile Moreau died in 1873 and was beatified by the Church in 2007. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his death, the Sunday mass on April 7, 2024, was broadcast live on “Le Jour du Seigneur” on France 2.

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38.6 km

Botanical garden

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A beautiful park with many different trees and several artificial grottos and waterways.
The flower gardens in the Jardin des Plantes are located in the northeastern part. On Sundays, music and dancing take place around the pavilion on certain dates.

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