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Ferté-Vidame Castle – Saint-Pierre Church loop from Saint-Victor-sur-Avre

Saint-Christophe-Sur-Avre

Ferté-Vidame Castle – Saint-Pierre Church loop from Saint-Victor-sur-Avre

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Ferté-Vidame Castle – Saint-Pierre Church loop from Saint-Victor-sur-Avre

01:41

40.6km

210m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Perche

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1.82 km

Eglise Saint-Victor

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Church of Saint-Victor-sur-Avre (Eure), not far from Center Parc
Number of inhabitants: 63

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It probably dates back to the end of the 10th century, but the current building is much more recent. The portal dates from 1770 and the side aisle from 1556. There is a rich statuary from the first half of the 16th century as well as two stained glass windows from the 14th and 16th centuries and a carved wooden balustrade from the 17th century offered by Duke Louis de Saint-Simon.

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16.5 km

Saint Denis Church

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Located 5 km northeast of La Ferté-Vidame, the Saint-Denis de Morvilliers church stands in the very center of the village. The rectory was the abbot of Saint-Père de Chartres, whose monks owned the church from the beginning of the 12th century. Two charters, dated 1126 and 1127, attest to this. This building comprises a single nave ending in a semicircular chevet. A timber-framed bell tower has crowned the western part of the roof since the 18th century. The west portal through which one enters this building is made of gray stone, unfortunately cemented with a decoration of false stones. The south wall is pierced by five narrow bays, probably from the 12th century. Four windows were installed in the 15th century on the north facade. A fifth, now blocked, was pierced in the apse at the same time. Inside, despite alterations, the church retains an exposed rafter frame forming a medieval truss. Curiously independent of the church structure, it rests on two rows of posts along the drip walls. The vault is paneled. The presence of frescoes could be detected under the plasterwork of the north wall.

For the restoration of the apse's frame and roof, the Sauvegarde de l'Art Français (French Art Protection Agency) awarded a grant of €16,769 in 2001.

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24.0 km

Catholic Church - St-Martin de Lamblore

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Martin was a Roman legionary in the 3rd century. He is known by this episode of his life by which he is represented: passing a poor man without clothes in the street, he cuts his legionnaire's coat in two to cover the unfortunate man.
What is less told is the sequel: in the night, Martin saw in a dream Jesus Christ wearing half a coat saying: "I am wearing Martin's coat".
This confirms a word of the Gospel: “Whatever you did to one of the least of these who are my brothers, you did it to me.” (Matthew 25.40)

Martin, having become a Christian, left the Legion, and approached Hilaire, the bishop of Poitiers. He suggested that he settle in Ligugé with a few disciples. The Ligugé monastery is still occupied by monks, successors of Saint-Martin. The work of Saint-Martin extended into the countryside, so much so that the inhabitants of Tour asked him to become their bishop.

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Ferté-Vidame Castle

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In 1374, the Vendôme family, who possessed the prestigious title of vidame de Chartres (officer in charge of exercising the military and judicial powers of the bishop), bought the estate and had a stone castle built. This same castle was then acquired in 1635 by Claude de Rouvroy, a favorite of Louis XIII. His son, Louis de Rouvroy, better known as the Duc de Saint-Simon, retired to this area to write some 12,000 pages of his Memoirs; chronicles of the last years of the reign and the court of King Louis XIV at Versailles who, between portraits and memories, dismantles the courtesan machine, and its springs of appearances and power. He also had the stable building built there, the current "small castle" now housing the Orée du Perche Tourist Office.
At the end of his life, Saint-Simon no longer had any male descendants and his granddaughter, who inherited the estate, sold it in 1764 to Jean-Joseph de Laborde, banker to the court of Louis XV and farmer general (in charge tax collection). The Marquis de Laborde holds one of the largest fortunes in France, which comes in particular from the slave trade. He had the medieval castle destroyed and launched the construction of a new building: it is the castle whose ruins can be admired today. This was built in just three years. Consisting of three floors, it would have had 167 rooms and its facade is 150 meters long. Laborde is not limited to the reconstruction of the castle, he also redevelops the city park: a huge area of 860 hectares, surrounded by a wall of 13 kilometers which makes it the second largest park in the region after Chambord. It is also the last French-style garden created in France, with a perspective of 1.5 kilometers.

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26.9 km

View of the Château de Saint-Simon⚜️🏰✨

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The view of the Château Saint-Simon and the Mousseuse basins offers an exceptional panorama of the Château de Saint-Simon, a 16th century building that belonged to the famous memoirist Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon. You can also admire the Mousseuse basins, which are part of the castle park and reflect the elegance of its architecture. The hike is easy and accessible, and you can start from Maison Saint-Simon, a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Duke. Along the way, you will learn about the history and culture of this remarkable site.

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31.8 km

Saint-Pierre Church

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Church with a brick bell tower built between 1890 and 1898

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35.5 km

Saint Martin Church of Rohaire

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The church of Rohaire, in Eure et Loir, in the Centre-Val de Loire, is attached to the parish of Saint Laumer du Perche, of the Doyenné des Forêts, in the diocese of Chartres. The church is placed under the protection of Saint Martin.

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40.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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38.0 km

2.22 km

254 m

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34.3 km

6.20 km

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Sunday 12 July

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21°C

24 %

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Ferté-Vidame Castle – Saint-Pierre Church loop from Saint-Victor-sur-Avre

Eglise Saint-Victor

Saint-Pierre Church

Saint Denis Church

Catholic Church - St-Martin de Lamblore

Ferté-Vidame Castle

View of the Château de Saint-Simon⚜️🏰✨

Saint-Pierre Church

Saint Martin Church of Rohaire

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