Attractions and Places To See around Haravilliers - Top 20

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You can pass by here without noticing this 18th century building which has no particular architectural interest, because its interest is not visual, but audio ... Indeed, this castle houses a legendary recording studio which had its heyday in the 70s and 80s. Founded in 1969 by Michel Magne, a key composer of film music from the 60s/70s (he notably composed the music for Tontons flingueurs, Angélique, Fantomas and OSS 117), the castle offered for the first time at the time a residential studio offering room and board to artists who could thus take the time to record their album in the heart of the peaceful countryside of the French Vexin. Its notoriety would go so far as to attract the big names of Anglo-Saxon rock. David Bowie, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Jacques Higelin, Iggy Pop, The Bee Gees, Claude Nougaro, Eddy Mitchell, Cat Stevens, T Rex, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Bernard Lavilliers, and many others recorded here. This story is told in various books and articles, including: "Herouville, the Haunted Castle of Rock," a book by Laurent Jaoui "The Lovers of Herouville," a graphic novel by Yann le Quellec and Romain Ronzeau "Herouville Castle, a French Rock Madness," a documentary by Christophe Tale https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/02/07/le-chateau-d-herouville-une-folie-rock-francaise-sur-france-5-la-fascinante-histoire-d-une-pure-utopia-des-annees-1970_6536323_3246.html

Mansion dating from the 16th century, which retains external signs of the feudalism of the previous period with the presence of towers, closed perimeter walls. The two pepperbox-capped towers frame a cart gate and a pedestrian gate. The whole is affirmed by a dominating and defensive side. The Château de Moussy housed the German general staff in 1943 and was damaged, like the neighboring church, by a bombardment in 1944. above the main entrance is a characteristic addition. The property listed in the Inventory is private and cannot be visited.

Manor, called priory, rue de l'Eglise / rue du Moulin-Neuf (listed as a historical monument in 1927). The seigniorial manor was built for the Aumont family between the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century. While the manor was the property of the writer Henri Béraud, the manor was requisitioned by the German general staff in 1943. Badly damaged by a bombardment in 1944, it has since been extensively restored.

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Church is a parish Catholic church located in Frémécourt, Val-d'Oise, France. It combines a small Renaissance choir, which does not lack appeal, with a partly Romanesque transept and nave, which have lost all character during successive alterations. The bell tower is also Romanesque, and is distinguished by the passage to an octagonal plan above the belfry floor, but it is otherwise an ordinary construction. The portal of the nave is placed under the influence of Classicism, and seems to date from around 1700, when the church risked collapse and had to be repaired. Inside, the most remarkable element is the richly carved 14th century baptismal font. The sculpture of the capitals and keystones of the choir is distinguished by its distance from the conventions of the Renaissance, and the originality of its motifs. The church is listed as a historic monument by order of June 28, 19742. It is still awaiting restoration. With only two Sunday Masses a year and a few special celebrations, the spiritual life has practically died out.

The Saint-Rémi Church is dedicated to Saint Rémi in honor of the Bishop of Reims who around 496 baptized Clovis des Francs. It was rebuilt twice, first in 1538 and then in 1562. It is distinguished by its mixture of "flamboyant Gothic" and Renaissance. The nave and the porch are the work of Nicolas le Mercier. The Saint Roch chapel at the end of the aisle was built in 1620 at the expense of Nicolas Brûlart de Sillery, Keeper of the Seals of Henri IV. This octagonal building is topped with a ten-sided stone dome. The corner shields of the octagon bear the papal coat of arms (except two with the effigies of two hearts which were added in the 19th century). Under the chapel, note the presence of a crypt which contained the tombs and the “Priants” of the Brûlart de Sillery, as for the Villeroy in Magny-en-Vexin (destroyed in 1793). It is now empty.

The statue of Admiral Peyron The statue of Admiral Peyron was sculpted by Henri Georget in 1904. It was placed in the center of the town hall square on July 17, 1904. The base (the base) is oblique. The four sides represent the waves of the sea. At the four angles, the sterns of ancient ships can be seen. The pyramid decorated with a capital supports the bust of Admiral Peyron. All these elements are significant of Admiral Peyron's career in the navy. Thus, the homage is paid to the “glorious son of Marines”. Admiral Peyron was born in Marines in 1823. Son of Alexandre Peyron, doctor and Mayor of Marines, he entered the naval school in November 1839. First maneuver officer, then lieutenant, commander, chief of staff, vice-admiral, maritime prefect and senator. An accomplished career from which he climbed all the ranks of the Navy until becoming its minister. He died in Paris on January 9, 1892.

magnificent architecture, with these two red doors that make our imagination work!