Gisors Castle – Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey loop from Gournay - Ferrières

Gisors Castle – Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey loop from Gournay - Ferrières

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Gisors Castle – Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey loop from Gournay - Ferrières

02:58

67.8km

510m

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: November 7, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 174 m for 58 m

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1.30 km

Gournay-en-Bray

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Gournay-en-Bray is a French town in the Normandy region. The town is located on the banks of the river Epte, about 90 km northwest of Paris, about halfway between the French capital and the port city of Dieppe.

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4.75 km

Coast D916

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Coast with bends and regular slope (100m of D+)

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16.2 km

Festival photos

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26.1 km

Saint-Denis-le-Ferment River

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34.1 km

Saint-Gervais–Saint-Protais Church

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The Priory Saint-Ouen was founded around 1066 by Hugues de Chaumont, who gave the priory to the monastery Marmoutier. Over time, the Franciscans (ordo fratrum minorum recollectorum), the Trinitarian Order and the Ursulines had branches in Gisors. [

Around 1095, the Duke of Normandy and King of England William II (Guillaume II le Roux) built an octagonal donjon to defend the borders. The castle Gisors was one of the numerous border patrols such as Dangu, Château -sur-Epte, Ecos, Baudemont and Gasny along the Norman Epte shore. On the French side lay the castles of Boury-en-Vexin, Saint-Clair-sur-Epte and La-Roche-Guyon. Gisors was the most important border fort in the north of the Norman Vexin. [6]

Due to its location, the town played several roles in the 12th Century in the signing of peace treaties between the King of France and the King of England, who was also the Duke of Normandy.

Peace of Gisors 1113
Peace of Gisors 1180
Peace of Gisors 1188

Castle ruin Gisors
In a field between Gisors and Courcelles on September 28, 1198 a battle between the English king Richard the Lionheart and the French king Philip II took place. Philip II (1165-1223) did not use the old, octagonal donjon, but had a new, circular donjon built, called the Tour du prisonnier ("prisoner's tower"), because a prisoner was there at the time of the Huguenot wars (1562- 1598) has carved numerous reliefs in the walls of his cell.

Gisors was converted several times into a Comté or a Duché. At the beginning of the 14th century was the heyday of Gisors. Tanneries and weaving mills of the city led to economic growth. Gisors was the seat of one of the seven major Bailliages of Normandy and seat of a Vicomté.

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Gisors Castle

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The Château de Gisors is a castle located in the Eure department. The castle was a key fortress of the Dukes of Normandy in the 11th and 12th centuries. Its purpose was to defend the Anglo-Norman territory of the Vexin from the claims of the King of France.

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61.2 km

Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey

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This abbey dates back to the 5th century, although the buildings you see today were built in the 9th century. Its grandeur, architecture, brightness, Sainte-Chapelle, and rose window are worth a visit.

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61.2 km

Saint-Germer-de-Fly Abbey Church

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In the heart of the Pays de Bray, in Oise, we find this magnificent abbey whose dimensions contrast with the size of the village. We understand its importance when we know that it is the oldest abbey of French Gothic art. Brightness, grandeur and beauty in a single building!

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