Porte Saint Julien – Stage 1 of the Véloscénie loop from Nogent-le-Rotrou
Porte Saint Julien – Stage 1 of the Véloscénie loop from Nogent-le-Rotrou
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Porte Saint Julien – Stage 1 of the Véloscénie loop from Nogent-le-Rotrou
02:13
50.1km
450m
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: October 7, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
272 m
Saint Hilaire Church
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The first parish church of Nogent-le-Rotrou dates back to the 11th century, and its expansion dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. Beautiful bell tower topped with a lantern surrounded by an ornate gallery.
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Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
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The town was destroyed during the Hundred Years' War in 1428.
It was the subject of major work after 1450. Significant work took place thereafter, until the 19th century.
The building was registered as a historic monument on March 24, 1975.
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Porte Saint Julien
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Notre-Dame des Marais Church
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34.2 km
Eglise Saint Pierre-Ès Liens
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The entrance porch of the church is built against the north wall; it is adorned with a balustrade with an openwork network and its slopes are decorated with fleur-de-lis. The tympanum of the portal is polychrome.
The eastern gable of the building is pierced by an oculus with four quatrefoils. The slopes are adorned with fleur-de-lis and crowned with a stone cross.
Construction stages:
Although the construction of the primitive church dates back to the 11th century, it underwent numerous modifications:
- the choir dates from the 13th century (it is the priory chapel, opened onto the nave in 1808).
- in the 15th century the nave was enlarged (which corresponds to the second section).
- in the 16th century, the first section of the nave was partially rebuilt.
Addition of side chapels at an unknown date.
History:
The church was ceded around 1090 by Gauthier Chesnel, lord of Ceton, to the Cluniac monks of Saint-Denis de Nogent-le-Rotrou. They established a priory there which was suppressed during the Revolution.
This church replaced the village parish church which was destroyed during the Revolution.
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48.5 km
Stage 1 of the Véloscénie
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48.9 km
Notre-Dame Church, Nogent-le-Rotrou
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Originally the chapel of the Hôtel-Dieu, built in 1182, it was then placed under the name of Saint-Jacques and only became a parish church after the Revolution, after the destruction in 1798 of the Notre-Dame church. des Marais from which it will take its name.
The church does not have a bell tower, the monks of the Saint-Denis abbey of Nogent-le-Rotrou not wanting a new bell tower to exceed theirs. The collaterals were added in the 14th and 15th centuries.
It has been classified as a historic monument since 1907 for its nave and in 1949 for the funeral chapel of Sully.
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End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
48.9 km
762 m
182 m
152 m
129 m
Surfaces
45.8 km
4.09 km
293 m
< 100 m
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