Frazé – Saint Martin Church loop from La Loupe

Frazé – Saint Martin Church loop from La Loupe

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Frazé – Saint Martin Church loop from La Loupe

07:44

178km

1,160m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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18.3 km

Saint-Denis Church

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The village has a Gothic style church. The latter is approximately 32 m long and 8.5 m wide. The church was renovated a few years ago and the eastern facade has recently been lit at night.

According to the departmental archives of Eure-et-Loir, the general council granted a credit of 30,000 francs in 1851, in order to have “MM. the department's travel agents the nomenclature of churches, presbyteries and other municipal buildings, briefly containing their description, their condition, the indication and approximate evaluation of the work to be done and their degree of urgency.

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36.3 km

15th-century murals in Saint-Orien church

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The walls of the nave of the church of Saint-Orien are adorned with paintings from the 15th century, which are surprisingly well preserved.

They represent a dance of death, symbolizing the confrontation between humans and death.

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51.0 km

Church of Saint James, Illiers-Combray

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How nice to meet such a great church as a pilgrim on the Way of St. James, which is also consecrated to Saint Jaques.

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63.6 km

Frazé

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It is a magnificent castle which deserves more recognition as the work is magnificent.

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67.7 km

Saint Martin Church

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The Saint-Martin church of La Croix-du-Perche, composed of a single nave without aisles, dates from the 12th century. At this date, the church is the chapel of a priory founded around 1250 by the Abbey of the Holy Trinity of Tiron. The church only became a parish when the monks left, towards the end of the 16th century.

The monument is remarkable for its 16th century framework, entirely decorated with paintings dated 1537.

The building was classified as a historic monument in 1934.

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75.3 km

Thiron-Gardais Abbey Gardens

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Discover through these medieval gardens the history of the Order of Tiron, which exerted its influence throughout the north of France and as far as Scotland from the construction of the abbey in 1114.

Only the abbey church still remains today, accompanied by thematic gardens of medieval inspiration.

On a surface of 4 hectares, 10 themed gardens are proposed for the visit.

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93.2 km

Notre-Dame Church, Nogent-le-Rotrou

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The nave of Notre-Dame church dates from the 12th and 13th centuries.

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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102 km

Saint-Denis Church

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Church built in the 12th and 16th centuries. Listed apse from the 12th century. 4-storey bell tower. Corner buttress bell with staircase turret. Renaissance portal. Large Gothic window above the portal. 16th century roof and nave. Stone statue of a bishop, 16th century paintings.

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145 km

Bois de Sainte-Anne

Forest

178 km

End point

Train Station

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