Gisors Castle – Villarceaux Estate loop from Liancourt-Saint-Pierre
Gisors Castle – Villarceaux Estate loop from Liancourt-Saint-Pierre
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Gisors Castle – Villarceaux Estate loop from Liancourt-Saint-Pierre
06:31
145km
1,060m
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: April 1, 2026
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After 13.9 km for 155 m
After 87.2 km for 2.00 km
After 89.9 km for 984 m
After 98.7 km for 403 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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13.8 km
Saint-Gervais–Saint-Protais Church
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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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14.1 km
Gisors Castle
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77.9 km
The Epte River
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83.4 km
Golf de Villarceaux
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83.7 km
Villarceaux Estate
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Built in the 17th century, the chateau has housed prominent French figures such as author Ninon de Lenclos and Madame de Maintenon, the future wife of King Louis XIV.
Today, the Domaine is open to the public for free from 2pm to 6pm Tuesday - Sunday. You can find more information, here: villarceaux.iledefrance.fr
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89.7 km
Maudétour Castle
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94.1 km
Wy-dit-Joli-Village
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98.1 km
Saint Lucien Church
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145 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
97.7 km
26.7 km
10.6 km
5.15 km
5.10 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
121 km
19.5 km
3.31 km
1.01 km
150 m
148 m
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Highest point (210 m)
Lowest point (30 m)
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