Azay-le-Rideau – The Azay Mill loop from Villeperdue

Azay-le-Rideau – The Azay Mill loop from Villeperdue

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Azay-le-Rideau – The Azay Mill loop from Villeperdue

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47.1km

200m

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: August 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.9 km for 55 m

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Train Station

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14.3 km

Plaque commemorating the Tour de France in 1957

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14.5 km

La Basse Chevrière Troglodyte Caves and Tour de France Plaques

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Nice little place to roll through with interesting rock areas at the entrance.

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21.0 km

Azay-le-Rideau

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Come and discover the Touraine in d'Azay-le-rideau. A pleasant centre has nice terraces to stay for a while. Discover the Château d'Azay-le-rideau and the park in English style and relax on the banks of the Indre on the island by the waterfall.

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21.2 km

Saint-Symphorien Church - Azay-le-Rideau

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The Saint-Symphorien Catholic church in Ponthion, a commune in the Marne department in the Grand Est region of France, was probably built in the late 11th or 12th century. At the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century the Romanesque church was partially renovated in the Gothic style. The church is dedicated to Saint Symphorianus, a martyr executed in Autun in the 2nd century. In 1924 the church was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as a monument historique.
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21.4 km

The Azay Mill

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Situated on the banks of the Indre, from the bridge you have a beautiful view of the site and the beautiful 16th century mill.

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21.5 km

Azay-le-Rideau

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31.6 km

Lys Valley Bridge

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A relaxing break on this bridge to enjoy the calm of the Indre.

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46.6 km

Boisbonnard Castle

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Boisbonnard is a fairly attractive ensemble and was extensively altered in 1856.

This private castle is an old fortress of which only:
- the wide medieval moats in their entirety and which form 2 quadrilaterals and a 3-sided figure
- 5 cylindrical towers including the South-East tower pierced with circular loopholes called the “couleuvrine tower”.
The surrounding walls disappeared, the eastern ones were pulled down in 1856.
Access is controlled by 2 entrance towers, capped with pepper shakers, guarding the wooden footbridge which replaced the drawbridge. A portal with a curved pediment connects them.
The enclosure demolished in the last century has retained 3 corner towers.

The current castle was built in several stages. The residential building, which dates from the 16th century, had its facades completely redesigned in 1856. Part of it disappeared at the beginning of the 20th century.
To the south-west, a main building covered with a 4-pitched roof and presenting stone windows on the ground floor had been lined with another building in 1731; these buildings were demolished in 1979.

The outbuildings near the front door were built in Renaissance style around 1856 in place of the old farm buildings.
Numerous renovation and restoration works have been carried out since 1994.

During the cleaning of the moat an oak door was discovered under the water level. We can assume that there was an underground passage between the castle and the village church or to other undergrounds.

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