The Église Saint-Georges gives Rouvray a tangible historical character: the church consists of a single-nave layout with four bays, a western porch and a three-sided chancel. When planning a trip to Rouvray, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Culture
The first mentions of the Église Saint-Georges in Rouvray date back to the 12th century. At that time, Guillaume de Toucy, Bishop of Auxerre, transferred its chapel to the Abbey of Auxerre. The nave itself dates from the 16th century and was built in the Gothic style.
There are also named cultural and historical sites in the area around Rouvray: Château de Régennes is a castle in the wider surroundings of Rouvray. The Abbaye de Pontigny is an abbey in the vicinity of Rouvray. The area also contains the Artothèque d'Auxerre, a museum, and Notre-Dame des Isles, a historic site.
Nature
The municipality of Rouvray lies within the ZNIEFF Type 2 area “Forêt de Pontigny et Vallée du Serein aval”. In the Serein, this area is home to the gudgeon (Gobitis taenia) and the dace, also known as the ide (Leuciscus leuciscus), which are fish species relevant to the ZNIEFF inventory. The dace requires gravel-rich riverbeds for spawning.
The landscape of the “Forêt de Pontigny et Vallée du Serein aval” includes wooded plateaus on Albian clays and sands, as well as individual marsh areas and ponds. Mont Avrelot is a hill in the wider regional surroundings of Rouvray.
Hiking
Outside built-up areas, the hiking route between Venouse and Rouvray is marked with blue signs on a yellow background. Next to the Gallo-Roman bridge over the Ru de Bûchin, there is a shaded, landscaped waterside rest area for hikers. The bridge itself is a single-span semicircular arch bridge.
Rouvray's circular route no. 3 joins this hiking route approximately 100 m beyond the Gallo-Roman bridge.
