Crocy: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Culture and History
Crocy’s history includes sacred buildings and the development of the Grand Moulin. The Église Saint-Hilaire was listed as a historic monument by decree dated 18 March 1927. Its main construction phases date from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
The Église Saint-Martin-Saint-Hilaire has a Romanesque nave with two side aisles. Its choir ends in a Late Gothic Flamboyant ambulatory or corresponding apse. The Église Saint-Hilaire complex also includes a stained-glass ensemble comprising 19 windows from 1953–1954 and covering an area of 35 m².
The Grand Moulin in Crocy developed from grain and paper mills into a cotton spinning mill and later into a grain mill. Two turbines and their transmission mechanisms have been preserved there.
When planning your own trip, you may wish to focus on renting a holiday apartment in Crocy.
Water and Mills
The Dives runs through the heart of the village of Crocy and waters the lower-lying meadows. It powered two grain mills and a paper mill in Crocy. The Filaine is one of two rivers that flow through Crocy.
Other Cultural Sites
The Château de Beaumais, a château, is located in the immediate vicinity of Crocy. The Château de Fontaine-les-Bassets and the Château de Falaise, both châteaux, are also located in the surrounding area, as is the Abbaye de Saint-André-en-Gouffern, an abbey.
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