Lyons-la-Forêt is located in the centre of the 11,000-hectare Lyons Forest, which was initially a royal forest and later a state forest. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Lyons-la-Forêt can plan this type of accommodation for their stay.
Nature
The Lyons Forest offers opportunities for hiking, Nordic walking, cycling and horse riding on approximately 300 km of existing and signposted paths. The 5 km-long Chemin des Écoliers also runs through this network of paths, beginning at the church car park in Lyons-la-Forêt.
The Jardin Plume garden is located in the vicinity of Lyons-la-Forêt. The wider regional area is also home to Biotropica Park and the islands of Île du Jonquay and Île Brouilly.
Culture
Among the eleven notable cultural assets of Lyons-la-Forêt, or those classified as ISMH, is the Church of Saint-Denis. The village also preserves the remains of a castle built in the Middle Ages by Henri 1er de Beauclerc. The Lyons-la-Forêt market hall is a listed historic building dating from the 15th to the 18th century.
Visitors can see a reconstructed dungeon in the town hall of Lyons-la-Forêt. Lyons-la-Forêt is also home to a remarkable 18th-century courtroom, created under the direction of the duc de Penthièvre, the last lord of Lyons.
The ruins of the Abbaye de Mortemer-en-Lyons are located in the immediate vicinity of Lyons-la-Forêt. The historic sites of Abbaye de l'Isle-Dieu and Abbaye de Fontaine-Guérard are located nearby. The Château de Pont-Saint-Pierre is situated in the wider regional area.
Orientation
A village guide to Lyons-la-Forêt explains the village’s distinctive history and layout and highlights its sights. The Lyons-la-Forêt market takes place on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings. At the Besguay car park, 100 m from the market hall, there is a large free car park for cars and motorcycles.
You can find more local pages at Nassandres, Chaise-Dieu-Du-Theil, Écos, La Haye-Malherbe, Saint-Denis-Le-Ferment, Berville-Sur-Mer, Connelles and Louviers.
