Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf lies in a bend of the Seine.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf can consider this place as a travel destination.
Getting around
There are three signposted walking routes in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf. The Bord de Seine walking route is 4.5 km long and runs around the marina. The Centre ville walking route is 4.3 km long and runs around the town hall.
The combined Centre ville + bord de Seine walking route is 6 km long. In addition, a nearly 2.3 km-long route near the Seine in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf connects Elbeuf and Orival and forms a new section of the “La Seine à Vélo” project.
The section of this route near the Seine that runs through Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf is fully accessible to cyclists, pedestrians, people with reduced mobility and horse riders.
Nature
Wooded areas in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf are located mainly around the Parc des Brûlins. Plage aux Cygnes is a sandy beach that slopes down towards the Seine and is now a usual gathering place for a colony of swans.
Events
The Hippodrome des Brûlins in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf hosts trotting races. The facility has a grandstand with 800 seats.
Culture
The historic Tramway-d’Elbeuf network included a northern line that served the Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf railway station.
The Église Saint-Aubin has medieval origins and preserves a 16th-century bell tower on its façade. It was rebuilt between 1846 and 1867; it features Neo-Gothic architectural and furnishing elements as well as stained-glass windows from the same period of the 13th century.
The Saint-Gilles priory was founded in the 12th century at the end of a bend in the Seine. The former Chapelle Saint-Gilles is a preserved part of the Saint-Gilles priory and dates from the 13th and 16th centuries.
The congregation of the Couvent des sœurs du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus was founded in 1821 by Joséphine Fréret, who was born in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf. The Couvent des sœurs du Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus at 130 rue de Freneuse was built in 1841.
The media library of Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf offers numerous cultural events, including meetings with authors, book-related workshops, exhibitions and readings.
Other places: Le Mesnil-Esnard, Flamanville, Hautot-Sur-Mer, Bois-Guillaume, Petit-Couronne, Mannevillette, Bouelles, Tourville-la-Rivière.
