Montfort-Le-Gesnois: Holiday apartments and houses
Montfort-Le-Gesnois combines striking buildings, traces of various eras and the surroundings of the Huisne. Today’s Château de Montfort is a 19th-century neoclassical building that replaced the former feudal fortress in 1820. Only a few arches of the original structure of the Pont Romain, dating from around 50 AD, remain today. Renting a holiday apartment is one option for a stay in Montfort-le-Gesnois.
Culture and history
The Notre-Dame church has been listed in its entirety as a historic monument since 8 October 2007. The Pont sur l'Huisne in Montfort-le-Gesnois has been listed as a historic monument since 26 March 1927. The church of Saussay has also been listed as a historic monument since 13 November 1973; the listing includes the wall paintings.
The Church of Saint-Gilles features stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the lives of the Virgin Mary and Christ. It is generally associated with the foundation of the adjacent priory around 1092. The chapel of Saussay was built in the Romanesque style at approximately the same time as the Church of Saint-Gilles; it includes a cemetery where a cross has been preserved.
Numerous merchants’ houses from the 15th and 16th centuries have been preserved along the Grande rue. Some retain stair towers at the rear. The monumental staircase of Montfort, with 110 steps, was built in 1890.
Landscape
The surroundings of the Pont Romain include the ruins of a mill on the Huisne and a restored wash house. The landscaped park of the Château de Montfort was redesigned in 1860 and includes an orangery. A footpath along the Huisne stretches from the wastewater treatment plant to the Pont Romain, offering a safe and pleasant promenade in the heart of the natural and historical heritage.
Leisure
Sittellia in Montfort-le-Gesnois offers a 25-metre sports pool with four lanes, a leisure pool with a fast-current channel and counter-current system, a children’s paddling pool and a 55-metre slide.
Geographical location
La Pécardière railway station is located on the TER railway line between Paris and western France.
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