Saint-Étienne-Roilaye: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Culture and history

The cultural history of Saint-Étienne-Roilaye includes the Saint-Etienne church. It has a preserved apse from the second quarter of the 12th century; inside it is a rare Romanesque altar with small columns, which was created at the same time as the apse. The Saint-Etienne church is a good example of regional Romanesque architecture.

The interactive Wivisites tour “Discovering Chelles and Saint-Étienne-Roilaye” presents history through the devil-head corbels of the Saint-Etienne church. Another historical trace is formed by the Gallo-Roman ruins of Mont Berny in the Compiègne Forest. They were placed under monument protection by decree of 23 September 1922.

The Château de Villers-Cotterêts is located in the surroundings of Saint-Étienne-Roilaye; the ancient site of Champlieu is also nearby. In the wider regional area is the Château de Compiègne. The vanished early medieval Merovingian palace, Palais de Compiègne, is also located there.

The ancient Roman chaussée Brunehaut, which connects Soissons with Beauvais, runs through Saint-Étienne-Roilaye.

Nature and landscape

The hills of Mont Saint-Marc, Mont des Singes and Mont du Tremble are located in the surroundings of Saint-Étienne-Roilaye. The hill of Mont Ganelon is in the wider regional area of Saint-Étienne-Roilaye.

The municipality of Saint-Étienne-Roilaye includes 218 hectares of the Forêt domaniale de Compiègne state forest. The Étang de Neuffontaines is designated as a fishing area in Saint-Étienne-Roilaye.

Those who choose Saint-Étienne-Roilaye as their destination want to rent a holiday apartment there.

Other places: Lachelle, Vauciennes, Rémérangles, Villers-Saint-Paul, Verneuil-en-Halatte, Sainte-Geneviève, Grandfresnoy, Ully-Saint-Georges.

To the higher-level travel overview: Oise.