If you choose Condé-Sur-Risle as your destination, you can plan your visit around specific discoveries: trails start at the church, and there are also ponds, a garden and historic sites. When choosing accommodation, it is worth deciding first what you would most like to focus on. Are you more interested in a shorter loop, a longer marked trail, or a mix of gardens and architectural history? The local attractions offer several ways to shape your plans.

Circular Trails and Ponds

Two trails start at the church in Condé-Sur-Risle, making it easy to compare their lengths. The circular “Tour des étangs, le grand huit” is 2.7 kilometres long. The Chemin des Sarrasins is 10 kilometres long and marked in blue. You can therefore choose a route based on distance; no walking times are provided for either trail.

The Chemin des Faneuses passes near the ponds of Condé-Sur-Risle. The Étangs de Condé and Appeville are former gravel pits. The trails and waterways offer different starting points for exploring the landscape, and not all the routes need to follow the same path.

La Marie-Charlotte: Garden and Opening Hours

La Marie-Charlotte is a one-hectare English garden in a Natura 2000 zone. Its features and landscaped areas include a vegetable garden, a woodland area, a small pond, a greenhouse and a Norman barn. There are also water features, artistic creations and philosophical reflections. This makes the garden a destination in its own right, in addition to the walking trails.

La Marie-Charlotte is open on weekend and public holiday afternoons from 2:30 to 6:00 pm; visits are also possible by appointment. If you are planning to visit the garden, check the opening hours again in advance. This will help you plan your day around the stated visiting times.

Oaks and the Surrounding Landscape

The Chêne aux loups is a protected classified site in Condé-Sur-Risle; it was classified on 3 November 1928. Another classified site is the Chêne dit “Chêne à Leude,” which was classified on 9 April 1929. The Chêne à Leude is also a stop on the Chemin des Sarrasins. Despite their similar-sounding names, these are two different places.

The surrounding landscape is also relevant to understanding the area: Condé-Sur-Risle lies in an ecological zone that extends across the Risle Valley, several small tributaries and the Forêt de Montfort.

Church, Valley and Archaeological Site

The church in Condé-Sur-Risle has a Renaissance portal. The choir was rebuilt in the 18th century after the Romanesque bell tower collapsed in 1765. The portal and the building’s history offer two different points in time to consider when exploring the church.

The Fontaine Sarrasin is a former washhouse in a secluded valley shaped by the intermittent Ravin des Sarrasins. Les Grands Parquets is located on a wooded promontory on the left bank of the Risle. The archaeological site covers almost two hectares, with an area of 19,260 square metres.

An archaeological description from 2003 mentions two openings in the rampart as access points to Les Grands Parquets. Check current access arrangements before visiting.

A Local Link to the Markets

At “Les Abeilles de Rose et Martin,” Benoît Gescoff practices migratory beekeeping and lives in Condé-Sur-Risle. Honey is sold directly on Sunday mornings at the markets in Pont-Audemer and Sotteville-lès-Rouen. If you are planning a market visit, check the current dates in advance, as market arrangements may change.

Discover more destinations: Champigny-la-Futelaye, Tourville-La-Campagne, Bernay, La Guéroulde, Bois-Jérôme-Saint-Ouen, Saint-Martin-Saint-Firmin, Le Noyer-En-Ouche, Cierrey.

For the regional travel overview: Eure.