Buchères: Heritage and Cycling Route

Buchères between Troyes and the countryside

Buchères retains the character of a rural community and lies on the edge of the Troyes urban area. Local points of interest include religious heritage and cycling: the Church of the Assumption and the Courgerennes Chapel represent religious architecture, while the Canal de Saint-Julien circular cycling route passes through Buchères. The town also offers a fitness trail, a children’s park and a leisure facility.

Religious buildings from different periods

The Church of the Assumption was built between 1850 and 1853. It also contains a protected religious object. The construction period and the religious object offer two distinct ways to explore local heritage: the origins of the church building and a protected feature inside it.

The Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge Chapel stands in Courgerennes. This church building dates from the 12th century and was altered in the 16th and 18th centuries. Its history therefore cannot be reduced to a single building phase: its medieval origins were followed by changes in two later centuries.

The chapel’s furnishings include fragments of 16th-century stained glass depicting the Last Judgment and the Annunciation. There is also a tabernacle in the Louis XIII style. The stained-glass fragments and the tabernacle reveal different aspects of the chapel: the religious scenes depicted and a named style of furnishing.

Compared with the two religious buildings, the Church of the Assumption is considerably later in date than the Courgerennes Chapel. Those interested in architectural history will find two different points of entry in Buchères: a church from the mid-19th century and a chapel with medieval origins and later alterations.

Leisure activities and cycling route

Beyond its churches, Buchères has a fitness trail and a children’s park. The Saint Exupéry leisure facility offers sports equipment for outdoor exercise. These amenities serve different purposes within the town: the fitness trail, the children’s park and the opportunity to exercise outdoors at the leisure facility.

The Canal de Saint-Julien circular cycling route is 19.5 kilometres long, rated easy and has 70 metres of elevation gain. Its length, difficulty rating and elevation gain describe different aspects of the route. The first section follows the Vélovoie des Grands Lacs Seine et Aube for about five kilometres. This shared path is used by pedestrians and cyclists and passes through a rural setting.

The rest of the route is also clearly described: it crosses the Seine via the RD 123 (Rue de la Gare) and continues to Buchères. The return leg follows the RD 93 through the hamlets of Courgerennes and Villepart. The cycling loop can therefore be described not only by its length and elevation profile, but also by the named roads and places along the way.

Buchères combines these points of interest with its rural character and its location on the edge of the Troyes urban area. This makes it easy to choose a destination based on what matters for your stay.

Discover more destinations: Les Riceys, Laubressel, Ville-sous-la-Ferté, Maizières-La-Grande-Paroisse, Marnay-sur-Seine, Vendeuvre-Sur-Barse, Précy-Notre-Dame, Estissac.

For the main travel overview: Aube.