Crèvecoeur-En-Auge – Château, Museum and Walking Routes

Discover Crèvecoeur-En-Auge from several perspectives through the Château de Crèvecœur: historic buildings, paths through the marshland, and exhibitions on technology and agriculture each offer a different focus. When planning a stay, you can choose what to focus on depending on whether you mainly want to go for walks, learn about the château’s history, or explore scientific and rural topics. The walking routes described also differ in duration and length.

The Château’s History and Its Connection to the Routes

The Château de Crèvecœur is an almost perfectly preserved example of a small seigneurie. The Chemin au Roy is also part of the area’s history: before the national road was built in the 19th century, it was the main entrance to the château. Today, the walking route leads through the landscape around the château, bringing together historic routes and the marshland.

Along the Chemin au Roy, plants growing beside wet ditches and trees typical of the marshland shape the landscape. A 45-minute route also passes streams, ponds, plants, an unusual tree, hedges and a Norman farmhouse. If you choose a longer loop, you’ll pass a handsome manor house and enjoy an exceptional panoramic view of the Château de Crèvecœur.

A Museum Between Technology and Rural Life

The Musée Schlumberger at the Château de Crèvecœur brings together the inventions of brothers Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger. Its immersive, interactive experience combines scientific and human perspectives and spans the 1900s to the present day. It follows an engineer from recruitment through assignments in the field and presents technological innovations interactively.

The exhibition “Ma vie d’ingénieur” uses reconstructed settings, museum objects, interactive tablets and holograms to present technological innovations in oil exploration. The exhibition “La vie rurale” is housed in a restored farm building dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. Its themes include rural life, agricultural work, domestic life, animal husbandry and grain cultivation. As exhibition content may change, it is worth checking the current topics before your visit.

The adventure trail “Le tournage maudit” offers a different focus: equipped with a backpack containing 15 objects, visitors explore nature and the Middle Ages through sensory puzzles. This activity may be seasonal.

Choose a Walk Based on Time and Interests

For a shorter walk, consider the 45-minute route along the Chemin au Roy. The easy circular walk “Au détour du château” is 5 kilometres long, takes about an hour and passes the Manoir de l’Epinay. Comparing the two time estimates makes it easier to plan a walk; the longer loop along the Chemin au Roy adds the manor house and panoramic view as distinctive landscape highlights. Check the latest route details before setting out.

If you are more interested in technology and science, the Musée Schlumberger focuses on the two brothers’ inventions and its interactive presentation of technological innovations. The exhibitions on engineering and rural life offer different subjects for a visit to the château. You can therefore plan your stay around your preferred focus: walking routes and scenery, the château’s history, technological developments or rural life.

Getting to the Château

The Château de Crèvecœur is accessible via the A13, exit La Haie Tondue No. 29a, and via the D613, formerly the RN13. As access information may change, check it before you travel.

Discover more destinations: Saint-Étienne-La-Thillaye, Fleury-sur-Orne, Auvillars, Amfreville, Creully, Saint-Vaast-Sur-Seulles, Troarn, Saint-Germain-Du-Pert.

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