Boissey-Le-Châtel: Château de Tilly, Church Art and a Walk

Boissey-Le-Châtel offers three distinct points of interest for planning your trip: the architectural history of Château de Tilly, sacred art in the parish church of Saint-Jean L'Evangéliste, and the “Boissey en passant par le château de Tilly” walk. You can tailor your stay to focus on architecture, church furnishings or outdoor activity. The time span ranges from a statue dating from the late 15th or early 16th century to the church nave from the 19th century; the walk adds a specific route and estimated duration to your plans.

Château de Tilly: Building History and Protected Site

Château de Tilly was built around 1530–1535 by Claude Le Roux. Le Roux was an adviser to the Parliament of Normandy and lord of the estate. The building is rectangular and made of brick; its features include round towers and a tall rear tower with a belvedere and a staircase leading to Rihour. The layout, materials and different types of towers offer several specific ways to understand the building’s history and architecture.

Château de Tilly is protected as a registered historic monument, along with its dovecote, turrets and the curtain walls of the former fortifications. The protected area includes the château grounds themselves, including the ground of the vanished moats, as well as the façades and roofs of the outbuildings on plots AA 6 to 9, 12 and 19.

Parish Church of Saint-Jean L'Evangéliste: Architecture and Works of Art

The parish church of Saint-Jean L'Evangéliste offers a different historical focus. Its nave dates from the first quarter of the 19th century. The building has an elongated layout and a single nave. These details describe the architecture, while the individual works of art have their own, in some cases earlier, dates.

A wooden high altar reredos from the 17th century is protected as a movable monument. Its bas-relief depicts the Descent of the Holy Spirit; the reredos also includes statues of Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Giles.

The church contains a wooden statue of Saint Sebastian from the 16th century, also protected as a movable monument. Another statue in the church depicts Saint Austreberthe and dates from the late 15th or early 16th century. There is also a statue of Saint Barbara.

Walk: 7.1 km and Estimated Duration

The “Boissey en passant par le château de Tilly” route is an easy 7.1 km walk with an estimated duration of 2 hours and 15 minutes. It passes Château de Tilly and starts at Place de la Mairie in Boissey-Le-Châtel. The distance and estimated time provide a specific framework for planning your day; the duration is an estimate. Since route and starting-point details may change, check the latest information before setting out.

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