Condé-Sur-Risle: Trails, Ponds and Garden
Accommodation in Condé-Sur-Risle
Condé-sur-Risle offers travelers practical ways to shape their stay around trail length, a garden visit, or landscape and architectural history. A short loop and a longer, blue-marked trail start at the church; La Marie-Charlotte has set visiting hours. Ponds and designated protected sites offer additional points of interest.
Trails of Different Lengths
The official 2026 hiking map lists the 2.7-kilometer circular route “Tour des étangs, le grand huit,” which starts at the church in Condé-sur-Risle. The Chemin des Sarrasins also starts at the church: it is 10 kilometers long and marked in blue. Both routes therefore share the same starting point, but differ in length by 7.3 kilometers. If you plan your outing based on distance, you can compare the length of these two options directly.
The Chêne à Leude is a stop along the Chemin des Sarrasins. The Chemin des Faneuses passes near the ponds of Condé-sur-Risle.
Ponds and Designated Protected Sites
The Étangs de Condé et Appeville are former gravel pits. Condé-sur-Risle is administratively part of an ecological zone that also includes the Risle Valley, several small tributaries and the Forêt de Montfort. This means that the area in question extends beyond the commune.
Two named oak sites are also classified as protected sites. The Chêne aux loups was classified on November 3, 1928. The Chêne dit „Chêne à Leude“ is also a classified protected site; it was designated on April 9, 1929.
La Marie-Charlotte: Garden and Visiting Hours
La Marie-Charlotte is a one-hectare English garden within a Natura 2000 zone. The grounds include a vegetable garden, a wooded area, a small pond and a greenhouse. There is also a Norman barn, water features, artistic designs and philosophical reflections. The garden brings together horticultural, landscape and design elements.
The garden is open on weekends and public holidays in the afternoon from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m.; visits are also possible by appointment. Check the visiting hours before your visit.
Church, Washhouse and Les Grands Parquets
The church in Condé-sur-Risle has a Renaissance portal. Its Romanesque bell tower collapsed in 1765, after which the choir was rebuilt in the 18th century. The Renaissance portal and the history of the rebuilt choir are both architectural landmarks of the village.
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 spur on the left bank of the Risle and covers just under two hectares (19,260 m²). A 2003 archaeological report describes two openings in the rampart as an entrance. Check on site whether this access is currently usable.
Discover more destinations: Fleury Sur Andelle, Amécourt, Bézu-Saint-Éloi, Damville, Jumelles, Piseux, Vernon, Saint-Samson-De-La-Roque.
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