Discover Crasville-La-Mallet

For a stay in Crasville-La-Mallet, its flax history and church architecture offer concrete starting points for exploration. Saint-Jean Chapel, Saint-Waast Church and the work with flax represent different ways of approaching the local history.

Flax work and local history

Flax was still harvested by hand in Crasville-la-Mallet until the 1950s. The first agricultural machine for turning flax in the fields was also invented here. Harvesting and turning are different stages of work. The two details therefore highlight different aspects: one concerns manual harvesting, while the other concerns a technological development for turning flax in the field. Together, they show that the history of flax involves both manual labour and the mechanisation of individual field tasks. Crasville-la-Mallet also has at least two bread ovens.

Chapel and church: dates and architectural styles

Saint-Jean Chapel is located in the hamlet of Pleine Sevette and was built in the 15th century. It contains a recently restored altarpiece from the 17th century. The two dates refer to different elements: the building and its furnishings. This makes it possible to consider the chapel’s construction history separately from the history of the altarpiece.

At Saint-Waast, the focus is on the shape of the church interior: the church consists of two adjacent naves. Its bell tower was built in the mid-16th century. These details describe two features—the layout of the church interior and the date of the tower. Compared with Saint-Jean Chapel, this offers a different architectural perspective: at Saint-Waast, the two-nave layout and the tower take centre stage, while at Saint-Jean, the 15th-century building and the later altarpiece are the focus.

The Circuit N°32 – Pays du Grès route

The Circuit N°32 – Pays du Grès is 20.7 kilometres long, of which 6.6 kilometres are on paths. That is just under a third of the total distance, giving a clear sense of the designated path section alongside the overall length. The route passes through villages on the Pays de Caux plateau, where sandstone dominates the traditional architecture. This brings the route’s distances together with a distinctive landscape and architectural feature.

When assessing a walk, you can consider its total distance and the length of its path sections as two separate key details. The description of the villages adds an impression of the traditional building style that dominates along the route. This lets you consider the route both in terms of its length and its landscape character.

If you are looking for hotels in Crasville-La-Mallet, first consider which aspect interests you most: flax work and agriculture, the architectural history of the chapel and church, or a walk with a specified distance and path section.

Discover more destinations: Sainte-Beuve-En-Rivière, Nolléval, Clères, Le Havre, Avesnes-En-Val, Etretat, Londinières, Bacqueville-En-Caux.

For the wider travel overview: Seine-Maritime.