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Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei

Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei

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Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei

Name: Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei
Rating: 2

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Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

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Location: Moulins-Le-Carbonnel, Mamers, Pays de la Loire, France

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1. Col de la Source – Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei loop from La Hutte - Coulombiers

120km

05:50

1,610m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei – Multonne Forest loop from Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon

49.4km

02:30

650m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei – Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Castle loop from La Hutte - Coulombiers

90.4km

04:12

830m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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DanglosBruno

September 6, 2020

In the heart of the Mancelles Alps, the small village of Saint-Cénéri-Le-Gérei has that little extra soul that makes it one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France. In the 19th century, the village attracted a good number of painters, including Corot and Courbet.
Source: normandie-tourisme.fr

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David Lpx 📸

November 4, 2022

Nice place for a break on the terrace

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Fabrice Rigalleau

May 6, 2023

Céneri, then cardinal of Rome, deacon and preacher, undertook around 669 to build a first wooden building that he dedicated to Saint Martin. It was in this church that Céneri was originally buried. The tomb generating miracles, the church soon took the name of its founder, to whom the people awarded the title of saint. This name became that of the village grouped around the Benedictine abbey that surrounds the church.
Two centuries later, the Normans made incursions into the region and destroyed the original church. Thus for a long time there was no church in Saint-Céneri. It was in 1089 that the construction of the current church was undertaken. It was completed in 1125 but underwent several modifications and restorations until the beginning of the 20th century.
The end of the 19th century saw the arrival of painters and a new life linked to artistic activity began for the village. The beauty of the landscapes and the quality of the light inspired artists such as Corot, Courbet, Harpignies, Cogniet, the Veillon brothers, Mary Renard and Paul Saïn. This artistic activity lasted for more than half a century. It ended on the eve of the First World War and was reborn in the 1950s and 1960s, giving new life and tourist appeal to this small town, ranked among the most beautiful villages in France.

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Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei

1. Col de la Source – Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei loop from La Hutte - Coulombiers

2. Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei – Multonne Forest loop from Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon

3. Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei – Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Castle loop from La Hutte - Coulombiers

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