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Saint-Céneri-Le-Gérei

View of the village of St. Ceneri

Saint-Céneri-Le-Gérei

View of the village of St. Ceneri

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View of the village of St. Ceneri

Recommended by 20 road cyclists out of 21

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

Cycling is not permitted at this location

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Location: Saint-Céneri-Le-Gérei, Alençon, Normandy, France

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

121km

05:52

1,610m

Expert 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

49.3km

02:30

650m

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

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3. Le pont de Saint-Céneri – Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei loop from Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis

31.4km

01:31

370m

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

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HarteArbeit

August 9, 2017

Nice place, very well-kept, from here you can start well ....
Oh yes, you can park at the river Sarthe, they also want no parking fees.

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Olivier Gery

September 23, 2022

One of the most beautiful villages in France. And it's deserved.

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Fabrice Rigalleau

March 8, 2023

Céneri, then cardinal of Rome, deacon and preacher undertook around 669 to build a first wooden building which he dedicated to Saint Martin. It was in this church that Céneri was originally buried. The tomb engendering miracles the church soon takes the name of its founder, to whom the people award the title of saint. This name becomes that of the village grouped around the Benedictine abbey which 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 longer a 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, the quality of the light inspire artists such as Corot, Courbet, Harpignies, Cogniet, the Veillon brothers, Mary Renard, Paul Saïn. This artistic activity lasted more than half a century. It ended on the eve of the First World War to be reborn in the 1950s and 1960s, thus giving new life and a tourist attraction to this small town, classified among the most beautiful villages in France.

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Location: Saint-Céneri-Le-Gérei, Alençon, Normandy, France

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View of the village of St. Ceneri

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. Le pont de Saint-Céneri – Saint-Cénéri-le-Gérei loop from Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis

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