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Château de Mormoulins

Name: Château de Mormoulins
Rating: 2

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Location: Chaudon, Dreux, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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1. Écluzelles, Chaudon, Ormoy — loop from Dreux

44.5km

01:50

200m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Château de Mormoulins – Porte Saint Denis loop from Houdan

204km

08:35

1,430m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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3. Half-timbered house – Château de Mormoulins loop from Rambouillet

111km

04:43

460m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Paul_C

October 20, 2025

The Moulin de Mormoulins is a watermill located on the Eure River in the hamlet of Mormoulins. This mill dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries and is a listed historical monument. You can admire the old stone building, the wooden wheel, and the canal that diverts water from the river as you pass in front of the mill. The mill is surrounded by green fields and trees, creating a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere.

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Olivier Poulenard

March 14, 2021

Around the 10th century, the Château de Mormoulins stood in the middle of the marshes and was reached from Chaudon by a sandstone path whose foundations still exist. The marshes were filled in over the centuries to become meadows. In 1774, the Receiver General of Finance of Picardy, brother-in-law of Pompadour, acquired it. It was he who dug the canals still visible today. In 1781, the owner was Mr. Fergeol de Villers, whose widow ceded the ruins of the castle in 1817 to Mr. du Temple de Chevrigny. At that time, what remained of the castle was undermined by annual floods, and Mr. du Temple de Chevrigny had to resign himself to razing the whole place, which is when the current castle was built...
It is now apparently the holiday resort of the town of Saint-Ouen.

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Jonathan VITEL

November 2, 2021

Around the 10th century, Mormoulins Castle stood in the middle of the marshes. Access from Chaudon was via a sandstone causeway, the foundations of which still exist.
The marshes filled in over the centuries, becoming the meadows bordering the current picturesque Mormoulins road.
Legend has it that one of its owners was killed in a duel the day after his wedding, and a son was born nine months later.
Another legend claims that a captain of the guards charged with defending the castle was killed along with a hundred men the day before his wedding.

In 1774, the Receiver General of Finance of Picardy, brother-in-law of the Pompadour family, purchased it. It was he who had the canals dug, which are still visible today. In 1781, the owner was Mr. Fergeol, from Villers, whose widow sold the castle ruins in 1817 to Mr. du Temple de Chevrigny.

Source: mormoulins.fr

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Location: Chaudon, Dreux, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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Château de Mormoulins

1. Écluzelles, Chaudon, Ormoy — loop from Dreux

2. Château de Mormoulins – Porte Saint Denis loop from Houdan

3. Half-timbered house – Château de Mormoulins loop from Rambouillet

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