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Paved road by 2025.

Nestled on hillsides painted with ochre, yellow, or pink sand, limestone, and lights, Mortagne-au-Perche is a must-see for anyone wanting to explore Le Perche. A favorite holiday resort of the Counts of Perche and their wives, Mortagne-au-Perche has managed to preserve its monuments and historical heritage. This medieval town brimming with character is recommended for exploring by bike or on foot.

The nave is covered with a wooden vault with exposed beams. The archivolts of the Romanesque door are decorated with saw teeth. The west gable wall is topped with a slender bell tower. The interior contains three classical altars whose designs were apparently made by Mansard at the request of Louvois, owner of the Prairie de Marcilly.

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Church housing a set of altar-reredos-tabernacle-painting, a pillar, baptismal fonts and three statues classified as Historic Monuments

The name of the parish is attested in the forms Sanctus Jovinus in 1147, Saint Jouin in 1429, Saint-Jouin-de-Blavon in 1801. Saint Jouin (in Latin Jovinus), brother of Saint Maximin, was a hermit in Poitou. The determinant refers to the forest of Blavou mentioned around 850 in the Acts of the bishops of Le Mans, it is no longer present today except by the toponyms: Saint Jouin de Blavou

Former railway line, great to drive!

There is a bit more mud around this unpaved part, but above all it is wonderfully relaxing cycling or walking.

very pretty