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The cobblestone streets, the old straw-clay houses and colorful half-timbered houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, the defensive walls and the Charlemagne Tower give the place a unique charm.

The Saint-Denis church has several particularities: Its 12th century sculptures, which are of great artistic quality and represent scenes from daily life, the Bible and mythology. Its Romanesque portal, which is surmounted by a tympanum representing Christ in majesty. Its bell tower, which is surmounted by an octagonal spire.

"Beau-voir", the town would be well named: "Beautiful to see". The existence of Beauvoir is drowned in the mists of time, certainly in the first centuries of our era. The "Boutonnière" of the Pays de Bray is a depression 2 to 15 km wide, bordered on each side by more or less marked escarpments (cuestas). Soil erosion is uneven. Some points of resistance have given rise to witness mounds. (The Monts de Sigy, Beauvoir en Lyons..) In this depression, slight undulations create a varied landscape, composed of hedgerow meadows, wetlands, cultivated fields and vast forest massifs. There are clayey soils, suitable for pastures for dairy cattle breeding. On the summits and plateaus, the soil is made up of clay and flint, while the lowest areas are dominated by meadows and forests. The soil is very humid, with a ferruginous subsoil (thermal springs) and iron ore, as well as colored clays (ceramics) and glass industry linked to the forest. In Beauvoir en Lyons, the mosaicist Milan Uzelac has perpetuated the glassmaking tradition on the orientation table. (Orientation table 6 on the Route des Paysages)

A little-known gem in the heart of the Brayon countryside, this chapel, dedicated to Notre-Dame, is an elegant Romanesque construction in limestone rubble covered with small flat tiles. It is said to have been built by monks from England, after the conquest of William the Conqueror. The building is distinguished by its octagonal bell tower with four superimposed canopies (raised by a metal lantern) which surmounts the crossing of the transept, but especially by its horizontal ceiling composed of eight transverse beams connected by exposed joists. The discovery of surprising paintings dating from the 13th century allowed the monument to be registered as a Historic Monument. The quantity and quality of these paintings today classify it among the jewels of Upper Normandy heritage.

There's no doubt about it with this cycling stop: you're on a well-equipped cycle route! Here you'll find shelter, toilets, food dispensers, a water point and a bivouac area. An ideal spot for a stopover or simply to fill your water bottles and bags.

A picturesque small town in Normandy, Gournay en Bray has a beautiful centre of timber-framed buildings dating back to the 16th century. At the heart of the town stands St. Hildevert college, built in the 12th century. The church is known for its Romanesque capitals. The town also has many great restaurants and cafes to take a break and fuel up on French patisseries.

Gournay-en-Bray is a French town in the Normandy region. The town is located on the banks of the river Epte, about 90 km northwest of Paris, about halfway between the French capital and the port city of Dieppe.