Meslay Castle – Feudal Castle of Fréteval loop from Vendôme
Meslay Castle – Feudal Castle of Fréteval loop from Vendôme
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Meslay Castle – Feudal Castle of Fréteval loop from Vendôme
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44.0km
240m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 15, 2026
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After 17.9 km for 184 m
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Start point
Train Station
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1.14 km
Notre-Dame-des-Rottes Church
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On October 19, 1962, the temporary chapel, the current Jacques Lepage hall, was opened. First baptism, on October 21, 62. There would be 10 more at the end of the calendar year and a hundred or so each year that followed. The population of the district was very young and growing.
In 1966, while in the city center the 2 parishes of the Trinity and the Madeleine were merged, that of NDR was erected. Father Lepage became the first priest.
The church was not finished. The interior design was entrusted to a local artist, Prix de Rome, Mr. Louis Leygue, who expressed himself in the choir, the baptismal font, the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament and the crypt.
Mrs. Anne Huet created the stained glass windows. Father Lepage would make a large part of them in his garage.
At Christmas 1967, the first mass was celebrated. On May 12, 1968, Bishop Joseph Goupy came to consecrate the altar and bless the building. Work would continue and the history of the church did not end there.
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Meslay Castle
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You can visit the castle. You will admire its furnished interior and enjoy the large terrace of the house.
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18.0 km
Feudal Castle of Fréteval
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22.5 km
Tertre Manor
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24.0 km
Bois de Renay
Forest
25.4 km
Château de Renay
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39.8 km
Notre-Dame Church
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The bell tower was added in the Gothic period.
All the walls are covered with murals. The restoration of those in the choir and apse dating from the middle of the 12th century allows us to see: Christ in Majesty, the Lamb with a halo, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, saints and apostles.
Some of these primitive frescoes were covered by paintings from the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries. Many traces are visible on the walls of the nave and will be restored in the years to come.
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End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
39.3 km
3.48 km
1.02 km
196 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
31.0 km
12.6 km
271 m
196 m
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Elevation
Highest point (140 m)
Lowest point (80 m)
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