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The Eure at Ver les Chartre – Notre-Dame Church of Dammarie loop from Jardin d'Entreprises 2
RoutesRoad cycling routesFranceCentre-Val de Loire
The Eure at Ver les Chartre – Notre-Dame Church of Dammarie loop from Jardin d'Entreprises 2
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The Eure at Ver les Chartre – Notre-Dame Church of Dammarie loop from Jardin d'Entreprises 2
02:19
61.0km
170m
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 12, 2026
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9.85 km
Saint-Germain Church of Morancez
Highlight • Religious Site
The Saint-Germain de Morancez church could date from the 10th century. Its cut stone facade is punctuated by four buttresses framing a portal. This is composed of three concentric arches resting on engaged columns, decorated with capitals. The zigzag decoration of the arches confirms a dating before the 12th century. The occulus surmounting the porch illuminates a semi-circular vaulted nave. This was enlarged with an aisle built much later and where there is an altar dedicated to the Virgin.
The furniture remains simple but not without interest with its benches enclosed in painted wood. However, it is worth mentioning a sculpted pulpit from the 18th century.
In 1707, the prior-parish priest of Morancez was Nicolas Courvoisier, religious of the Saint-Jean-en-Vallée abbey. A poet, he is notably the author of a Latin ode addressed to the people of Chartres on the death of Paul de Godet des Marais1. He died on May 14, 1742 in Morancez and was buried in the church. (his tombstone remains to be identified.)
Although Morancez was a modest parish, in 1851 it benefited from a prestigious gift from Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I, governor of Les Invalides, then in residence at the Château de Gourdez. He offered the church a painting, Moses makes water flow from the rock, painted by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli between 1657 and 1660. This Italian artist had been called to decorate the cabinet called "At the water's edge" of the apartment of Queen Anne of Austria at the Louvre. He created a decor, now dismembered, composed of a set of six paintings devoted to the story of Moses, including the work, classified as a Historic Monument, preserved in our church.
Another interesting work which could be attributed to the school of Philippe de Champaigne represents Jesus among the doctors. These two paintings benefited from a restoration in 1998
The furniture remains simple but not without interest with its benches enclosed in painted wood. However, it is worth mentioning a sculpted pulpit from the 18th century.
In 1707, the prior-parish priest of Morancez was Nicolas Courvoisier, religious of the Saint-Jean-en-Vallée abbey. A poet, he is notably the author of a Latin ode addressed to the people of Chartres on the death of Paul de Godet des Marais1. He died on May 14, 1742 in Morancez and was buried in the church. (his tombstone remains to be identified.)
Although Morancez was a modest parish, in 1851 it benefited from a prestigious gift from Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I, governor of Les Invalides, then in residence at the Château de Gourdez. He offered the church a painting, Moses makes water flow from the rock, painted by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli between 1657 and 1660. This Italian artist had been called to decorate the cabinet called "At the water's edge" of the apartment of Queen Anne of Austria at the Louvre. He created a decor, now dismembered, composed of a set of six paintings devoted to the story of Moses, including the work, classified as a Historic Monument, preserved in our church.
Another interesting work which could be attributed to the school of Philippe de Champaigne represents Jesus among the doctors. These two paintings benefited from a restoration in 1998
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11.8 km
The Eure at Ver les Chartre
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The hour winds and sneaks up to Chartres, and what a pleasure to stroll on the edge of it
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17.4 km
Notre-Dame Church of Dammarie
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Notre-Dame Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and having Saint Anne for second patroness.
This building, much altered over the centuries, has suffered greatly from a lack of maintenance.
In 1747, Abbot Pilot, parish priest, mentioned the difficulties he had in having the choir, the sanctuary and the tower repaired by the Cathedral Chapter in charge of these works, the rest of the building being the responsibility of parish.
On the south wall, there are Roman-style freestone frames.
The large door as well as the side door are also. The other openings are in the Gothic style.
In 1840, the apse of the great Nave was destroyed in order to "pass" the road No. 14 from Chartres to Orgères into the interior of the village, rather than bypassing it.
If this church does not have a bell tower, since 1845, Hélène Augustine, a 522 kg bell, installed in the tower, calls parishioners during ceremonies.
source: paroisselatrinite28.fr
This building, much altered over the centuries, has suffered greatly from a lack of maintenance.
In 1747, Abbot Pilot, parish priest, mentioned the difficulties he had in having the choir, the sanctuary and the tower repaired by the Cathedral Chapter in charge of these works, the rest of the building being the responsibility of parish.
On the south wall, there are Roman-style freestone frames.
The large door as well as the side door are also. The other openings are in the Gothic style.
In 1840, the apse of the great Nave was destroyed in order to "pass" the road No. 14 from Chartres to Orgères into the interior of the village, rather than bypassing it.
If this church does not have a bell tower, since 1845, Hélène Augustine, a 522 kg bell, installed in the tower, calls parishioners during ceremonies.
source: paroisselatrinite28.fr
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22.6 km
Église Saint Martin
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The oldest document mentioning the Church of Saint-Martin in Fresnay-le-Comte is the charter of Renaud de Mouçon, Bishop of Chartres, confirming the possessions of the Abbey of Marmoutier, near Tours. This charter dates only from the last years of the 12th century, but the church's foundation may have already existed at that time.
The building comprises two parts of roughly equal size and from different periods. The older part, roughly corresponding to the nave, is of a rather undefined style. The west portal, with its pointed arch devoid of any decoration, may date back to the 12th or 13th century, as may the first window of the nave, on the right. In the north wall, there is a small, walled-up doorway, whose lintel, adorned with an accolade, is no earlier than the 15th century, but the relieving arch above it appears older, perhaps from the 12th century.
Half of the church, including almost the entire chancel, is from a more recent period and easily recognizable. The polygonal apse and the windows with their flamboyant tracery of late design indicate the very end of the 15th century. An inscription on one of the chancel's tie beams gives a precise date:
In the year 1529, this chancel was completely rebuilt.
The statue of the Virgin Mary was baptized during the Mass of October 30, 2021, by Father Pierre Paul. This statue, moved from the Chapel of the Three Marys in Mignières, was restored by Mr. Martial Moulin, a sculptor from Chartres.
The building comprises two parts of roughly equal size and from different periods. The older part, roughly corresponding to the nave, is of a rather undefined style. The west portal, with its pointed arch devoid of any decoration, may date back to the 12th or 13th century, as may the first window of the nave, on the right. In the north wall, there is a small, walled-up doorway, whose lintel, adorned with an accolade, is no earlier than the 15th century, but the relieving arch above it appears older, perhaps from the 12th century.
Half of the church, including almost the entire chancel, is from a more recent period and easily recognizable. The polygonal apse and the windows with their flamboyant tracery of late design indicate the very end of the 15th century. An inscription on one of the chancel's tie beams gives a precise date:
In the year 1529, this chancel was completely rebuilt.
The statue of the Virgin Mary was baptized during the Mass of October 30, 2021, by Father Pierre Paul. This statue, moved from the Chapel of the Three Marys in Mignières, was restored by Mr. Martial Moulin, a sculptor from Chartres.
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43.4 km
Saint-Barthélemy Church of Theuville
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indeed, a monument to the dead and an unpretentious church, a story from another era.
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61.0 km
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59.2 km
1.62 km
191 m
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60.8 km
191 m
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