The best walks and hikes around Catenay

Blainville-Crevon Castle is a site where five different castles were built and destroyed over the centuries. You will be able to discover the ruins of the medieval fortress, admire the magnificent staircase and the underground cellars, and learn the history of the place from the passionate volunteers who have been excavating and restoring it since 1967. The castle is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and you You can also enjoy the cultural events that take place there, such as the Archéo Jazz festival.

On the plaque of the Amicale des Démobilisés de Bois-Guilbert at the bottom of the memorial is a quote from Barak Obama. "When the world makes you bitter, when you doubt, when you lose hope, stop and think of these Men"

FLEURY Jean, Désiré Born June 18, 1910, in Paris (12th arrondissement) DE STOPPELEIRE Louis, Ernest Born December 28, 1922 in Paris (XIVth arrondissement), hanged by SS on August 25, 1944 in Bois-Guilbert (Seine-Inférieure, Maritime); maquisards of the group "Les Diables Noirs"; Maquis de Ry (Seine-Inférieure, Maritime). On August 25, 1944, while Jean Fleury was arriving through the woods in the village of Bois-Guilbert (Seine-Inférieure, Maritime) armed with a rifle, accompanied by Louis De Stoppeleire, also armed, they encountered SS who were stationed in the village . They asked for their papers and hung them on a separate tree in the forest. Starting from the center of Bois-Guilbert in the direction of Héronchelles is on the edge of the forest (a) monument built in memory of two young armed men who were surprised and captured there by an SS battalion ... They were, at the statements by municipal witnesses of the time, forced to dig their graves before being hung with fence wire and then shot dead. Before the maquis, Jean Fleury lived with his wife in Seine-Inférieure, in Mont-Saint-Aignan, at 71 Chemin de Clère. This explains the presence of his name as shot on the war memorial of this city near Rouen, next to Jean Bourgeois and Robert Lehman. The Black Devils network to which the victims belonged had been created by the brothers Henri and Raoul Boulanger within the sawmill they owned in Saint-Denis-le-Thiboult. A clever underground hiding place sheltered resistance fighters. Arrested by the Gestapo on March 14, 1944, the two brothers who revealed nothing decisive under torture, allowed the Black Devils to continue their action, despite new arrests and deportations, until the total liberation of the Seine-Inférieure around August 30, 1944.

this porch is one of the most finely and richly decorated in the region, even in France. It is a true work of art whose ornaments bear witness to the social, military and religious history of the Renaissance.

The Saint-Sulpice church in Ry underwent several developments from the 12th to the 19th century. These successive embellishments testify to the importance of the village, which had no less than 600 inhabitants in the 13th century. The most remarkable arrangement is undoubtedly the 16th century carved oak porch, listed MH and inspired by the Italian Renaissance. It forms an ensemble richly decorated with biblical figures, plant elements and imaginary or warlike animal representations. An overturned boat hull vault, characteristic of Norman architecture, covers it. Remarkably well preserved, this porch is one of the most finely and richly decorated in the region, if not in France. Beyond its primary function of shelter, this porch is a true work of art, the ornaments of which bear witness to the social, military and religious history of the Renaissance.

A photo break to admire the work of the volunteers! A castle Loaded with stories that emerges from the ground ... Built on a feudal mound of the eleventh century, many times destroyed, rebuilt and improved, then abandoned and buried, it was not until 1967 that it resurfaces thanks to the efforts of volunteers. Since then, he has experienced a new life thanks to the Archéo Jazz festival. Having become an international cultural event, the Archéo Jazz takes place every year in the heart of the site and attracts an increasingly enthusiastic audience. This castle and other nearby places can also be visited by appointment. You will find full explanations and information on the site below dedicated to this castle. http://www.chateau-blainville-76.com/accueil.html