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Dominated by the peak of the Paris Basin (217m), this tour will show you hilly agriculturalplains, clayey woody mounds, wet zones and brooks.

Way 1 – Marines – City hall

Way 2 – Haravilliers - Centre 7 km

Way 3 – Theuville – Church 4 km

Way 4 – Grisy-les-Plâtres - Centre 5 km

Way 5 – Bréançon - Church 3 km

Way 6 – Cormeilles-en-Vexin 3 km

Way 7 – Frémécourt – Crossroadsrtimont 1 km

Return to Marines city hall + 4 km

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To discover on the road :

Point 1 :On Marines’ height, park your car at the crossroad of les Hautiers – walk for 100m on the left to reach aviewpoint of Marines and the agricultural plains (south).Cross the wooded mound of Caillouet and discover a viewpoint of le Rosnel (North)

Between point 7 and 8 :Medieval farm of La Laire, secluded on the right side of the road.

Point 11:At Bréançon, there is a parking at the church’s square where the GR1 passes by.

iddle :

The Buttes de Rosne contains ancient buhrstone quarries. Do you know for which Parisian constructionsite these stones were intended for ?

Answer :These stones were used for the strengthening of the railroad’s trench connecting Saint-Lazare to Pont-

ardinet.

Did you know ?During a business trip to his kingdom, Henry IV passed in Marines, where he left a letter datedAugust 11, 1589. It is said he might have spent a night at Marines’ castle.

Local heritage :Saint Rémy Church rebuilt in the XVIth/XVIIth century. The bell is classified as the oldest in France(XIIth century). Organ installed in 1833.City Hall (1842)Castle (private) built during the second quarter of the 16th century for the family of Brosses.Oratory, former convent of the Oratory built around 1618.General Leclerc fountains and Place PeyronLes Hautiers washing place (Radégonde Street)Statue of the Virgin in the les Hautiers hamlet (erected in 1954 to mark the tenth anniversary of theliberation of the city. Remarkable view over the town.

Local historical facts :Henry IV stayed at Marines’ castle.

Famous people :Nicolas BRÛLART of SILLERY (1544-1624), Minister of Justice.Louis GOUY of ARSY (1717-1790), godson,Louis XV's marshal of the camps and armies of the King, lieutenant general of the French Vexin.Louis-Marthe GOUY of ARSY (1753-1794), guillotined after the Conspiracy of prisons.Louis François Alexandre Peyron (1823-1892), French naval officer and politician born in MarinesJune 21, 1823.Paul Cezanne painted a canvas Castle Marines around 1889.Madeleine Robinson, actress, spent her childhood.

Leisure activities :Horse riding : Centre des Acacias (06 07 54 70 83)[email protected]

Local manifestation :Christmas MarketExhibition "Au Fil de l'Art" (March)Night of Martial Arts (May)World Kite Festival (May)Country Festival (June)Secondhand trade (2nd Sunday in June)Jazz Festival « Au Fil de l'Oise » (November)Fireworks July 14Heritage Days (3rd weekend in September)Painting Exhibition organized by OTVC (November)

Accommodation :Hotel des Sablons (01 34 67 52 81)Group accommodation Philippe Oyer www.gite-marines.fr

Where to eat ?La Trattoria (Pizzeria) (01 34 67 52 81)Brasserie Le Kington (01 30 39 81 43)Le Berbère (01 30 39 94 59)Le Triskell (Creperie) (01 30 39 61 61)Chez Gwen (Sandwich shop) (01 30 37 82 64)Les Arts d Oise (01 34 42 10 99)Pizza di Roma (01 30 37 71 55)Pizza Crousty (01 30 39 95 50)Croc’Fromages (01 30 39 93 10)Bakery Folliot (01 30 39 70 12)Bakery Paula (01 30 39 71 11)

Did you know?The inhabitants are called « Bervillois ». In 2013, 343 people lived in this municipality.

Local heritage :Church Saint Denis :Listed historical monument. It gathers three different architectural styles, on a cruciform plan. Thenave, in a Renaissance style, is composed of three large rectangular spans. It was built between1547 and 1559, under the local lord, René de Bucy. The facade is composed of three abutmentsdecorated of pilasters and ended by buttress. We can see a small niche with a statue of SaintDenis, holding his head in his hands. The bell tower belongs to the flamboyant gothic style. Thechoir of the church, gothic too, is the oldest part of the building, it dates back to the XIIIth century.

Dovecot of the Coudray’s farm.Calvary in front of the church, it is the old cross of the graveyard.Cross of pathway, XIXth century.Washing place of Jorets, whash house covered.Ancient granary dedicated to salt.

Did you know ?Haravilliers is one of the few towns in France having nine hamlets.

Local heritage :Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church XII/ XVIIIth century.Dovecote XVIIIth century.Ste Marie Madeleine chapel at Ruel hamlet.Washing house in the hamlet of Quoniam.

Leisure activities :Camping at Hénonville, near Haravilliers (03 44 49 87 92) 2, rue de Cresnes.Automatic milk dispenser from the farm (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 4 PM).

Did you know ?Theuville, once Haravilliers hamlet is now the least populated village of Vexin Community Center,with about twenty people. Many film crews are attracted by its authentic and traditional ruralcharacter.

Local heritage :Renaissance Chapelle Saint Claude - Built in the XVIth century on one of the Sausseron sources.Cylindrical dovecoteTheuville is located at the entrance of the "Theuville Ravine"accessible through "Rue de l’Aventure" marking the beginningof a wild area.

Local historical facts :Most of the land, farms and houses remained the property of the Angela de Bourbon’s family.

Did you know ?Going through his resting place, discover the name of the man who played the character of afighter pilot in a TV series aired from 1967: Jacques Santi in the series "Les Chevaliers du ciel" with hispartner Christian Marin. He spent his childhood between Grisy and Epiais Rhus. He was buried atGrisy’s graveyard.

Local heritage :Saint-Caprais Gothic Church (XIIIth -XIVth centuries).XVIIIth century dovecote.St Caprais washing place.Virgin and Child classic style in a niche (Rue du Vexin).The old plates XIXth century.Cross St Caprais rue de l’Isle (XIXth century).Cross Path on RD22 Beauvais.

Local historical fact :Origin of the name: abundant gypsum or plaster stone in the village.Grisaye means gray village and its extension "Plasters" was formalized in 1870.Grisy Plasters was Head of Canton in the XIXth century.

Famous people :François André (1915-2005) painter, draftsman, illustrator and poster designer.Charles Gir (1883-1941), painter poster artist and caricaturist, sculptor and his wife Jeanne-Fusier Gir(1885 -1973) favorite actress of Sacha Guitry.Jacques Santi, movie actor in “Les Chevaliers du ciel » (Tanguy and Laverdure).

Leisure activities :Petanque strip and sport (contest last Sunday in May).

Local manifestation :Grisy Code, exhibition of contemporary artists in public and private places of the village during theHeritage Days 3rd weekend of September.Flower Market the fourth Saturday in April.Secondhand trade on the third Sunday in June.Local fair and fireworks on 1st Saturday of September.Exchange toys the 4th Saturday of October.Christmas market on the last Sunday in November.Exhibitions by local artists during a weekend room François André (March, June, October andDecember).

Accommodation :Hostel of Grisy (01 34 66 63 41)R7 restaurant - 2 rue du Gal de Gaulle (01 34 42 00 07)Bakerie Faucheux (01 34 66 62 56)Café tabac - 4 rue du Vexin

Handicraft :Catherine Kret painter, Sylviane Muscatel ceramist, Les Violettes floral art workshop.

Did you know?The name of Bréançon is of gallic origin - "bregantio" (fortress) or "brigindo" (Gallic god mountain)The Lord of Bréançon signed "Brianzon" in the XIth century.

Local heritage :XIIth century church devoted to St Crépin and St Crépinien, shoemakers patron saints.Manor (private).Farm of la Laire (private) - XIIIth century.Merovingian remains.Gallo-Roman site of la Marette (excavations in 1980).The sculpture of the rural policemen can be seen on the south façade of the bell tower.

Famous people :The Lordship of Bréançon belonged since 1621 to the master of Marines and in 1759 belonged tothe Marquis of GOUY, marshall of the king’s armed forces.

Local manifestation :Music Festival.Auto-retro annual in September (7th edition scheduled in 2015).

Accommodation :Bed and breakfast : manoir de Bréançon (01 34 66 60 12)

Did you know ?The name “Cormeilles" is probably of Gallic or Latin origin.

Local heritage :The construction of Saint Martin church began in 1120 with the Romanesque nave and aisles. Thechoir is built during the second half of the XIIIth century in the Gothic style. Ecce Homo Monumentin the cemetery. This is a small niche placed on a masonry base, and having a mutilated statue ofChrist at the time of his resurrection. The niche, semicircular, is flanked by two Corinthian columns.Washing place (Frémécourt road)

Famous people :Octave MIRBEAU - writer lived in Cormeilles-en-Vexin from 1904 to 1909. He wrote Dingo (1913), anacid portrait of the villagers called Ponteille-en-Barois.François-CARCOPINO TUSOLI - Poet

Leisure activities :Leisure airfield (Aero Club Hispano Suiza, Cergy Pontoise AeroClub).

Rental motorhomes (Workshops Camping Car).Karting circuit RKC - Europe's largest karting park (4 circuits and 270 engines).

Local manifestation :Show all collections, the 1st Sunday in February.Painters in the street, last Sunday in April.Second-hand trade : 3rd Sunday in September.

Accommodation :Restaurant "La Cigogne" (terrain d'aviation) (01 34 41 77 08)Restaurant brasserie Le Relais du Vexin - 21 rue Curie(01 34 66 60 76)Le Relax café tabac relais presse - 13 Place de l’Eglise (01 34 66 61 18)Bakerie - 17 rue Pasteur (01 34 66 61 65)Grocery Le Petit marché - 6 place de l’Eglise (01 34 66 61 65)

Handicraft :Painters: Aline LECONTE, Nicole BARBET, Jérôme DELEPINE.

Did you know ?Frémécourt seems to come from the owner’s name (curtis) during the Gallo-Roman age.Artimont, contrary to what we can read here and there, always has been a hamlet of Frémécourtand not an independent parish. There was a really ancient kingdom called « fief de la croixd’Artimont ».

Local heritage :Church Notre-Dame XIIth – XVIIth.

Local historical facts :There was a windmill in the past. Built around 1800 by a family of millers called Drain, it wasexploited until 1842 when he was demolished.A local lord, Thibault Frémécourt was nicknamed "The Wolf" in 1232.The Lordship of Frémécourt was bought in 1616 by Nicolas Brûlart Sillery, already Lord of Marines.Since then and until the Revolution, Frémécourt remained in the lap of its powerful neighbor.The Church of Frémécourt, which threatened to fall apart, was hit with a curse by the great Vicarof Pontoise, in 1697, to force the responsible to repair it. It reopened only around 1700, and it mightbe in this period when the nave’s cover made in wood was renovated.

Local manifestation :Music festival.

Accommodation :La Grange (01 34 66 66 11)