parcours (suite) Historique PARCOURS space in the 16th century. Located in to the south-east of the Maine, DE DÉCOUVERTE On leaving the church, go to the first junction the town owes its origins to a monastery DU PATRIMOINE and take the rue Saint-Nicolas. You will arrive at founded under Childebert in the early 6th The “Petites Cités de Caractère” distinction the Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture Manu century by a hermit from Auvergne: Saint- is awarded to the little towns and villages in our Dibango, ancient Hôtel de Ponton Karileph. The monastic foundation becoame region that have a remarkable architectural and d'Amécourt dating from the late 15th or 16th one of the largest in Maine. In the 9th century natural Heritage, and meet the essential criteria when century. This former the Count of Maine Herbert Eveille Chien, it comes to welcoming their visitors. As a guarantee 5 stately home was built jealous of the wealth of the Abbey, allowed a for quality, this label urges the communes belonging with limestone and plaster relative to build a motte on the heights of the to the network to keep on improving the emphasis and covered with small town. The abbey was completely dismantled in placed on their attractions through restoration, tiles. In the 19th century 1789 following the French Revolution. promotion and activities. The Petites Cités de two slate-covered wings Buildings disappeared little by little from 1792, Caractère of the Pays de la Loire present a wide range were added. giving way to straight streets and majestic of historical authenticity and are a reflection of the Saint-Calais Retrace your steps slightly buildings. From 1802 to 1926, the town geographical territory to which they belong. 6 on rue Saint-Nicolas and became a sous-prefecture (the site of a local Petite Cité de Caractère en Sarthe turn left onto rue de la government centre) and numerous examples Herse. Just below where of urban development took place: the Anille you are standing you will docks, the court, the granary, the museum- Petites Cités de Caractère find the house of Cardinal theatre-library... des Pays de la Loire Dubois . Just next to the church, its picturesque Les Petites Cités de Caractère en Sarthe silhouette rises above the rooftops. This house, covered with wood Alençon shingles, is said to be one of the oldest in the town. It belonged to the Dubois family, and was the birthplace of their Information/visits son Louis Ernest, born in 1856. He became Archbishop of Paris in 1920, better known under Fresnay- Town Hall (mairie) MAYENNE s-Sarthe Vivoin La Ferté- the name of Cardinal Dubois. Bernard 1 rue Amédée Savidan ~ 72120 Saint-Calais Ste-Suzanne A28 Walk down to the church and turn right, Tel. 02 43 63 15 15 N23 proceed through the alleyway and you will be St-Pierre- A11 Montmirail [email protected] s-Erve LE MANS faced with the current presbytery, the former A81 Maison de la Fuye . Built Service culturel Brûlon 7 by Thomas Gheerbrandt, Centre de Ressources ~ 72120 Saint-Calais Saulges A11 Saint-Calais Tel. 02 43 35 63 03 Asnières- king's advocate in Saint- s-Vègre [email protected] St-Denis- Calais, this house was A28 d'Anjou Sablé Le Grand-Lucé named Maison de la Fuye Office de Tourisme du Pays Calaisien Parcé- N23 s-Sarthe in the 18th century. It Place de l'Hôtel de ville ~ 72120 Saint-Calais La Flèche Luché- possessed a typical jardin à Tel. 02 43 35 82 95 Pringé la française, although only www.officedetourisme-payscalaisien.com Situated on the border of the Upper Maine and the Le Lude the foundations of the pond remain. MAINE-ET-LOIRE Pays d'Art et d’Histoire du Perche Sarthois Vendomois, Saint Calais, with its rich religious Head back towards your starting point, the town 24 avenue de Verdun ~ 72404 La Ferté Bernard hall square. Walk down the length of the church, Tel. 02 43 60 72 77 and natural heritage, is the gateway to the Perche turn left and continue along the waterfront to www.perche-sarthois.fr the end and turn right. Association des Petites Cités Sarthois and the Loir Valley. The upper part of the de Caractère de la Sarthe 1, rue de la Mariette town is medieval, whilst the lower part is modern, 72000 Le Mans 02 41 87 67 19 ~ févrierSaint-Calais de 2013.Culturel Service Berlose, Jean-Philippe : Photos Tél. 02 43 75 99 25 separated by the river Anille and its banks. E-mail : [email protected] teatime Saint-Calais parcours de découverte du patrimoine Parcours de découverte Départ du parcours 3 Plaque de balisage du patrimoine i Office de tourisme Parking important economic role in the MONTAILLÉ Starting point : place de l'hôtel de BOULOIRE area. It supplied tanneries, ville, Centre de Ressources . LE MANS mills and wash-houses, of which The town’s first cultural and fifty are still visible today. In 1797 CONFLANS-SUR-ANILLE administrative centre was opened on VIBRAYE the river was partially domesticated MONTMIRAIL November 10, 1889 on the site of the LA FERTÉ-BERNARD by the creation of a canal to avoid abbey, founded by Saint Karileph in flooding. The banks, dating back to the 6th century. Since the end of a the Revolutionary era, became a rgneuf ten-year restoration of the building in u public promenade in 1802 and a o 2007, the Resource Centre includes a B public wash-house was built in library, a cinema, a museum, u 1805. Here you can admire three Rue d t 7 Ancienne r du financial archives, the CIAP, a e Maison gloriettes (small, medieval garden b Guichet u de la Fuye Rue cultural services centre, the council a pavilions). Charles Garnier, the M chambers and the multi-purpose architect of the Paris Opera House, Rue du “Charles Garnier” hall. Once you used to come fishing here in his ierre Dauphin arrive at the town hall square, head i Rue du Chanoine Bo Maison teens, sheltering in a limestone r n towards rue des Halles until you e uton du Cardinal gloriette belonging to his H Dubois 4 reach the Halle aux grains . This grandmother. Eglise 1 Notre-Dame listed historical monument was Place e Quais P inaugurated on 4 September 1864. u Rue Saint P Saint-Antoine R de l’Anille Plac e It was built with freestone and brick P du Cardinal Dub 6 3 ois Rue Lhermitte MAROLLES- and designed by the architect Quai Jean Jaurès LÈS-ST-CALAIS Eugène Landron. The building’s style Rue Amédée SavidanHalle VENDÔME th 2 aux L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L reflects the trends of 19 century L P grains ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' historicism. Its four turrets are a nod ' An An An An An An An An A A A A A A A A An An A An An An A An A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A An A A A A A An A A A An A A A A A 3 5 Rue des Halles Rue Charles Garnier towards the architecture of the Place du Mail Mairie Rue du Four R il il il il il Rue du Théâtre il u l e le le le le le le le Châteaux de la Loire. In 1952 the e Head to the junction at P MJC s S r Manu ai e vin n H rue du Guichet and head ite t Po r 2 Dibango 4 se e on i N lph i A v c right towards Notre-Dame i o l la ue l s R O 4 church . The facade of Lavoir Centre de the church, dating back to Ressources a l r u the Renaissance, has a e e beautiful carved door oct Ru D 1 Ru e des Salins depicting four scenes of 3 s P e r e the life of the Virgin Mary, è d u Impasse Dagore Rue Sadi Carnot g au r Halle was updated in order to Place de attributed to the sculptor d O Rue Sadi ' C arnot d l'Hôtel de Ville accommodate a covered market on Guillaume Le Houx. You the ground floor and a multi-purpose P Quai Wilson can enter the building on Rue Bazin Rue e u R e function room on the first floor. It is u the right-hand side. The R here that one can see a beautiful Grande church consists of a inverted boat hull frame dating back central nave at the foot of the right th N to the 15 century and originally part SAINTE-CÉROTTE wall, and at the end of one of the LE GRAND-LUCÉ of the church abbey. N windows rises at 58 metre-high bell Take the rue Amédée Savidan and SAINT-GERVAIS-DE-VIC tower. The church was in fact BESSÉ-SUR-BRAYE discover les Quais de l’Anille . SAVIGNY-SUR-BRAYE considered too small, and was The Anille river has played an thus extended by 14 metres of floor.