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Follow the footsteps of Welcome to Ry Explore RY An invitation to a -Maritime literary reverie...

Ry is famous thanks to Flaubert and its famous novel Madame Bovary (1856). Easily accessible from and , Ry welcomes you to the heart of a is said to have been lush green Normandy. Explore its valley and heritage sites and follow the inspired by a true story that happened footsteps of Gustave Flaubert and Madame Bovary. in Ry in the 19th century: By car ’s case. > Via the RN31 main road from Rouen or Beauvais The village’s features are similar to the > Via the A28 motorway, exit No. 12 Buchy then follow Vascœuil setting of Yonville-l’Abbaye, the village in which the novel takes place. > Via the A15 motorway from Paris, then follow the D6014 main road, A walk with 10 and then follow Ry information panels By bus invites you to (re-) > Line 73 Rouen – Vascœuil immerse yourself in the Other things to do and see atmosphere of the book. You can also follow the > The " Explore Emma Bovary’s Homeland " tour (66 km / 37 miles) digital tour available on > The guided tours of Ry your smartphone thanks > The Museum of Automata / Bovary Gallery to the QR codes on the > The hiking trails leaving from Ry panels. A fun way to learn > The shops, restaurants and the market on Saturday mornings more about Flaubert’s style. > The holiday accommodation and motorhome service point in Ry Further information 3 VALLÉES Tourist Information Centre The 18th century pressing shed gathers Place Flaubert - 76116 RY 300 automata, which represent the +33 (0)2 35 23 19 90 main scenes of Gustave Flaubert’s novel [email protected] Madame Bovary. Reconstruction of a www.ot-ry-troisvallees.comy-troisvallees.com village pharmacy of 1850. By appointment for groups.

Follow the footsteps of Madame Bovary Conception : ComÇa - 76100 - 07 86 52 39 44 / Crédit photo : © CDT76-H.Salah / Traduction : Lucy MORIN - Trad’en Seine ocated in the Crevon valley, Ry comes from the Gallic word "ritum" (ford), in Lreference to the situation of the village along the river Crevon. Located in the 3 The covered market and the town hall 5 St Sulpice Church heart of a dynamic agricultural region, Ry already had 600 inhabitants in the 13-th This building, dating back to 1855, houses The church has been expanded and century and its market was one of the most important ones in the area. During the both the town hall and the covered market. remodelled between the 12-th and the 19-th 19-th century, the textile industry took over the old mills located along the river At the top, the building typically features a century. The central tower dates back to Crevon. Nowadays, Ry is one of the villages that has the largest number of shops central pediment and a slate dome housing the Romanesque period, the remarkable compared to the number of inhabitants (800). a clock. The market in Ry used to be one of sculpted wooden porch dates back to the the most important ones in the area until the 16-th century and the spire to the 19-th 19-th century and it is still held on Saturday century. Listed a Historic Monument, the 1 The Grand’ Rue mornings. The metal structure allowed firemen porch is said to have been ordered by the to dry their linen fire hoses. Moy Family to protect the entrance to the " The street (the only one), the length of a rifle church. It features a vault resembling an inverted hull of a ship, which shot and lined by a few shops, ends abruptly was typical in Normandy. where the road bends. " Madame Bovary 4 The building is richly carved with biblical motifs, plant motifs, imaginary The Grand’Rue is lined with brick and half- The old presbytery -th animals and war carvings, which were frequently found in Renaissance timbered buildings that are part of Ry’s The presbytery dates back to the 18 century. iconography. charming atmosphere. As a market town, Ry A black glazed brick inscription on the supplied the neighbouring villages and had building indicates the name of the architect many shops, hotels and cafés. The village and the date of construction. It was occupied has preserved its timeless charm with the by the Sisters of the Ernemont congregation 6 barbershop, the ironmonger and the clockmaker’s shop. until 2006. The village’s farm The last farm in the village closed down in 1995. The different buildings which -th composed the farm in the 18-th and 19-th 2 15 century building centuries (cowshed, stable, barn...) have been St-Aignan-sur-Ry renovated. They display typical materials This beautiful half-timbered used for construction in Normandy: stone, building with a corbelled arch flint, bricks, cob and timber. provided a passageway on the Elbeuf-sur- ground floor.

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