Chaumontel: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The official “Découvrir Chaumontel” route is a very easy, 3.9-kilometre circular trail that takes about one hour. It starts and ends at the church of Chaumontel, crosses a footbridge over the Ysieux, and leads to the Fontaine au Lion.

Those planning a stay in Chaumontel may consider renting a holiday apartment. Since early 2026, the Château de Chaumontel has offered a total of 33 hotel rooms spread between the château and a hamlet.

Nature

Chaumontel is part of the Oise–Pays de France Regional Nature Park, which was created by decree on 13 January 2004. The Ysieux crosses the town from east to west; its valley was classified in 2002. The river rises in Fosses and flows towards Royaumont Abbey. Chaumontel lies approximately halfway along the 15-kilometre-long Ysieux.

Culture

The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité was originally built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th century. The church contains a wooden statue of the Virgin and Child dating from the late 14th century. To visit the church, a key can be requested from the town hall or the pharmacy.

The tour follows Rue de la République to see the industrial heritage along Rue de Paris. Between the church and the school, an ossuary recalls that the cemetery surrounded the church until 1854. Château du Prasley is privately owned and not visible from the road. The château's surviving features include water-filled moats and the towers of a 14th-century manor house. Rue de la République is also home to two 19th-century washhouses: one behind the war memorial and one between house numbers 23 and 25.

History

The former Agam Branson factory has W-shaped sawtooth roofs and an adjoining director's house built entirely of brick. In the 19th century, Chaumontel had workshops producing so-called Chantilly lace. Industrial activity developed at the site of the former Moulin de Glanne grain mill, which operated until the French Revolution.

Around 1750, the château's gardener propagated the Bésy de Chaumontel pear by grafting. The Bésy de Chaumontel is considered a “beurré”-type pear; its flesh is described as melting, and it is harvested in winter. The Ferme des Nonnains lies within the territory of Luzarches and was formerly called “Chaumontel-les-Nonnains”. The remains of a chapel can be discovered at the Ferme des Nonnains.

To the main travel overview: Val-D'oise.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Vienne, Eaubonne, Omerville, Bezons, Soisy-Sous-Montmorency, Fosses, Ennery, Survilliers.