The parish church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul is a single-nave building with a flat-ended choir and has been mentioned since the 11th century. The washhouse is also part of the village’s history: According to the 1828 cadastral register, it was built in that year, and its roof was renewed around 1906.
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Culture and History
The Maison forte de Gourville is privately owned. Its surroundings also preserve traces of the former railway: The remains of the Gourville viaduct are a reminder of the former railway line between Paris and Chartres, which ran through there from 1931 to 1939.
The former Notre-Dame-de-la-Crèche church in Craches, which now serves as a museum, houses a processional staff of Saint Gorgon with two candlesticks. The nave of the church dates from the 13th century; the northern side aisle was added at the end of the 15th century.
Hiking and Garden Culture
The Chemin Charles Péguy hiking trail offers a detour to Gourville, passes under the railway viaduct and then continues for another 150 metres.
La roseraie du moulin offers guided tours from the end of May until 15 June. The grounds contain around 650 rose bushes with more than 200 different varieties.
Surroundings
In the vicinity of Prunay-en-Yvelines are the Château de Morville, a castle, the Château de Rambouillet, a historic site, and the Prieuré Saint-Thomas, also a historic site.
In the wider regional surroundings of Prunay-en-Yvelines is the Château de Maintenon, a historic site.
Other destination pages: Paray-Douaville, Auffargis, Gazeran, Houilles, Carrières-Sur-Seine, St. Arnoult-En-Yvelines, Les Essarts-le-Roi, Saint-Cyr-Lʼécole
