La Marie-Charlotte in Condé-sur-Risle features a vegetable garden, a wooded area, a small pond, a greenhouse, a Norman barn, water features, artistic creations and philosophical reflections. The English garden covers one hectare and is located in a Natura 2000 zone. The grounds are open on weekend and holiday afternoons from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; visits are possible by appointment.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Condé-sur-Risle to visit La Marie-Charlotte should focus their accommodation search on this location.
Nature
The Chêne aux loups is a classified protected area in Condé-sur-Risle. The Chêne dit “Chêne à Leude” is also a classified protected area in Condé-sur-Risle; it was classified on April 9, 1929.
Condé-sur-Risle is located in an ecological zone whose wider area includes the Risle Valley, several small tributaries and the Forêt de Montfort. The Étangs de Condé and Appeville are former gravel pits. The Chemin des Faneuses passes near the ponds of Condé-sur-Risle.
Trails
The circular trail “Tour des étangs, le grand huit” is 2.7 km long and starts at the church of Condé-sur-Risle.
The Chemin des Sarrasins is a 10-km trail that starts at the church of Condé-sur-Risle and follows blue trail markers. The Chêne à Leude is one of the stops on the Chemin des Sarrasins.
History
The church of Condé-sur-Risle has a Renaissance portal. Its choir was rebuilt in the 18th century after the Romanesque bell tower collapsed in 1765.
The Fontaine Sarrasin is a former washhouse in a remote valley formed by the intermittent Ravin des Sarrasiens. Les Grands Parquets is located on a wooded spur on the left bank of the Risle and covers almost two hectares (19,260 m²). Les Grands Parquets is accessed through two openings in the rampart.
At “Les Abeilles de Rose et Martin”, Benoît Gescoff practices transhumant beekeeping and lives in Condé-sur-Risle; direct sales take place at the markets of Pont-Audemer and Sotteville-lès-Rouen on Sunday mornings.
