Culture
The Carré Saint-Cyr is a 300 m² gallery for temporary exhibitions of outstanding crafts. Admission is free, the gallery is open to everyone, and it presents themed exhibitions on crafts such as cabinetmaking, ceramics, glasswork, mosaics, featherwork and textiles throughout the year. Housed in a former 16th-century church, the Carré Saint-Cyr features craftworks that are exhibited and offered for sale there.
The Église Notre-Dame du Vaudreuil is a Romanesque church built at the beginning of the 11th century by Richard II, the fourth Duke of Normandy. The tour of Le Vaudreuil’s heritage is self-guided and available year-round. The guided tour “Visite commentée du Vaudreuil” includes the Église Notre-Dame du Vaudreuil, the Manoir de la rive, Place Raoul Duval, the Relais poste, the Carré Saint-Cyr and La Sergenterie, with the history of Château du Vaudreuil. Le Vaudreuil also offers an online audio walk to discover the local heritage.
Anyone considering Le Vaudreuil as a place to stay may want to rent a holiday apartment.
Activities
The Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil has a modern practice facility with covered and uncovered driving bays, as well as dedicated putting and chipping areas. “Les flèches perdues d’Archie” is a 2.5 km circular route lasting 1.5 to 2 hours.
Nature
The Zone humide des Pâtures is a 50-hectare wetland, 10 hectares of which are open to the public. It includes two landscaped ponds, one of them an educational pond for discovering wetland species.
Geographical setting
Château de Pont-Saint-Pierre is a castle in the vicinity of Le Vaudreuil. Also nearby are Abbaye de Bonport, a historic site; Château Gaillard, a castle; and Abbaye de Fontaine-Guérard, a historic site.
Biotropica, “usa” and Amazon are parks in the area surrounding Le Vaudreuil. Île du Jonquay is an island in the wider region around Le Vaudreuil.
