Clères: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Nature
The Parc animalier et botanique de Clères was founded in 1919 by the French-American ornithologist Jean Delacour and is located in the heart of the Clérette Valley on a 13-hectare site. The Parc de Clères is home mainly to ornithological animal collections, including various species of crane, flamingo, ibis, barnacle goose, turaco and pheasant. The botanical collection comprises more than 2,500 rare plant species; the park bears the “Jardin remarquable” label. Remains of a medieval fortress are visible at the entrance to the Parc de Clères. Every year, the Parc de Clères hosts exhibitions, activities and performances dedicated to biodiversity and its preservation.
Culture and History
The Château de Clères was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century and later remodelled in the Neo-Gothic style. Its complex includes ruins on a motte, corresponding to the first castle from the 10th to 11th century. The oldest house in Clères is a half-timbered house dating from the 15th century.
The former church of Clères, dating from the 16th century, contains traces from the 11th century. The present-day church of Clères was built in 1893–1894 in the Neo-Gothic style. The Chapelle Notre-Dame des Buis, also known as the Chapelle du Tôt, dates from the late 15th or early 16th century and is a pilgrimage site for people with rheumatic complaints and for children who learn to walk late. After restoration was completed, it was intended to welcome pilgrims and art enthusiasts; exhibitions were to be held there.
Events
A charter issued in 1195 by Richard the Lionheart, Duke of Normandy and King of England, granted Matthieu II, Lord of Clères, the right to hold a market in the Halles of Clères on Tuesdays. The Halles of Clères are regularly used for events, including a daffodil spring festival, medieval festivals held every two years, and regular Sunday-morning gatherings of vintage-car and motorcycle enthusiasts. A market is held there on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Getting Around
The Clérette is a small river that runs through Clères. The Marchepied is a path along the banks of the Clérette where one can stop; in the past, it was used by local residents to draw water from the river. The moderately difficult, 20-kilometre circular cycle route “Autour de la Clérette” starts in Clères and passes through Mont-Cauvaire, Montville, Anceaumeville and Le Bocasse.
The former railway station in Clères was replaced by a new stop in 2011; the new building has bicycle parking and a footbridge over the tracks.
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