4. Pont-de-l’Arche to Les Andelys

Dependent on the former bishopric of Rouen, it was built in the 15th century and heavily rebuilt in the 16th century, the sacristy dates from the 17th century. The bell tower houses a bell from 1742. The western door is surmounted by an embrace bearing the shield of France and flanked by the crescents of Henri II, King of France in the 16th century.

The great-grandfather of Georges Guynemer, famous aviator, who built this castle in the middle of the 19th century, Achille of his first name. After a visit to the region in 1841, he decided to buy the game land of Thuit, an heir of the previous tenant, the Chancellor of Maupeou, Charles de Maupéou, once mayor of Thuit, had the old castle razed to the ground so as not to leave anything as a legacy . Achille had the castle rebuilt in a more modest way and established his "lineage", from which Georges Guynemer, heir to a family in the service of the Republic and the Empire, would emerge.
The castle is private and cannot be visited.

The origin of the Hospital Santiago is very old, dating back to around 1225, when the Hotel Dieu Saint-Jacques was founded to welcome poor pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. At that time it was run by a prior.
In 1366, a charter mentions that the Hôtel Dieu is a royal foundation. It no longer welcomed only the pilgrims to Santiago but also the destitute and infirm sick.
The administration of the priors ended in 1637 when the last of them, Monsieur François de Gonnetz resigned from his benefit in the hands of the Count of Gisors, in favour of Jeanne de Corbinelli, hospital nun of the Hôtel-Dieu de Pontoise, in return for the payment of 400 pounds of life annuity.
In 1796, the administration of the Hôtel-Dieu passed into the hands of a commission of 5 members delegated by the Municipal Council of Andelys. Until 1945, the service was provided by religious.
From this date, the hospice of the Andelys is staffed by lay people. In 1964, the hospital is classified as a historical monument.

Contemporary of Château-Gaillard, it dates from 1202, and has a structure in the shape of a Greek cross. It escaped destruction by becoming a storage place during the revolution.  Note the 13th century statue of the blessing Christ on the outside. The choir is gothic, and the organ D'Ingoult dates from 1674.
We invite you to visit the collegiate church Notre-Dame du Grand Andelys. Built in 1225 on the ruins of a women's abbey founded in 511 by Saint Clotilde, wife of Clovis I, it is the oldest attested monastery foundation in Upper Normandy.