Les Andelys (;

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: ''Les Aundelys'') is a

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in the northern French department of Eure, in

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Geography

It lies on the

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, about northeast of

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. The commune is divided into two parts, Grand-Andely (located about from the Siene) and Petit-Andely (situated on the right bank of the Seine). Normandie Eure Andelys2 tango7174

History

Grand Andely, founded, according to tradition, in the 6th century, has a church (13th, 14th and 15th centuries) parts of which are of fine late Gothic and Renaissance architecture. The works of art in the interior include beautiful stained glass of the latter period. Other interesting buildings are the hôtel du Grand Cerf dating from the first half of the 16th century, and the chapel of Sainte-Clotilde, close by a spring which, owing to its supposed healing powers, is the object of a pilgrimage. Grand Andely has a statue of Nicolas Poussin, a native of the place. Petit Andely sprang up at the foot of the eminence on which stands the

Château Gaillard Château Gaillard () is a medieval castle ruin overlooking the River Seine above the commune of Les Andelys, in the French department of Eure, in Normandy. It is located some north-west of Paris and from Rouen. Construction began in 1196 unde ...

, now in ruins, but formerly one of the strongest fortresses in France. It was built by

Richard I of England Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was ...

at the end of the 12th century to protect the Norman frontier, was captured by the French in 1204 and passed finally into their possession in 1449. The church of St Sauveur at Petit Andely also dates from the end of the 12th century.

Population

Sights

, a

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

castle, is located in Les Andelys. * 13th-17th century Church of Our Lady, Grand-Andely * 13th century Church of Saint-Sauveur, Petit-Andely * Sainte Clotilde Miraculous Spring * The

Banks * The half-timbered houses of Petit Andely

Personalities

Les Andelys was the birthplace of: * Adrianus Turnebus (1512–1565), classical scholar * Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665), painter *

Jean-Pierre Blanchard Jean-Pierre rançoisBlanchard (4 July 1753 – 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer of gas balloon flight, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the air in a balloon, in particular the first crossing of the Englis ...

(1753–1809), balloonist, first man to cross the English Channel by air * Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825–1891), painter * Henry Torrès (1891–1966), trial lawyer, politician, and writer Sir

John Woodroffe Sir John George Woodroffe (15 December 1865 – 16 January 1936), also known by his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British Orientalist whose extensive and complex published works on the Tantras, and other Hindu traditions, stimulated a wide-r ...

(1865–1936), lawyer and writer on Indian philosophy and Tantra, lived there from 1920 until his death.

References

External links

*
Promenade of the Andelys country
(in French)
Les Andelys City GuideLes Andelys News
(in French) * Les Andelys holds France's second largest town flea market, the 'La Grande Foire à Tout des Andelys' every September
A mix of brocante, local produce and associations; review here
Communes of Eure Subprefectures in France {{Eure-geo-stub