Les Andelys
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Les Andelys (Template:IPA; Norman: Les Aundelys) is a commune in the northern French department of Eure, in Normandy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
It lies on the Seine,<ref name=EB1911>Template:Cite EB1911</ref> about Template:Cvt northeast of Évreux.
The commune is divided into two parts, Grand-Andely (located about Template:Convert from the Seine) and Petit-Andely (situated on the right bank of the Seine).<ref name=EB1911/>
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 stained glass of the latter period.<ref name=EB1911/> 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.<ref name=EB1911/> 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, now in ruins, but formerly one of the strongest fortresses in France.<ref name=EB1911/> It was built by Richard I of England 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.<ref name=EB1911/> The church of St Sauveur at Petit Andely also dates from the end of the 12th century.<ref name=EB1911/>
Population
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Sights
- Château Gaillard, a medieval castle, is located in Les Andelys.<ref>Template:Base Mérimée</ref>
- 13th-17th century Church of Our Lady, Grand-Andely<ref>Template:Base Mérimée</ref>
- 13th century Church of Saint-Sauveur, Petit-Andely<ref>Template:Base Mérimée</ref>
- Sainte Clotilde Miraculous Spring
- The Seine Banks
- The half-timbered houses of Petit Andely
Notable people
Les Andelys was the birthplace of:
- Adrianus Turnebus (1512–1565), classical scholar.<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665), painter.<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- Jean-Pierre Blanchard (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 (1865–1936), lawyer and writer on Indian philosophy and Tantra, lived there from 1920 until his death.
See also
References
External links
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- Promenade of the Andelys country (in French)
- Les Andelys City Guide
- Les 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.