This is Saint Martin des Champs !!

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This is off the beaten path town in a vastly popular department 78 Yvelines just west of Paris with the capital city of Versailles! In the Île de France region of my belle France, A wonderful road warrior ride into my former region that is was worth the detour me think. This is a new post with a picture found in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, This was my old hunting ground…and I have come back in my blog as nostalgia sets in always. Therefore, let me tell you about this is Saint Martin des Champs !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village of Saint-Martin-des-Champs is located 4 km from Septeuil, 14 km from Épône, 15 km from Mantes la Jolie, 38 km from Versailles, and 470 km from my current town, The village is served by the D 11 departmental road which connects Thoiry to Septeuil and passes along the northern edge of the territory in an east-west direction, and by the D 130 departmental road which connects Épône to Orgerus and crosses the town in a north-south direction.

Passing in my road warrior mode quickly I saw this marvel that should be back for more eventually, This was the Château de Corbeville a 17C brick and stone construction, The castle was sold in 1920 by Gaston Le Forestier, the last of the Le Coq family line at the castle. Several owners followed, including George Havilland, an American industrialist who manufactured Havilland porcelain in Limoges (Haute Vienne no 87). On the morning of October 17, 1955, the castle was engulfed in flames. Half of the castle was completely destroyed. Currently, the castle belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Philippe Vergely, an industrialist, who redesigned the French-style flowerbed with its pond and fountain.

Other thing to see here is the Church Saint-Martin, built on stone in the 13C, renovated in the 16C and 17C

A bit of history tell us that the hamlet of Elleville was from 1079 a possession of the monastery of Saint-Père de Chartres and came under the authority of the lords of Montfort-l’Amaury. Elleville was an independent parish under the Ancien Régime (monarchy), and today a district of Saint Martin des Champs. In the 18C there was a castle in Corbeville, whose park had eight avenues and a surrounding wall with a corner tower, plus two wells in Corbeville, one of which was on the village square, as well as another well in Saint-Martin,

The Village of Saint Martin des Champs on its history/heritage : https://saint-martin-des-champs78.eu/index.php/le-village/histoire/

The Yvelines dept 78 tourist office on things to do in Saint Martin des Champs : https://www.destination-yvelines.fr/randos-a-pied/saint-martin-des-champs-sur-le-chemin-des-pompes-dragor/

This is an overlook town for those visiting the Paris/Versailles corridor and as it is still an off the beaten path area that visitors should try to visit more if can. There is so much to see, I know!!! Anyway,  is nice and lovely to ride in the countryside, beauty all around you! Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Saint Martin des Champs !! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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