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Les immeubles “camemberts” à Noisy-le-Grand, un coin vraiment très spatial

Ici, en seine-saint-denis, les architectes postmodernes comme ricardo bofill ou dominique perrault ont donné libre cours à leur fantaisie. pour amateurs de sf à l’ancienne..

L’un des deux bâtiments des Arènes de Picasso, conçues par Manuel Núñez Yanowsky, un disciple de Bofill. Surnommés les “camemberts”,  ils symbolisaient à l’origine un chariot renversé. Lucille Pellerin / LUCILLE pELLERIN POUR TÉLÉRAMA

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A braxas, dieu suprême d’une secte religieuse dans l’Empire romain finissant, est souvent représenté sous les traits d’un démon à forme humaine, avec une tête de coq et des serpents en guise de jambes. Le nom désigne aussi l’un des grands ensembles les plus curieux de toute la région parisienne, une cité de six cent dix logements réalisée par Ricardo Bofill à Noisy-le-Grand. Inauguré voici près de quarante ans, un temps menacé de démolition, le quartier refait parler de lui : un projet de réhabilitation est en cours, visant à lui redonner de l’allure (éclairage, végétation et circulation revus), tandis qu’un nouveau programme de six cents logements, les Jardins d’Abraxas, conçu par le même Ricardo Bofill, commence à être livré. Le maître a confié à ce sujet qu’il avait mis en œuvre une « architecture d’accompagnement » .

Décor de “Brazil”, “Hunger Game”…

De fait, les immeubles sortis de terre se révèlent bien sages en comparaison de l’immense façade du Palacio, l’un des trois bâtiments qui composent les Espaces d’Abraxas. « Depuis le jour où je suis arrivé ici, j’ai l’impression de vivre dans un vaisseau spatial », confie un jeune habitant sur le site caue93.fr (Conseil de l’architecture, de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement de Seine-Saint-Denis). La cité a d’ailleurs servi de décor à de nombreux films, dont Brazil et un épisode de la saga Hunger Game . Quelques pas plus loin, le promeneur pénètre sur la place des Fédérés. Il fait alors face à des gradins de verdure, à des bosquets d’érables et aux deux autres immeubles d’Abraxas : l’Arche et le Théâtre, ce dernier en forme d’hémicycle. Le lieu, très impressionnant du fait de la hauteur des bâtiments et de l’étroitesse du terrain, semble replié sur lui-même. Une impression qu’on ne ressent aucunement au milieu des Arènes de Picasso, l’autre grand symbole de Noisy-le-Grand. Cet ensemble comprend notamment deux immeubles circulaires visibles depuis l’autoroute de l’Est. Ici, on les surnomme les « camemberts », même si à l’origine ils devaient symboliser un chariot renversé. C’était du moins le vœu de leur concepteur, Manuel Núñez Yanowsky, un émule de Ricardo Bofill. De cette place très fréquentée émanent de bonnes vibrations.

Cap à l’est. Après vingt minutes de marche, voici le dernier édifice postmoderne de la balade : l’école d’ingénieurs Ésiee, réalisée en 1987 par Dominique Perrault, qui signera la bibliothèque François-Mitterrand, à Paris. Si pour la BNF l’architecte dessina quatre bâtiments en forme de livres ouverts, pour l’école de Noisy-le-Grand, tournée vers l’informatique, il pensa à un… clavier d’ordinateur de 300 mètres de long, doté de six annexes perpendiculaires comme autant de barrettes de mémoire. Et la souris ? Elle est aussi incluse dans le programme : en atteste son gymnase-bulle, aux lignes arrondies. Clic !

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Cet ensemble résidentiel est du à l'architecte  Manuel Núñez Yanowsky . Ces immeubles  spectaculaires ont été surnommés les Camemberts par les habitants. D'autres ont évoqué un "Versailles pour le peuple".

Situé en Seine-Saint-Denis, ce monumental ensemble s’organise autour de la place Pablo Picasso à Noisy-le-Grand, dans le quartier du Pavé-Neuf. La forme cylindrique des deux immeubles les plus spectaculaires explique le surnom de Camemberts. Fromages en béton perforé de multiples ouvertures, l’ensemble complet compte un peu plus de 500 logements. Malgré son aspect imposant, cette architecture est plutôt ouverte et aérée avec cette vaste place ou arène, sorte d’Agora moderne, tout en ciment, pourvue d'une maigre végétation et réservée aux piétons. L'ensemble reste cependant très froid.

Savez-vous où se trouve cette impressionnante façade circulaire en Île-de-France ?

Une chose est sûre : cette architecture monumentale ne passe pas inaperçue ! Surnommée le “camembert” par les riverains, elle rend hommage à un célèbre artiste cubiste qui a donné son nom au lieu où elle se trouve… Une idée ?

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C’est à une dizaine de kilomètres de la porte de Vincennes que se trouve une commune dénommée Noisy-le-Grand , dans le département de Seine-Saint-Denis. On suppose que ce curieux nom proviendrait du latin “nux” signifiant “noix”, ou encore “nucarius” désignant un “noyer”. Une légende peu probable raconte en effet que les Romains, en pleine conquête de la Gaule, auraient planté de nombreux noyers dans cette région. Concernant le suffixe, “le Grand” pourrait renvoyer à l’entendue de la commune, ou encore à la résidence royale qui s’y trouvait au Moyen Âge.

Une seconde interprétation, donnée par Adrien Mentienne, indique que Noisy proviendrait du terme gaélique “noïs”, qui signifie “ hauteur “, tandis que le suffixe “le Grand” apparaitrait au XIIe siècle pour qualifier les vastes dimensions du territoire.

Une drôle de façade circulaire

C’est bien dans cette commune que l’on trouve ce drôle d’édifice, implanté au sein de la place Pablo-Picasso . C’est tout un ensemble de bâtiments qui l’entoure avec, aux deux extrémités, deux grands immeubles cylindres que les habitants se plaisent à surnommer les “ camemberts “. Conçue sur le modèle d’un chariot renversé, cette architecture atypique rend hommage à Picasso en agençant des formes géométriques et libres. Ce que l’on nomme désormais les “ Arènes de Picasso ” regroupe ainsi 540 logements, une crèche, une école et des boutiques.

L’oeuvre d’un architecte russo-espagnol

Cette étonnante architecture, on la doit à un certain Manuel Núñez , un dessinateur et architecte post-moderniste de nationalité espagnole et russe. Pour concevoir les Arènes de Picasso, Núñez s’inspire du parc Güell conçu par Antoni Gaudí, du Panthéon de Rome, ainsi que du cénotaphe de Boulée avec ses disques monumentaux. Après ce projet, l’architecte a continué sur sa lancée, en créant notamment “La Marque hispanique”, une pyramide monumentale située à la frontière franco-espagnole à La Jonquera.

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Les Arènes de Picasso, the emblematic real estate complex in Noisy-le-Grand (93)

Designed by (also Spanish) architect Manuel Nuñez Yanowsky in 1981, the Arènes de Picasso complex was inaugurated in 1985 in Noisy-le-Grand , as part of the urban planning of the new towns built in the 1960s to house the large number of people living in the Paris region in the aftermath of the Second World War. At that time, several new towns were being built around Paris: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Evry , Cergy and Marne-la-Vallée , of which Noisy-le-Grand was one.

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All these new districts had the ambition of creating a social mix , so the government called on architects to propose innovative urban designs. As a result, a number of post-modernist architectural projects are flourishing, such as those by Ricardo Bofill in Cergy, Montigny-le-Bretonneux and the Espaces d'Abraxas in the Mont-d'Est district of Noisy.

Les Espaces d'Abraxas, a landmark building in Noisy-le-Grand (93) In Noisy-le-Grand, just a few minutes' walk from the Noisy-Mont d'Est RER station, you'll discover housing estates with architecture that clearly stands out from the crowd: such is the case of the Espaces d'Abraxas, which, while not necessarily recommended for visits so as not to disturb the residents, has an unfailing architectural charisma. [Read more]

In the Pavé-Neuf district of Noisy-le-Grand, Manuel Nuñez Yanowsky is also a member of the post-modern architecture movement, which also includes Le Corbusier. Yanowsky's architectural style is inspired by the past, with symbolic forms forming the core of his architectural creations.

This is how the Arènes de Picasso , more commonly known as "camemberts", came to be imagined, with a building complex composed half of social housing and half of private housing . In terms of symbolism, the site takes its inspiration from ancient times, and more specifically from Roman chariots : indeed, the name "Arènes" is no coincidence. Here, the space has been designed to echo the arenas in which gladiators fought to the death, and the "camemberts" are actually the wheels of a Roman chariot , turned upside down. The "camemberts" are actually the wheels of a Roman chariot, which has been turned upside down. The camemberts represent the wheels of the chariot and, seen from the air, the shape is unmistakable.

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More information Please note: the Arènes de Picasso is not a tourist attraction, but a place to live. If you want to discover the site at all costs, do so on a guided tour, such as those offered by Explore Paris for the Journées du Patrimoine or on other occasions throughout the year.

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The postmodernist Arènes de Picasso in the Noisy-le-Grand suburb of Paris

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Although a settlement in the area goes back to the 6th century , Noisy-le-Grand — which might translate as "Great Walnut Grove" from Latin — in its current incarnation essentially traces its origin to 1965 when it was combined with a new town called Marne-la-Vallée as a suburb of Paris.

Marne-la-Vallée is a large area and a portion of it is within the gigantic administrative district of Seine-Saint-Denis . Seine-Saint-Denis is larger than the formal city of Paris altogether, but still within the Paris Metropolitan Area.

Noisy-le-Grand is just one small section within Marne-la-Vallée and this section, in turn, happens to be within Seine-Saint-Denis.

This distinction is important because some areas in Seine-Saint-Denis are genuinely dangerous with crime rates more than twice the Paris average . Likewise, Noisy-le-Grand does pop up in articles about Parisian suburbs where protests and riots occur from time-to-time , so it is important to be aware of the immediate political climate before considering a visit. However, the crime rate and salaries in Noisy-le-Grand, specifically, almost are identical to the Paris average. A decade or so ago it was much more dangerous than it is today.

Nevertheless, now is a good time to remind you that travelgasm.com, and the author thereof, are not legally responsible for you in any way in Noisy-le-Grand or anywhere else — and you always should be vigilant about your safety — but if you visit during the morning , you're statistically about as safe in this area as you are standing in front of the Eiffel Tower or Notre-Dame . Visiting at night would be a bad idea as would visiting during times of political unrest.

Arènes de Picasso

Specifically, the portion of Noisy-le-Grand that travelgasm.com suggests is worth the trek is the postmodernist Arènes de Picasso . Designed by Spanish architect Manuel Nunez Yanowsky and inaugurated in 1984, this architectural style is considered reactionary to the bleak simplicity of Corbusian Modernism reflected by earlier developments like Les Olympiades . Arènes de Picasso is a housing project, and it was intended to inspire its occupants with its beauty in the hope of encouraging positive behavior. Results are mixed, but it was a noble idea.

Locals reportedly sometimes refer to the two wheel-shaped buildings in the Arènes de Picasso as the " camemberts " — after the soft cheese — so at least the architecture has inspired some creativity. Personally, we think that because of the illusion of a hole in the middle they look more like Asian coins.

On the world's search engine, Arènes de Picasso actually is noted as a tourist attraction, which is surprising for a housing project, but it only had a handful of reviews at the time we first wrote this piece. Likewise, it was essentially unknown on the big tourist advisory websites.

Les Espaces d'Abraxas

There is a second unique housing project in Noisy-le-Grand, Les Espaces d'Abraxas , which was very briefly shown in the film Brazil (1985) and more substantially in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (2015). Designed by Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill and inaugurated in 1983, it also is interesting, but the walk from the train station is particularly poor with the choice of either going along an unpleasant street and through parking garages or via grimy alleys and what felt like a partially abandoned office park. Les Espaces d'Abraxas has yet to be considered a tourist attraction and had a grand total of zero reviews on the world's search engine when we first posted this article. However, we aren't comfortable enough with the walk to consider it safe to visit.

Significant Improvements & More To Do

The local government in Noisy-le-Grand should be praised for their significant efforts to improve this district. Perhaps most notably the 2008 renovation of the Place Allende from a derelict lot for cars into a beautiful wetland park now dubbed the Jardin des Sources courtesy of landscape architect Péna Paysages is a massive improvement. The 2015 renovation of the courtyard in the Arènes de Picasso itself — formally the Place Pablo Picasso — likewise is substantial.

It is hoped that the walk in other directions from the train station will be improved as well, and it later will be pleasant to go to Espaces d'Abraxas just as it is to go to Arènes de Picasso now.

Until that time, we would strongly suggest limiting your exploration to the route on our map below which takes you from the train station, through the connected Les Arcades shopping mall, down the Allée Pablo Neruda , through the Jardin des Sources, and into the Arènes de Picasso.

To eat conveniently in Noisy-le-Grand, there is a variety of global fast food in the Les Arcades shopping mall connected to the train station as well as along the lake front Promenade Jules Vallès . We stuck with the Brasserie Les Fontaines Café on our visits because a brasserie always is the safest choice in Paris. However, if you're feeling more daring, you might consider the nearby O'Tacos franchise. O'Tacos promises to provide the original concept of French-style tacos. Love it or hate it — and online reviews seem highly polarized — it is hard to deny that it is original.

How to Get Here: Take RER Line A to Noisy-le-Grand - Mont d’Est station. Take Exit 1 (Les Arcades) to go directly into the mall. Go upstairs and leave the mall by "Porte 14" for the most pleasant walk to Arènes de Picasso.

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15 Best Things to Do in Noisy-le-Grand (France)

Roughly halfway between Paris and Disneyland. Noisy-le-Grand isn’t a tourist destination in its own right.

But if you’re staying here you’ll have a lot of other interesting things to hunt down in the area.

The Disneyland resort, with two theme parks and accompanying amenities and attractions, isn’t far to the east.

While you can take short trips to various châteaux, museums, parks  and worthwhile sights in the local suburbs.

The elephant in the room is the City of Light, which you can reach in 15 minutes flat on the suburban rail network.

There’s nowhere like it for culture, dining and historic monuments.

Lets explore the best things to do in Noisy-le-Grand :

1. Avant-Garde Architecture

Noisy-le-Grand’s population doubled in just 15 years up to 1990. And the cause was a mass of futuristic residential developments.

These were led by some big-hitting architects like France’s Dominique Perrault, and Manuel Núñez Yanowsky and Ricardo Bofill from Spain.

See the Arènes de Picasso, a modernist housing complex around an octagonal square, completed in 1985. At the east and west end are two immense cylinders embedded in the buildings and nicknamed the Camemberts by residents.

Also check out Perrault’s sleek building for the EISSE engineering school, and the awe-inspiring Espaces d’Abraxas, a Utopianist housing estate inspired by Hellenistic architecture and a set for the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.

2. Château de Champs-sur-Marne

This beautiful early-18th-century property had  a line of illustrious owners including the Princesse de Conti, daughter of Louis XIV. But the most lauded would be Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc who was friends with the preeminent literary figures of the day, inviting Voltaire and Diderot to visit.

The Château had another cultural moment in the 1800s, when Louis Cahen d’Anvers welcomed Marcel Proust.

You can come for a cultivated day out, relaxing in 85 hectares of grounds and gardens landscaped by Claude Desgots a nephew and follower of André Le Nôtre, inventor of the French formal style.

The interiors are divine, and have been picked for Hollywood movies like Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and Marie-Antoinette (2006).

3. Paris Sights

Outlying Noisy-le-Grand is one of the last eastern suburbs before you hit the Seine-et-Marne countryside.

But even so, the Gare de Lyon is 15 minutes away on the RER and that can be your gateway to this incomparable city.

You probably don’t need us to tell you all the memorable things you can do in Paris, but we’ll jog your memory and give you some inspiration: You can saunter arm-in-arm beside the Seine; or take a sightseeing cruise; scale the legendary bell tower at Notre-Dame; amble the 19th-century covered passages; get some snaps of world icons like the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe; get arty Montmartre.

But that’s just the merest taster of what lies in store a few minutes away.

4. Paris Culture

If your idea of a perfect day is one spent immersed in a museum or gallery, Paris has weeks’ worth of things to get through.

There’s no hyperbole in that statement either, as the count of world-beating museums for art, decorative items, archaeology, engineering, natural history and many other fields runs into the hundreds.

You’ll need several days to get through the headliners like the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Musée de l’Orangerie, Musée Marmottan and Musée National du Moyen Âge.

In the evenings there’s high culture at the Palais Garnier for ballet and the Opéra National (book well in advance for both), but also legendary nightlife and a superb live music scene.

5. Église Saint-Sulpice

Long before these modern wonders Noisy-le-Grand was where the Merovingian King of the Franks, Chipelric I had his court in the 6th century.

And this medieval church is supposedly on the site of an ancient oratory built by Chipelric in memory of his son Clovis, assassinated on the orders of Fredegund, an estranged ex-wife.

The current church was finished in the 1200s but was remodelled several times up to the 1800s to keep up with contemporary fashion.

This was all stripped away during a renovation between 2011 and 2013 when the portal, bays, vaults and choir were stripped back to their stark Romanesque glory.

6. Château de Ferrières

This stupendous Neo-Renaissance palace was ordered by Baron James de Rothschild in the middle of the 19th century.

Napoleon III inaugurated the property in 1862, and it is seen as the most lavish 19th-century château in France.

In the 1960s it was the estate was in the hands of Guy de Rothschild who put on regular parties, and Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn were all guests.

Call in between May and September to see the sumptuous decoration and furniture; this was used as a backdrop for a music video by Beyoncé and Robert Altman’s Prêt-à-Porter in 1994.

7. Disneyland Park

The original theme park at Disneyland Paris is Europe’s most popular attraction.

Simply put, it’s the dream holiday for every child up to 12. But is full of things that will get a thumbs up from older members of the family.

The Sleeping Beauty Castle, based on the namesake movie, sets the scene in Fantasyland.

And from there you’ll have five other “Lands” to journey into, with tons of rides and shows based on Disney characters and movies.

Some of the many high points are Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril, Space Mountain and as Star Tours.

Both reopen in 2017, updated with characters and scenes from the new Star Wars prequels.

8. Walt Disney Studios Park

This newer theme park opened its doors in 2002 and beckons you into the magic of the movie-making business.

At the Toon Studio little ones will get to meet their favourite animated characters on the lot and hop on all kinds of rides inspired by the Pixar movies.

The Production Courtyard has a Hollywood theme, with shows like CinéMagique, which combines a performance by a live actor with moving images projected onto the screen behind . Last up is the Backlot, going into the nuts and bolts of movie production and staging spectacular stunt shows like Moteurs… Action!

9. Château de Vincennes

Ten minutes on the RER is a fearsome castle at the eastern gates of Paris.

It’s the only medieval fortress around Paris, and in its day the keep was the tallest in Europe, towering to 52 metres.

These 800-year-old walls have a lot of tales to tell, of Kings of France who married, lived and died here in the 13th and 14th centuries.

England’s Henry V also passed away in the keep in 1422 after being injured in the Siege of Meaux in 1422. After France’s Kings moved to more cultured Renaissance houses Vincennes became a prison for people like Mirabeau, one of the main in the Revolution.

Much later, the First World War spy Mata Hari was executed in the moat in 1917.

10. Bois de Vincennes

The château’s hunting ground is now the largest green space in Paris, covering almost 1,000 hectares and constituting a tenth of the city’s total area.

The Parc Floral de Paris within is a botanical garden landscaped in the 60s and boasting a bonsai greenhouse, water mirror and the central Vallée des Fleurs, which is updated with a new theme every year.

These are also complemented by a miniature railway, outdoor music venue and mini-golf course.

But the Park Floral is just one small corner of the Bois de Vincennes, which also holds the Paris Zoological Park, the Hippodrome running horse races, the Velodrome and the Art Deco Palais de la Porte Dorée containing the Museum of Immigration and a tropical aquarium in its basement.

11. Château et Parc Culturel de Rentilly

About 15 minutes east of Noisy-le-Grand is the suburb of Rentilly, which has done something very creative with its park.

The 16th-century house in the middle was once the property of Jean de Ligny, secretary to King Henri IV. After slipping into dilapidation the house and its grounds were given a dramatic makeover, transforming it into a contemporary cultural centre.

The château is now clad with reflective stainless steel panels, and the gutted interiors hold art galleries and an auditorium.

You can scale the building to reach a lookout on the roof, or wander the 50 hectare grounds.

If you’re less inspired by the art the park is still gorgeous and planted with mature exotic trees like a giant sequoia and a huge Atlas cedar.

12. Maison Natale de Louis Braille

A nice antidote to the mayhem of Disneyland is this museum close by in Couvray.

Despite its humble appearance a chain of events began in this house that would improve the lives of millions of people.

It’s the birthplace of Louis Braille who lived in the first half of the 19th century and invented the Braille tactile writing system for the blind or visually impaired.

On a guided visit you’ll see the very workshop where Louis suffered the accident that would take away his sight, aged five.

There are engaging insights about how he invented his system and objects from his glittering academic career.

You’ll also get the chance to write a few lines of Braille yourself.

13. Murs à Pêches

You could get off the RER in Vincennes and wander into the Montreuil suburb to find a curious memento from a very different time.

Up to the advent of the railways Paris grew much of its fruit in what are now the eastern suburbs of the city.

In Montreuil there was an enormous lattice of walled orchards growing 16 million peaches a year, and it was a resourceful enterprise: The soil here is rich in gypsum so this was extracted and plastered onto the walls to help the gardens retain heat for longer and grow fruit that could normally only survive in water climates to the south.

There’s a federation preserving this heritage and organising a festival every May with concerts and art installations in these gardens.

14. Ferme de Buisson

Ten minutes by car or train will get you to the district of Marne-la-Vallée, which has a contemporary cultural centre that is well worth a peek.

The Ferme de Buisson is a spacious stone barn, constructed in 1880 as a dairy to supply the local Menier chocolate factory.

In the 1990 it was reconfigured as a venue for performing arts, and you have to come, if only to see the graceful Art Nouveau decoration inside.

There’s an auditorium with 800 seats (an official French Scène Nationale), along with smaller halls and an art centre with workshops and galleries.

There are also movie screenings every night of the week, if you’re up for some arthouse cinema.

15. Val d’Europe Mall

Val d’Europe of the name of the new town that was developed around  Disneyland in the early 90s.

The holiday villages all converge on this colossal mall, which has a neat design, with vaulting metal and glass canopies, recalling the elegant shopping galleries of 19th-century Paris.

The mall was completed in 2000 and contains 120 stores, anchored by a branch of Carrefour and accompanied by all manner of restaurants and cafes.

All your shopping needs may already be fulfilled by Paris, and if so you could come instead to the Sea Life Paris aquarium in the building’s basement.

15 Best Things to Do in Noisy-le-Grand (France):

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• Église Saint-Sulpice
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Noisy-le-Grand Travel Guide: Exploring History & Culture

Welcome to Noisy-le-Grand, a vibrant city located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. With its rich history, diverse culture, and close proximity to the City of Light, Noisy-le-Grand offers visitors a unique and memorable experience. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a lover of art and architecture, or simply looking to immerse yourself in the local culture, this travel guide will provide you with all the information you need to make the most of your visit.

1. Historic Landmarks

Noisy-le-Grand is home to several historic landmarks that showcase its intriguing past. The Château de Noisy-le-Grand is a must-visit attraction, offering a glimpse into the city's medieval history. Explore the castle's impressive architecture and learn about its role as a strategic fortress during the Middle Ages.

Another notable landmark is the Church of Saint-Sulpice-de-Noisy-le-Grand. This beautiful church dates back to the 12th century and features stunning Gothic architecture. Step inside to admire its ornate stained glass windows and impressive organ.

2. Cultural Experiences

Noisy-le-Grand is a city bursting with culture. Take a stroll through the city center and discover the local markets, where you can sample delicious French cuisine, browse unique handicrafts, and interact with friendly locals. Don't miss the opportunity to try some traditional French pastries like croissants, macarons, and éclairs.

For art lovers, the André Malraux Cultural Center is a must-visit. This contemporary art space hosts exhibitions by both local and international artists, providing a platform for creativity and innovation. Be sure to check their website for upcoming events and exhibitions.

3. Natural Escapes

Escape the urban hustle and bustle by exploring Noisy-le-Grand's natural landscapes. The Parc de Noisiel is a beautiful park that spans over 300 acres, offering a peaceful retreat for nature lovers. Take a leisurely walk along the park's well-maintained trails, admire the picturesque lakes, and enjoy a picnic surrounded by lush greenery.

If you're feeling adventurous, head to the Marne River, which runs alongside Noisy-le-Grand. Rent a kayak or a paddleboard and explore the river's tranquil waters, taking in the scenic views along the way.

4. Nearby Attractions

While Noisy-le-Grand has plenty to offer, don't miss the opportunity to explore the nearby attractions. With its close proximity to Paris, you can easily hop on a train and be in the heart of the city within minutes. Explore world-famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, and Notre-Dame Cathedral.

For a break from the urban cityscape, visit the beautiful town of Meaux. Known for its stunning Gothic cathedral and charming canals, Meaux offers a delightful escape from the bustling streets of Paris. Don't forget to try a slice of brie, as Meaux is famous for its production of this delicious cheese.

5. Where to Stay

When it comes to accommodation in Noisy-le-Grand, you'll find a range of options to suit every budget. Whether you're looking for a luxurious hotel, a cozy bed and breakfast, or a budget-friendly hostel, there's something for everyone. Make sure to book your stay in advance to secure the best deals and availability.

Here are some popular options:

• Hotel Espace
• Ibis Marne-la-Vallée Noisy-le-Grand
• Novotel Marne-la-Vallée Noisy-le-Grand
• Bed and Breakfast Le Fabra

With its rich history, vibrant culture, and proximity to Paris, Noisy-le-Grand is a hidden gem waiting to be explored. Plan your visit today and prepare to be captivated by the charm and beauty of this unique destination!

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A Utopian Dream Stood Still: Ricardo Bofill's Postmodern Parisian Housing Estate of Noisy-le-Grand

• Written by James Taylor-Foster
• Published on October 01, 2015

East of Paris , in Seine-Saint-Denis , sits a " Babel-like " housing estate. Its otherworldly atmosphere—existing somewhere between a 'new world' utopian dream and a postmodern, neoclassical housing estate—has set the scene for two Hollywood films including Brazil (1984) and, more recently, the upcoming second instalment of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (2015). Parisian photographer Laurent Kronental's photo series, Souvenir d'un Futur (Memory of a Future), is an homage to the senior citizens of the French capital's Grand Ensemble region — not only in Noisy-le-Grand but across the Parisian banlieue . His photographs capture a number of places and their people which, in spite of their often megalomaniacal architectural settings, have been comparatively overlooked.

See Laurent Kronental's photo series—the result of four years of visits—after the break.

The Espaces Abraxas and Arènes de Picasso in Noisy-le-Grand were designed by Ricardo Bofill (Theatre, Arc and Palacio) and Manuel Nunez-Yanowsky ('The Pie'); both were co-founders of the Taller de Arquitectura . Vast housing estates of this kind were originally built between the 1950s and '80s to house a migrant population of rural and foreign refugees and are today—as is often the preconception of the banlieue —commonly stigmatised in the media and marginalised by resultant public opinion. Bofill's postmodern edifices, constructed between 1978 and 1983, were designed to represent an alternative approach to the modernist estates. In Paris in particular, they sought to directly oppose Le Corbusier's whitewashed visions of the 1950s, which they deemed to be devoid of 'style'.

In an interview in 2014 , conducted by Elvire Camus of Le Monde , Bofill stated that [paraphrased from French] the general idea behind the Theatre, the Arc, and the Palacio was to build three 'rooms' of a theatrical space. In retrospect, he acknowledges that the complex has suffered from a lack of community spirit (a typical criticism in the banlieue ), emphasised by the closed nature of the developments.

Indeed, for Wael Sghaier , the exterior of the neoclassical, postmodern Palacio resembles a fortress, barracks, an imperial city, or a prison. Inside, however, all is quiet: time stops and people are scarce [vu de l'extérieur, Le Palacio d'Abraxas ressemble une forteresse, une caserne, une cité impériale ou une prison].

In 2006, Noisy-le-Grand sought to demolish parts of the development. After being met by widespread resentment from the population of Espaces Abraxas, the decision was made to keep them standing — for now. Kronental's photographs demonstrate very clearly that in spite of any assumed architectural or urban failings, these houses have been appropriated by their residents. In spite of the atmosphere of emptiness that Kronental has consciously captured, houses have become homes.

These 'monuments', living memories of their time, personify the fragile strength of a youth having blindly aged.  —Laurent Kronental

As part of this photo-series, Laurent Kronental photographed a number of other large estates across the Parisian Suburbs alongside Les Espaces d'Abraxas  and  Le Pavé Neuf  in Noisy-le-Grand, including: Les Tours Aillaud in Nanterre, Les Damiers in Courbevoie,  La Cité du Parc  and the Cité Maurice-Thorez in Ivry-sur-Seine, Les Arcades du Lac and Le Viaduc in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Les Orgues de Flandre and La Cité Curial-Cambrai in the 19th Arrondissement of Paris.

References: francealumni.fr , Ricardo Bofill , Tourisme93 , Le Monde

Futher reading: Le Monde: Lost Illusions of an Urban Utopia , Le Parisien , Wikipedia

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Paris is a city of unexpected architectural extremes. Away from the postcard landmarks of the Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Élysées is a cache of futuristic landmarks straight from the pages of a sci-fi thriller…

Dresden-based photographer Philipp Gӧtze  spent the summer exploring the French capital’s sci-fi enclaves, from the postmodern housing estates of its eastern suburb to its steel towers of its financial district La Défense.

‘Les Espaces d’Abraxas resembles some sort of utopian civilisation long abandoned,’ says Gӧtze of Ricardo Bofill’s housing complex in Noisy-le-Grand. ‘It became famous when the last instalment of the Hunger Games was filmed there. At the time, I wasn’t sure if they had built a set for the movie or it was a real place – I wanted to see this with my own eyes.’

Les Espaces d’Abraxas. Photography: Philipp Götze

Carpark in Noisy-le-Grand. Photography: Philipp Götze

Cité Picasso. Photography: Philipp Götze

Les Arènes de Picasso, aka ‘les Camemberts’. Photography: Philipp Götze. Photography: Philipp Götze

La Défense. Photography: Philipp Götze

Philharmonie. Photography: Philipp Götze

Constructed in 1982, the horseshoe-shaped Les Espaces d’Abraxas is arranged around a grassy plaza that doubles as an amphitheatre. When empty, it’s easy to see how its 19-storey bulk – ornately decorated with columns and neoclassical flourishes – can take on a dystopian sci-fi feel…

Looming close by is Les Arènes de Picasso. ‘The locals actually call these buildings “les Camemberts”’, Gӧtze explains of the enormous disc-like structures that bookend the octagonal housing estate. The handiwork of another Spaniard (Manuel Núñez Yanowsky), the round buildings are actually meant to evoke the wheels of an overturned chariot.

‘Each estate feels like a separate little city, with its own atmosphere each time,’ says Gӧtze.

Heading west to Paris’ business district, this brand of ‘futurism’ takes a different bent: concrete and brick have been swapped for steel and glass at La Défense, with angular skyscrapers carving up the sky.

Though La Défense’s glistening towers might fall short of ‘supertall’ stature, they possess an edginess which excites Gӧtze. ‘I like that it’s still constantly changing and at times feels like it’s “in development”. Walking around it is a surreal experience.’

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Postmodernist Architecture in Noisy-le-Grand: Science Fiction in the Suburbs of Paris

• Last updated on 13/03/2024
• by Felipe Tofani

Located on the outskirts of Paris, halfway between the French capital and Disneyland, Noisy-le-Grand looks like a piece of science fiction in the real world. This place is what modern architecture should look like, and it seems so futuristic that movie directors decided to use It as a location for movies like Brazil and The Hunger Games .

When planning my trip to Paris at the end of 2017, I was looking for different places to visit. I have been to Paris a few times , and I wanted to see something unusual , and then I remembered something I read back in 2015 about the unique architecture of Noisy-le-Grand.

The first place that captured my attention was the weird-looking Les Espaces d’Abraxas. The second place I wanted to visit was Les Arènes de Picasso, which has circular buildings. But when I got there, I discovered a new world of weird-looking architecture I was looking for on this trip.

Below, I will tell you what I saw on the outskirts of Paris.

Les Espaces d’Abraxas in Noisy-le-Grand

When planning how to arrive at Noisy-le-Grand, I knew I would reach Noisy-le-Grand Mont d’Est, but I didn’t know much about it. My train took less than an hour to arrive, and when I realized that I was getting close, I got really excited. But, upon arrival at the station, I was greeted by a shopping mall that looked more suburban and regular than expected.

But, as soon as I stepped outside, I could see Les Espaces d’Abraxas close by, and I knew I was in the right place.

Les Espaces d’Abraxas was designed by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill , and it looks more like a monument than a building where people live. But this is a 591-unit building complex with three main parts.

The Palacio is the tallest building, and, with its 19 stores, it looks like something out of a video game. Some places looked pixelated to me, like a real-life game of Tetris. There is the Théatre with its curved section of apartments that create a plaza in the center of the complex.

There is also an arc in the center that looks like a futuristic version of the Arc de Triomphe with 20 apartments.

Les Espaces d’Abraxas in Noisy-le-Grand was built between 1978 and 1984 as an entry into the new city of Marne-la-Vallée . Ricardo Bofill wanted to create a social housing project that would mix function regarding the human scale and the aesthetics of public spaces.

After a few too many pictures all around Les Espaces d’Abraxas in Noisy-le-Grand, I decided to continue my photo walk around the buildings. I started trying to find my way into Les Arènes de Picasso.

Between the two architectural complexes, I was surprised that there are even weirder-looking buildings around Noisy-le-Grand. All around the two small artificial lakes in town, you can find unique-looking structures whose history I couldn’t find anything about. But you can see some of the pictures I took here. I hope these images will convince you to go there even more.

Les Arènes de Picasso in Noisy-le-Grand

The buildings called Les Arènes de Picasso are organized in an octagonal layout with two circular units on both sides. In the middle of it, you can find an enormous sculpture surrounded by water. There are 540 apartments, a kindergarten, a high school, and some convenience stores.

Manolo Nunez is the architect responsible for Les Arènes de Picasso , and he decided to counterbalance the style in the surrounding area of Marne la Vallée with something a little different. With this in mind, the architect adopted an architectural language filled with volumes and details. All of it is based on Parisian symbols that appeared in his research.

The circular buildings designed by Manolo Nunez highlight Les Arènes de Picasso in Noisy-le-Grand. They are 17 stores high and are formed by two discs made of reinforced concrete that are more than 40 meters in diameter.

How to arrive at Noisy-le-Grand

Getting to Noisy-le-Grand was easy. There is a big train station in the middle of the architectural complex; from there, you can easily reach everywhere.

You can walk around the area quickly and without worrying, but avoid taking pictures of the people there. Close to Les Arènes de Picasso, one guy came out of a shop to ask me about what I was doing taking photos in the area. I told him in a broken mixture of French and English that I was just taking pictures of the buildings, and he didn’t care about me anymore.

This is a social housing project on the outskirts of Paris, and some people there are not used to people going close to their houses and taking pictures of everything. Understand that, and I think it will be more than acceptable for everybody.

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In the heart of the village of Camembert, an authentic Normandy farm from the 18th century is home to Maison de Camembert.

The museum presents the history of the famous Normandy cheese, its manufacturing secrets through time, from traditional production in Normandy’s farms to today’s cheese factories.

Here, you’ll discover a collection of Camembert labels from around the world, a must for tyrosemiphilists (cheese label collectors).

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A village, a museum, a cheese factory, tasting areas … welcome to Camembert to discover all the manufacturing secrets and the history of the most famous French cheese.

Treat yourself to an amazing tasting journey to the heart of our local produce in the pure French gastronomic tradition.

MARIE HAREL AND BEAUMONCEL

Marie Harel , born in Crouttes 28 April 1761, died in Vimoutiers 9 November 1844, is the Normandy farmer reputed to have created Camembert as we know it today.

A manufacturing “secret” that was delivered to her by a refractory priest, Father Charles-Jean Bonvoust, who found refuge in the manor of Beaumoncel where Marie Harel worked. This 17th-century Augeron manor is therefore an important place in the history of Camembert and its cheese. It overlooks the Viette Valley, the village and cheese factory so aptly named: Le Clos de Beaumoncel.

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Noisy-le-Grand is a modern city that has retained its roots, traditions and spirit of the village.

Noisy-le-Grand already appeared in the fifth century among the residences of the Merovingian kings. It will pass in the 10th century under the rule of monks that will last until the Revolution of 1789. The royal domain, Noisy-le-Grand passes in 1060 at the hands of the monks of Saint Martin des Champs, (Abbey of St. Martin des Champs in Paris ) by a gift of King Henry I. The monks of St. Martin Noisy-le-Grand therefore dominate until 1789. They shall exercise rights of high and low justice to the Revolution. This domination is exerted on the land, forests, meadows, vineyards, fishing rights, etc., and also results in a court of law upon the inhabitants. When the Revolution broke out, there are only 19 religious Noisy-le-Grand. Their land, as well as those of large properties that have endured until now, are offered for sale. Become a peaceful rural village in Noisy see a new growth with the construction of the tram, in the early 20th century, which favored the installation of taverns along the Marne and the renowned artists such as composer Claude Terrasse, the painter Pierre Bonnard and the actor Michel Simon. The first subdivision, date from 1930, and will reinforce its status in Noisy-le-Grand suburb. It will strengthen, with the growing population in the Paris region, and the inclusion of Noisy in the scope of the new town of Marne la Vallée.

Until the early 20th century, Noisy-le-Grand is a peaceful rural village whose main activity is agriculture. Farmers and growers provide the largest part of the food (milk, butter, eggs, poultry ...). The tram from the "Company Railways Nogentais" arrives in the village in 1901. The tram facilitates the transport of workers and employees working in Paris or nearby. It is already the sign of the evolution of Noisy Village campaign to the suburbs. Parisians take advantage of this progress to come and take a breath of fresh air in Noisy Sunday ... The banks of the Marne are flocking Sunday fishermen and Parisians walk. The rural character of Noisy make it a relaxing and swimming. Noisy is known for its air quality (due to altitude over the Marne) and its quiet banks of the Marne. The taverns are emancipated in the 1920s and revolve around the neighborhoods of Grammonts Shore and charming. This craze coincides with the flowering of subdivisions on Noisy-Le-Grand in the years 20-30. The best known are the Pergola, the cat Fisherman, the Tourbillon ...

Artists settled: they come in search of inspiration. Claude Terrasse (1867-1923), opera composer lived Noisy-le-Grand from 1897 to 1899. His wife was none other than the sister of Pierre Bonnard (1864-1947), neo-impressionist painter. It took many pictures of his nieces and nephews when they visit the house of Noisy-le-Grand. A table entitled "Farmyard" (1898) is the result of a shot taken at Noisy-le-Grand. The third accomplice was the writer Alfred Jarry (1873-1907), father of Ubu Roi. He had his bike to visit Noisy-le-Grand Terrace and Bonnard.

Poilpot Theophilus (1848-1915), Mayor of Noisy-Le-Grand from 1887 to 1892, an eminent painter at the time, has made great paintings of battles around the world. His paintings adorn the walls of the Sorbonne and ... of the town hall of Neuilly-sur-Seine .

Joseph Chéret (1838-1894), sculptor-ornemantiste had built his house in the village. Noiséen this artist is none other than the painter's brother-poster, Jules Cheret, who designed the first poster for the Moulin Rouge.

Michel Simon Noisy-le-Grand lived since 1934, road Malnoue a large estate of the painter Theophilus Poilpot. This is one of the most popular comedians of vaudeville (50 pieces): "Happiness" by Bernstein, "John of the Moon" by Achard and also film with over a hundred films to his awards including "Boudu Saved From Drowning," "The bitch" by Jean Renoir, "Funny drama" Marcel Carné. It gives its name to the cultural area of ​​the city.

The proliferation of subdivisions in the 1930s gradually transformed in Noisy suburb. From 1921 to 1954, the population rose from 2,200 to over 10,000 inhabitants. In 1965, the Master of Urban Planning and Development of the Paris Region, provides for the creation of "new towns" around Paris, to control urban growth of the suburbs. Noisy-le-Grand is part of the future scope of Marne-la-Vallee. This disruption leads to the disappearance of the last agricultural areas and the expropriation of many properties to make way for new neighborhoods and allow the A4 to get away from Paris.

Noisy-le-Grand is today a city of 62,000 inhabitants, where the new districts, even futuristic, alongside traditional residential areas.

Noisy-le-Grand offers a rich cultural environment, and sports associations. Festivities are held as the Christmas Market or Carnival. Performances are recognized to be seen at the Espace Michel Simon; the Municipal Conservatory, dedicated to Maurice Baquet, who lived in Noisy artist for over 30 years, still hosts more than musicians.

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• The Arena of Picasso: With an oversized architectural style to mark the gateway to the Marne Valley, Manolo Nunez performs the Arena in 1984 by Picasso. Their peculiarity is the presence of two reinforced concrete discs of 42.50 meters in diameter. The multitude of geometric shapes used in their construction is like a game of Mecano: 120 resin molds for precast 5600 and 12 500 tonnes of facade panels.
• The place with the Federated Theatre, the Arc de Triomphe and the Palacio d'Abraxas were designed by Ricardo Bofill and raised between 1978 and 1984. This is an "urban room", closed to traffic. Architecture by the presence of fluted columns of glass or stone resembles that of ancient Greece and Rome. Note again the reference to Claude-Nicolas Ledoux.
• The Notre Dame and St. Sulpice listed since 1999 in the Supplementary Inventory of Historical Monuments, Notre-Dame and Saint-Sulpice is recorded from 1089 to 1090. A tradition that this church would be the site of the chapel is buried in the sixth century the son of Chilperic I.
• A pure Romanesque bell tower and south aisle were built around 1130-1140. The nave, chancel and Lady Chapel, with a flat bed, were built around 1245. The church has a nave with three aisles without transepts of five bays and two bays of a heart with its south aisle by the vaulted apse ass oven. In 1484, the church received its dedication "To our Lady and St. Sulpice." This date certainly marks a new phase of work. The barrel vault with ornamental frieze cornice which marks the date certainly 17th century.
• It is in this church that the Vicomte de Beauharnais marries Josephine Tascher Pagerie of December 13, 1779. Josephine, Empress of the French was noiséenne few years of his life. Its history began when she married the Marquis Alexandre de Beauharnais (guillotined in 1794) December 13, 1779. Widowed, it became Empress of the French by her marriage to Napoleon. Property in which she lived, rue du Docteur Elder, still exists. It now houses a private school.
• The cross of the cemetery, the 14th century included in the Inventory of Historical Monuments November 15, 1908, it comes from the necropolis of the first Mastraits on the heights of the village. Its existence is attested in the early 14th century, in the register of deeds of justice in Noisy between 1317 and 1332. It was called "the cross of Lady Ysebael," referring to Isabelle Valery, Lady of the fief of Beauvais and the wife of the lord de Bry. The sculpture that adorns the top in the 15th century with one hand, a representation of the Virgin and the other the Crucifixion. She was placed in the old cemetery near the church in 1711.
• The monument of the ball: this is in memory of five airmen victims of a plane crash April 17, 1913, has been erected, street ball, this memorial. It is located a few meters from where the car came down the Zodiac XIV advantage of the Saint-Cloud and then took a very violent hailstorm.
• The Town Hall: the castle, built between 1863 and 1865, and owned by the family Périac Bush is acquired by the municipality in 1926 and inaugurated on 31 July 1927. Some transformations of the building are made: a staircase, balcony and steeple were added.
• The Tourist Office and Animation in the 19th century was occupied by the family Desvignes. The building became mayor in 1841 then-mayor school until 1924, when he loses his administrative duties. Different families will then stay there until the city bought the premises in 1985 to accommodate a tourist office which will replace the Office of Tourism and Entertainment.
• Les Bains Douches were built between 1932 and 1935, and reflect a time when personal hygiene and hydrotherapy are particularly important. The Art Nouveau building is representative of the civil architecture of the 30s.
• L'Espace Michel Simon by architect George Pappas, built between 1987 and 1989. Dedicated to the artist Michael Simon, a former noiséen, this glass building includes an exhibition space, a library and an auditorium with 750 seats. It was inaugurated by Jean Marais, the author of the bust of Michel Simon kid who adorns the lobby.
• The banks of the Marne and its 4 km of shoreline provide opportunities for pedestrians, cyclists, fishermen like to give a good relaxing time over water.
• Parks and green spaces:
• Parc de la Butte Verte.
• Park Urban Center.
• Edges of the Marne.
• Garden of Artists.
• The vineyard of Clos Saint Vincent.
• Lane Stadium.

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• L'Espace Michel Simon houses an auditorium with 750 seats where artists, actors, dancers and musicians offer exceptional programming.
• March: country market. Fifty exhibitors gather for a gastronomic tour of France where most of the provinces with the most delicious regional specialties will be presented.
• Spring Carnival: parade of colorful floats and animated for a rally downtown. Confetti, street performances and burning of Bonhomme Carnaval.
• May: Festival des Chemins de Traverse - Flower Market - Noiséennes Strides for lovers of walking races.
• June: Grand athletics meeting at the Stade Alain Mimoun and Music Festival.
• June: Noisy Beach to enjoy the sun, fine sand and many sporting and recreational activities (beach rugby, skating, climbing, badminton, archery, tree climbing, table tennis, relax and nap ...)
• July 13: big dance hall.
• September: Forum of Free Time - Heritage Days - Harvest Festival along with the Brotherhood of Clos Saint Vincent.
• October: Grand garage sale City Centre.
• December: Christmas market. It is in a magical, enchanting and luminous as the event unfolds. A hundred shops to gourmet foods and crafts, live entertainment, carriage rides, miniature farm and home of Santa Claus, riding old.

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• 32 avenue Émile-Cossonneau, Noisy-le-Grand, 93160, France
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Jacky Ribault (L'Ours in Vincennes, Qui Plume la Lune in the 11 th arrondissement in Paris) opened this brasserie on the ground floor of a residential building in the centre of Noisy-le-Grand. It pays homage to the history of the town, which was built on a Merovingian and Carolingian necropolis. The menu proposes good classic dishes – slightly revamped – made from impeccable produce. All the desserts are by Hugo Correia, pastry chef at L'Ours. Pleasant contemporary setting. Sunday brunch, open seven days a week, including all afternoon.

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Maison du Camembert

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Camembert is a symbol of France and is considered a part of national gourmet heritage in France. In 1791 during the French Revolution, Camembert was first created at the Manoir de Beaumoncel, very close to here, thanks to the combined talents of a refractory priest and a local farmer: Marie Harel. The Maison du Camembert showcases the most iconic of French cheeses and pays tribute to Marie Harel at the historic place where this great cheese was first created. Tour with an audio guide. After your visit, head over to the Fromagerie Beaumoncel to learn about the different steps in making 'Camembert de Normandie’.

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