BOUCLE - FICHE N°11 - CIRCUIT DES PASSERELLES - NEUVILLE SUR SARTHE

Discovering Neuville-sur-Sarthe and the banks of the river La Sarthe

Hiking on the paths of Maine Cœur de Sarthe.
Sheet n°11 - Neuville sur Sarthe

Starting point: Square de la 2° DB, after the church in Neuville- sur- Sarthe.

Neuville-sur-Sarthe lies 10 km north of Le Mans, in a meander of the river Sarthe. The area has been inhabited since ancient times, and has preserved precious vestiges of its past, including old mills such as those at Montreuil and Vieux-Moulin, bucolic footpaths and superb hedged farmland that you can enjoy on this walk.

What to see along the way:
- Notre Dame church, 16th-19th centuries;
- The Petit Paris metal bridge, built in 1883 by G. Eiffel's company;
- Monthéard castle (private);
- The banks of the Sarthe ;
- The Montreuil mill;
- The "Nature and Heritage along the Water" interpretation trail.