Mesnil-en-Ouche is a commune in the department of Eure, northern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the 16 former communes of Ajou, La Barre-en-Ouche, Beaumesnil (the seat), Bosc-Renoult-en-Ouche, Épinay, Gisay-la-Coudre, Gouttiéres, Granchain, Jonquerets-de-Livet, Landepéreuse, La Roussière, Saint-Aubin-des-Hayes, Saint-Aubin-le-Guichard, Sainte-Marguerite-en-Ouche, Saint-Pierre-du-Mesnil and Thevray.

Located in the countryside of Normandy, the city of Mesnil-en-Ouche is located on a very old territory. After experiencing the British invasion, it became definitively French again at the end of the 15th century, knowing then a peaceful and rich history.

The Norman city continues to attract passing visitors thanks to its exceptional landscapes and its ancient architectural heritage. Its proximity to some of the most beautiful sites in the region also makes it a must for Norman high tourism.

Beaumesnil unveils a beautiful Baroque style castle Louis XIII listed historical monument. Also listed for its park, it presents a style marked by the Renaissance finishing. It is also possible to admire a feudal mound.

On Ajou, do not forget to admire the castle of Saint-Aubin-sur-Risle, the Notre-Dame church, the Saint-Côme church or the Saint-Aubin church. The latter, listed as an historic monument, dates from the second half of the 15th century.

Listed as a Historical Monument, the Baril-Bois manor on La Barre-en-Ouche dates from the 16th century and has a listed dovecote.

Do not miss the Sainte-Eugénie and Saint-Ouen churches of Rubremont on Bosc-Renoult-en-Ouche.

Located in Epinay, Notre-Dame church is listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage.

Full of charm, the locality of Gisay-la-Coudre allows to appreciate the Saint-Aubin church with its windows of the middle of the 19th century, the Saint-Ouen church, the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church today disused, as well as the manor houses of La Glaconnière, Villette, Chauvinière, Mare-Joachim, and Boulay.

Built in the Louis XVI style, Granchain Castle dates from the second half of the 18th century. Owned by the Work of Hospitality since the 1960s, it is now privately owned. Not far away, St. Peter's Church dates largely from the twelfth century, revealing pierced bays of the sixteenth century. It was rebuilt at the end of the 19th century following a fire, and now has a flamboyant neo-Gothic style. While on Granchain, do not miss to admire the Rufaudière of the mid-sixteenth century, or the presbytery rebuilt in the late nineteenth century.

Jonqueret-de-Livet does not lack monuments registered or classified. You will be able to discover the church Saint-Martin-de-Livet or the church Notre-Dame. The latter has a half-timbered half-timbered porch and a nineteenth-century neo-Gothic choir.

Very old, the city of Landepéreuse presents a menhir of more than two meters classified with the Historical Monuments, Long Stone. You can also discover the 16th century Saint-Martin church, all in sandstone, flint, gray and brick. Romanesque, then Gothic, the church of Theil-en-Ouche is not lacking either interest but is currently included in private land.

On La Roussière, you can discover the Church of St. Andrew of the thirteenth, fifteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries whose baptismal font unveils sculpted groups of the Trinity, the education of the Virgin, the crucifixion or a Madonna and Child.

Do not miss to appreciate the age-old yew of Saint-Aubin-le-Guichard.

Listed by the Historical Monuments, the castle of Blanc-Buisson has a park also inscribed. Built at the end of the 13th century, it was partially destroyed during the Hundred Years War and rebuilt in the 16th century. Completely restored, it regularly hosts cultural events.

Classified as a Historical Monument, the tower of Thevray is a construction in sandstone, brick and flint. The locality also unveils a beautiful 15th century Saint-Martin church

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