The Tour of the Hamlets from Guipy

The walk starts at Guipy Town Hall (GPS – 47°13'45.5"N 3°34'42.9"E). Parking is available near the town hall.

(S/E) From the town hall, take the D977 bis towards Saint-Révérien. As you leave the village, turn left towards Vitry-Laché. Then take the first track on the right and continue straight on until you reach the road.

(1) Turn left onto the road.

(2) At the first buildings, turn left onto the track leading to Beaumont. In the hamlet, at the crossroads, turn right.

(3) Then turn left onto the track after the last houses. At the crossroads, turn left and carry on straight ahead until you reach the D135.

(4) Turn left onto this road, then at the first junction, turn right onto the local road leading to Vesvres.

(5) Drive through the hamlet and follow the path downhill. At the edge of the forest, turn left and continue straight on to Guipy.

(6) When you come to the end of the track, carry on straight ahead onto the D135. At the first junction, turn right and then right again onto the D146 towards Pazy. Then take the first track on the left, cross the D977 bis with care, and continue along the track going uphill.

(7) When you reach the water reservoir, turn left onto the track leading down towards La Trouillère.

(8) Cross the D135 with care to enter the hamlet. In La Trouillère, turn left onto the street. At the last house, carry on straight ahead along the path leading downhill.

(9) Join the D135 and turn right onto it towards Guipy. At the junction with the D977 bis, turn right to return to the town hall (S/E).

Yellow signposts.

Toilets and picnic tables on Place Saint-Germain.

Sculpture ‘Le flotteur’: this work is the result of a stone sculptors’ symposium. Carved from Donzy stone by Yannick Robert, it pays tribute to the local history of timber floating. A technical challenge, it was completed in around ten days. Another sculpture from a previous symposium, on the theme of the wet nurses of the Morvan, stands by the roadside at the village exit, heading towards Corbigny.

Statue of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois: the patron saint of the parish of Guipy, Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois was a bishop and is recognised for his contribution to the evangelisation of the Auxerre region and the islands of Brittany. This^16th-century Naïve-style statue adorns the monks’ chapel. Indeed, Guipy grew out of a Genovefain priory established in 1147, which was subsequently dismantled during the Revolution. A few remains of the monastic buildings still stand.

Précy Castle: originally, this small fortified house was built in^{the 14th} century to protect an agricultural estate. Altered in the^16th century, it became the property of the Calvinist Louis de Blosset in the 17th century. Having retained its defensive character thanks to its corner towers and imposing appearance, this castle was listed as a Historic Monument in 2010.

Tympanum of Saint-Germain Church: Standing on its original^12th-century site, this church was rebuilt in^{the 15th century} and then extensively remodelled in^{the 19th} century. The tympanum was installed in 1876. Although similar to that in Neuilly, it is not signed. It is decorated with a scene from the life of Saint Germain blessing Saint Geneviève.