Conchy-Les-Pots: Walking Trails and Local History

Discover Conchy-Les-Pots through two specific highlights: trails through the bocage landscape and its cultural and local history. The routes differ in length and use; difficulty and duration are also provided for one of them. The historical sites range from 16th-century church windows to reconstruction after the First World War.

Walking through the bocage landscape

The Circuit des Prés Verts is a challenging 18 km walking route, with a stated duration of 5 hours and 15 minutes. When planning your day, you can consider the distance, stated difficulty, and time required together. The route passes through the bocage landscape along the watershed between the Oise and Somme drainage basins. Pastures lined with hedgerows along the way are home to a rich variety of flora and fauna.

On the section of the Circuit des Prés Verts towards Conchy-Les-Pots, the trail crosses the N17. It then reaches Rue de Flandres, which is still cobbled, and continues along a footpath to Rue de l’église. This sequence provides specific waypoints for the section described.

A second route: architecture and landscape

The Circuit des Châteaux passes through Conchy-Les-Pots and is 47.4 km long. The route is described as suitable for mountain biking and horse riding, and passes through a diverse architectural landscape. The private châteaux can be viewed from the outside, with information panels at their boundaries.

Different details matter when comparing the two routes: the Circuit des Prés Verts is primarily a walking route, with its difficulty and stated duration; for the Circuit des Châteaux, the key details are its length and its suitability for mountain biking or horse riding. It is advisable to check local signs before setting out.

Church windows and local history

After being completely destroyed in the First World War, Notre-Dame Church was rebuilt in 1925–1926. The ensemble of choir windows consists of uniformly designed 16th-century stained-glass windows from the former Saint-Nicaise Church, which was destroyed in 1915. The windows therefore point to an earlier period than the church’s postwar reconstruction.

The events of 1918 are also part of local history: Conchy-Les-Pots suffered particularly during the German Spring Offensive in March and April, and the Battle of the Matz in June. The town was awarded the Croix de guerre in 1921. Together with its destruction in the First World War and subsequent reconstruction, these events form a timeline that shapes the town’s historical character.

There was once a Templar commandery at Pont l’Etrier. It stood on a historic Templar route connecting northern France with the Mediterranean. This connection adds an older, regional perspective to the history of war and the church.

The history of the roads also connects the area to places beyond the town: near Conchy-Les-Pots, the D1017 departmental road follows the former RN17. This historic Route de Flandre connects Paris and Lille.

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