Discover the beauty of Fervaques
The half-moated Château le Kinnor and Church of Saint Germian with its uniquely pointed tower await your discovery at Fervaques.
The main street of Fervaques
Approach the sign situated in front of the church.The clouds, the houses and the passers-by command this canvas. The shadows, a lantern, a pine tree and a weather vane give it its ephemeral grace. The work belonged to the doctor Eugene Jacquette (1829-1899) who was a collector of art. His grandfathe
The painter and his open air workshop
Boudin spent a lot of his life depicting cows. He would pursue them on the edges of cliffs and ponds, and right in the middle of fields. In a letter of the 5th November 1880, he confides in art dealer Ferdinand Martin that his wife thinks that his cows are making him “lose his mind”.
Bread Oven
Restored in 2006, the bread oven is heated again each year for the National Day of July 14.
Garden in Fervaques
An Indian summer warms this garden in Fervaques. Elisa Gaup is the mysterious figure in this oil. In 1875, the painting, “Memory of Fervaques”, shows the Jacquettes sitting on the grass in spite of their beautiful attire. In the drawing of 1878, Mrs Jacquette is reading in her garden.
Doctor's Jacquette house
The clothes bring this painting of October 1877 to life. A woman picks an apple to give to a child and a seventh person, at the back of the painting, deepens its perspective. The property had orchards and was near a wood. Jacquette also owned Cuilleraie farm and a third house, route de Notre-Dame-de
Memorial plaque of the Resistants Paul and Andrée Hautechaud
The memorial plaque is located at 12, rue Hautechaud.A doctor in Fervaques, Paul Hautechaud set up a network of resistance fighters in 1941. He was deported and died in 1944. His wife Andrée succeeded him at the head of the network and was, in turn, arrested and shot.
Saint-Germain church
The Saint-Germain church's tower is from the XIIth century. The rest of the building was rebuilt between 1891 and 1896. The church contains two stained glass windows donated by Dr. Jacquette.
Cows and meadows
Eugene Boudin painted about 20 pictures in Fervaques. In 1996, Laurent Manoeuvre, an expert on Eugene Boudin, said : ‘‘the red and white coats of the animals shine more intensely under the sun than the costly clothing of the elegant city-dwellers, and the rich meadows of summer shine mor
Tomb of English Lieutenant Anthony Clarke
The English lieutenant Anthony Clarke was killed on August 21, 1944 at the Liberation of Fervaques.
Former Prison
Built in 1733, the former prison of Fervaques housed petty criminals or convicts before their transfer to a penitentiary.
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