Discover the natural wealth of the Valley

La Coulée Verte

A former railway line connecting Amiens to Beauvais, this 17 km footpath is ideal for discovering the Valley’s natural environments and local heritage, alongside the Selle river and numerous water pools. This Nature Trail can also be used for educational outings thanks to signs. It can be accessed by foot, mountain bike and horse-back. Only motorised vehicles are not allowed.

La Coulée Verte

Les Ateliers du Val de Selle Equestrian Centre

You are on the site of the World Harnessing Championship (2002), in the middle of a 6-hectare natural area, on the edge of the river. The Ateliers du Val de Selle will show you its draught horses that take visitors daily for individual or group outings, carriage outings, discovery days, raids and 2, 3, 4 and 5-day excursions, etc. The International Harnessing Competition is held here every year at the end of April or early May.

Equestrian Centre « Les Ateliers du Val de Selle »

Loeuilly water sports centre

The water sports centre on a 4-hectare lake is in a leafy setting on the edge of the Coulée Verte nature path. Experience the site in canoe or kayak and have fun on the slalom trail, the tunnel, the mud banks, or why not enjoy a game of kayak polo? You can also travel down a neighbouring river (the Avre, the Somme, the Hortillonnages), take part in an orienteering rally or a mountain bike trek.

Loeuilly water sports centre ase nautique de Loeuilly

Discover the Valley's architectural heritage

Noble residences

Visit the Louis XIII-style Wailly château made of brick and stone, built in around 1640 on the edge of a manmade terrace at the foot of the chalky cliff. It blends perfectly into the greenery, giving it a romantic aura. Or, at the end of a long alley, visit the Prouzel château, built in 1699 exclusively of stone in the middle of a 12-hectare park on a plateau dominating the Selle Valley. There’s also the Courcelles-sous-Thoix château, where the owners provide accommodation and catering.

Noble residences

Religious buildings

The Saint-Antoine church in Conty dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. As you raise your eyes to the sky, you will see the upper corners of the 33-metre high tower, where 4 gargoyles represent winged monsters with spiralled tails. One of the special features of this church is a fountain that springs from under the altar of Saint-Antoine.
The Saint-Lambert de Sentelie chapel was a pilgrimage centre. Sick people would come here and trophies of crutches used to be hung near the altar. You can still see some crutches near the choir gate.

Religious building

The Notre Dame des Vertus de Nampty Chapel has seen a number of pilgrims stop here. Between the road and the forest, it is never closed. In the entrance, candles continually burn and flowers are regularly placed here, and the walls are decorated with votive offerings.
Every year, during the last weekend in August, the Festival des Contynoises attracts hundreds of people to street shows, concerts, art exhibitions, etc.
Each year, Conty allows free use of a camping car zone near the Tourist Office, the equestrian centre and the town centre.