Champvent: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Champvent
Champvent is visible from a distance because of its castle.
You can find accommodation for your stay in Champvent.
Culture and History
Champvent was first recorded in 1011. In 1235, the village became the appanage of Henri de Grandson, who built his castle there.
The Notre-Dame Church of Champvent was first mentioned in 1013 and completely restored in 1821 by the Bernese architect Samuel Jenner. In 1891, the architect Francis Isoz added a bell tower crowned by a spire above the porch. The bell tower has four bells. The church is considered one of the rare Swiss examples of innovative, Protestant-influenced Baroque sacred architecture.
Archaeological investigations near Saint-Christophe uncovered six burials dating from between 950 and 1370 AD. The finds confirm the presence of a cemetery and probably indicate a nearby church.
Landscape
The hamlet of Saint-Christophe in Champvent is situated on a hill overlooking the Orbe Plain and the village of Mathod. The landscape around Champvent includes fields, forests, rolling terrain, the expansive Thièle Valley and hills.
Cycling
The Vélo Club Champvent offers two off-road cycling routes through nature. The mountain bike routes in Champvent pass through the countryside of northern Vaud.
Around Champvent, there are routes with varying gradients – from gentler slopes to more challenging climbs.
More local pages: Sainte-Croix, Baulmes, Romainmôtier-Envy, L'abbaye, Villars-Burquin, Mathod, Montagny-Près-Yverdon, Les Rasses.
To the higher-level travel overview: Northern Vaud Jura.
