Historic Sites & Monuments

Immerse yourself in the home of Maurice de Vlaminck, a painter and precursor of Fauvism. You can also see some of his paintings at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire in Dreux.

Maison de la Beauce offers an original insight into the Beauce region. In a contemporary, spacious area, interactive terminals, models, audiovisual accounts, and various collections tell the story of the region, the local countrypeople and the ...

The fortified complex was built in the 12th century by Hugh II of Châteauneuf, lord of Thymerais, as an outpost of the Capetian royal estate to defend against the Duchy of Normandy.

Linked to the kingdom of France, on the border between the Duchy of Normandy and Thimerais, this stronghold house protected the village of la Gadelière during the Hundred Years' War. The village also has some characteristic remains.

The last remaining example of the four mills of Ymonville, a windmill built in around 1839 and listed as a historic monument. A silent but eloquent testimony to the Beauce milling industry.

A precious specimen of the manor house rebuilt under Louis XIII, Château de Blanville, surrounded by a park, has conserved all the simplicity, distinction and balance of that great century.