Historic Sites & Monuments

The remarkable framework of this chapel dates back to 1198. The restored choir of the old church of Saint Hilaire des Noyers was combined with St Denis D'Authou in 1836.

Swann Park on the banks of the Loir, designed by Proust's uncle, is a place charged with romance and atmosphere. Based on the informal style garden, it made a profound mark on the author.

The château de la Rivière is a very elegant early 17th century design and little has been altered in four centuries. The main body of the Château was built in 1628, the outbuildings in 1629. The architecture is simple and very graceful, using ...

Lecterns, paintings, old maps and natural science boards, the School Museum proposes to rediscover the educational objects of the school of yesteryear, when pupils used to write in purple ink.

Vertiginous medieval tower 60 metres tall, overlooking the Loir river. A lord's lodge in the pure flamboyant gothic style built by a companion of Joan of Ark. Discovery of medieval cuisine.

Located in Illiers-Combray near Chartres, around a hundred metres from the “House of Aunt Léonie”, is Château of La Sinterrerie, where a young Marcel Proust’s sensibilities were born. This magnificent, secret estate inspired the writer’s ...