Historic Sites & Monuments

In the old classrooms you can discover a rare collection of objects and documents retracing the almost 1000 year-old history of the Abbaye de Tiron, the establishment of the college and the creation of twelve French Royal and military colleges.

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.

This innovative museum, with images and artefacts backed up with text and fun reconstructions, takes you right back the Middle Ages, as you follow the adventures of local knight Hugues III du Puiset in the years 1111 and 1112.

Megalithic site currently undergoing a dig, with the But de Gargantua menhir and the Petit and Berceau dolmens.

Perched above the town, the wildlife park at Castle Nogent-le-Roi is home to sixty fallow deer. Enjoy the pleasant surroundings and admire the splendid antlers of these magnificent animals.

First French museum dedicated to agriculture which brings history, society, technical sciences and arts together. Over a surface area of 3000 m², there is a large collection of farming machinery (18.00 - 1950), exhibitions which deal with current ...