Historic Sites & Monuments

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 famous family house of Aunty Léonie, with period furnishings intact, where the young Marcel Proust would spend his holidays. Full of the provincial charm which he would later draw on in his works.

Situated on the borders of Beauce and Le Perche in a 15-hectare park, the Renaissance Château de Montigny-le-Gannelon's silhouette is a feature of the heights of the Loir Valley. It is kept warm with its furnished and lived-in properties.

The Farcot Museum retraces the life of the legatee, Eugène Farcot, who wanted to bring museum culture to his native town, Sainville, where he was born in 1830. The layout of the collections is designed in the manner of a cabinet of curiosities as ...

Set around one of France's oldest farms (12th century), mediaeval gardens take us back into the spirituality and scents of the Middle Ages.

Home of the sculptor Félix Charpentier (1858-1924), the Villa Charpentier presents a collection of works and sketches of the artist who created numerous busts and statues, notably commissioned by public institutions.