Jean Moulin (1899-1943), member of the French Resistance and préfet in Eure-et-Loir, was one of Général de Gaulle's assistants. Discharged from his duties by the Pétain government, he was arrested in 1943 by the Gestapo and died in the train ...
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VILLEMAURYA lighthouse in the sea of wheat fields in Zola's Beauce region! The last stone windmill in Eure-et-Loir is still in working order! You can see it from 8km away, with its rotating roofing which functions using a 14-metre long tail and a wingspan of ...
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MOUTIERSWindmill built in 1770, set 800 metres from the village of Moutiers. It inspired the most famous of all Beauce millers, Marcel Barbier, the poet and songster.
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CHARTRESGuided tours for individuals or groups upon request and reservation.
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ILLIERS-COMBRAYSwann 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.
Read moreLecterns, 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.
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