Historic Sites & Monuments

This picturesque and somewhat unusual little chapel is home to a set of 80cm-tall terra cotta statues representing the Soisson family.

The top of the 60-metre tower of the prestigious cathedral, known as the "Jehan de Beauce", offers a unique panorama over Beauce and the town.

Through stylised worlds and original, immersive sets, visitors are plunged into France’s court, challenged with lively historians’ debates, taken back to the sources of Roman mythology and surprised by France’s feasting, fighting, itinerant ...

The Abbey of Thiron-Gardais was the mother abbey of one of the largest monastic orders of the middle ages, the Order of Tiron. Soak up the atmosphere of one of the great centres of medieval spirituality, with its themed gardens and tithe barn.

Parc de Champ Romain: French-style formla gardens, with staggered rows of very rare lime trees. Calcareous grasslands, listed by the DRAC (regional cultural affairs directorate).

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.