Historic Sites & Monuments

Located in 19th-century stables, the conservatory bears testimony to the work and social life of quarrymen in the last century. It also has temporary and themed exhibitions on bread.

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.

Located at the chevet of Chartres Cathedral (13th century), this jewel of 14th-century architecture, adorned with a magnificent collection of antique stained glass windows, was, from the 1970s to the early 2000s, the setting for the precious and ...

A spectacular testimony to 19th century art! The neo-gothic chapel, the stained glass windows and recumbent statues inside are works by the greatest artists from that era: Delacroix, Millet, Ingres, Lenoir, Mercié, Vernet and many others.

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.

Amidst the flowers and plants, some 300 m² of mosaics adorn terraces, pools, pillars, walls, pots…Surprising and enchanting.