Tombeau du Duc de Sully
NOGENT-LE-ROTROUBehind the church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité, the splendid tomb of the Duc de Sully and his wife Rachel de Cochefilet was sculpted in white marble around 1641, a reminder of the great wealth and status of the former 'Surintendant Général', Lord ...
Read moreLocated 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 ...
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SAINT-DENIS-LANNERAYA feudal monument with original defensive features: moat, turrets, arrow slits, posterns... Vivid images of history…
Read moreNestled among the rolling green hills of Perche, the church of Saint-Denis includes a 16th-century baptistry which is a listed Historical Monument. Information panels at the entrance
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YMONVILLEThe last remaining example of the four mills of Ymonville, a windmill built in around 1839 and listed as a historic monument. A silent but eloquent testimony to the Beauce milling industry.
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MAILLEBOISSteelworking site founded in 1670 by the Bourbon-Condé family, active for two centuries and still home to the last remaining examples of 17th-century steelworking furnaces. Site includes the forge master's house (built 17th-18th centuries), dam, ...
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