List of historic sites in the Beauce

MOUTIERS

Moulin de Moutiers en Beauce

Windmill 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.

LOIGNY-LA-BATAILLE

Musée de Loigny-la-Bataille, église, crypte ossuaire

A big battle in the Beauce? This is the theme of the 1870 War Museum in Loigny-la-Bataille with an innovative interactive visit in which you are given a Pocket Pc and Aristide, your virtual guide, takes you back into history.

LEVESVILLE-LA-CHENARD

Moulin à vent de Levesville la Chenard

A 15th century wooden windmill mounted on a stone base, in perfect working order.

AUNEAU

Les Grands Marais

A protected natural wetland site. This marsh is part of the Voise route, a wooded oasis in a farming region. Bring your walking boots!

ORGERES-EN-BEAUCE

La cabriole

The educational farm La Cabriole is the Noah's Ark of the Beace region. To the delight of children, it has a wide range of animals that you can approach, touch and feed.

GERMIGNONVILLE

Château de Cambray

ROUVRAY-SAINT-FLORENTIN

Le Château de Reverseaux

SANCHEVILLE

Moulin à vent du Paradis de Sancheville

ILLIERS-COMBRAY

Le Pré Catelan

Swann 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.

ILLIERS-COMBRAY

Maison de Tante Léonie - Musée Marcel Proust