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List of historic sites in the Beauce
LOIGNY-LA-BATAILLE
Eglise de Loigny-la-Bataille
This 19th-century church is a tribute to the famous Franco-Prussian battle of 1870. Its crypt contains the relics of soliders, the tombs of the two French generals killed, and a magnificent painting of the battle by Lionel Royer.
réf. PCUCEN0280010008
NOTTONVILLE
Abbaye du bois de Nottonville
In the magnificent La Conie Valley, isolated in the middle of fields of wheat, the beautiful fortified Bendictine Abbey of Nottonville. The site is home to temporary exhibitions and cultural events.
réf. PCUCEN0280010012
TILLAY-LE-PENEUX
Château de Villeprévost
It is inside the walls of this 17th-century castle that interrogations took place of the 300 bandits in the "Chauffeurs d'Orgères" gang in 1798. The dovecote is home to the masks of those condemned to death.
réf. PCUCEN0280010013
AUNEAU
Jardin de la Préhistoire
Get up close and personal with our neolithic ancestors, with reconstructions and fun activities in Europe's earliest known circular house.
réf. PCUCEN0280010028
LE PUISET
Espace des seigneurs du Puiset
Dungeon, horsemen, traitors, battles, sieges, plots and treachery. Revisit the authentic history of the traiter lords of Le Puiset faced with the king's army... all the ingredients for an epic tale. Opening summer 2007.
réf. PCUCEN0280010029
ORGERES-EN-BEAUCE
Maison de la Beauce
Maison de la Beauce offers an original insight into the Beauce region. In a contemporary, spacious area, interactive terminals, models, audiovisual accounts, and various collections tell the story of the region, the local countrypeople and the landscape.
réf. PCUCEN0280010107
YMONVILLE
Moulin de la Garenne
The 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.
réf. PCUCEN0280010206
OUARVILLE
Grand moulin de Ouarville
The biggest and most ancient of the last mwindills still turning in the Beauce sky, with its origins going back to the 13th century!
réf. PCUCEN0280010275
TERMINIERS
Château de Villepion
The Château de Villepion, situated on the road Route du Blé in Beauce, is open to visitors during the summer. It was built in the 17th Century and possesses moats, gardens and remarkable façades.
réf. PCUCEN0280010308
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.
réf. PCUCEN0280010310
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