List of historic sites in the Beauce

VILLEBON

Château de Villebon

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.

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.

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.

TILLAY-LE-PENEUX

Château de Villeprévost

ILLIERS-COMBRAY

Maison de Tante Léonie - Musée Marcel Proust

LOIGNY-LA-BATAILLE

Château de Goury

SAINT-LUPERCE

Château de Blanville

AUNEAU

Jardin de la Préhistoire

Invitez-vous chez l'homme préhistorique, au travers de reconstitutions et d'ateliers ludiques, dans la toute première maison néolithique circulaire d'Europe.

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.