Historic Sites & Monuments

The park of the key was created with the help of the nursery Or-K-idea in order to work in the field of research and training related to plants in our gardens. Its objective is to stimulate biodiversity in eco-systems and to promote an ecological ...

It was from this chapel that the Children's Crusade set out in 1212, headed by shepherd boy Estienne de Cloyes. The legend says that 20,000 children left for the Holy Land and never returned...

Immerse yourself in the home of Maurice de Vlaminck, a painter and precursor of Fauvism. You can also see some of his paintings at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire in Dreux.

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.

The fortified complex was built in the 12th century by Hugh II of Châteauneuf, lord of Thymerais, as an outpost of the Capetian royal estate to defend against the Duchy of Normandy.