Monuments to visit Eure-Et-Loir

More than 80 kilometres. It is the length of the canal Louis XIV wanted to create to feed Versailles with the waters of the Eure. This pharaoh project, several remains remaining in Eure-et-Loir, had to take its source in the commune of Pontgouin. It is in this area, somewhere in the forest surrounding the village, on the edge of the Boizard pond, that you can see the locks intended to regulate the flow of the river by creating water restraint in the valley. Seven other locations, between Pontgouin and Maintenon, were identified as crossing points of the unfinished Louis XIV Canal

In Saint-Hilaire-sur-Yerre, take the direction of Douy. After the church, the yaw road goes down to the Loir. Before the bridge, a small road enters the woods. On the edge of the Loir, the mill remained intact.

The Vent windmill is a historic monument since 1988. Rightly, it is considered one of the most beautiful in the region. In the thirties he ceased to work. His restoration in 1940 allowed him to manufacture flour clandestinely during the German occupation. In 1961, his owner returned him to the Millers sucker Association, which restored it. This great work will be rewarded a few years later by the price of the Heads of Work at risk.

The pivot-en-Beauce mill was built in 1770. Around 1850, it was moved, all of a room, on its current location. The mill of the Chesnay was famous for the venues, thanks to Marcel Barber, his miller who was also poet and songwriter. Its rehabilitation dates back to 1990.

The barber mill, the name of his last sucker, looks like his pedestal. It is a pivot of the most beautiful of the department, whose origins date back to the th century. Fernand Barber made it gift to the commune to be restored, but he kept his enjoyment until his death. The ARAM Beauce (Regional Association of Friends of Mills) and the Association de Levesville have worked to rehabilitate it.

Take the direction of Vichères. Below the church, we see it from the road. This beautiful th century mansion was built by the family of Mauduisson.

Its construction began in the th century to end in the th century. Several times reworked, it offers the marriage of stone, slate and brick. The beautiful French park highlights the varied architecture of the buildings. The mountains of flower-lined flowers, decorated with ifs and sculpted holly, have a certain charm.

This castle has a rich history, dating back to the 9th century. It has been rebuilt twice, most recently in 1850, on the ruins of the former château, which burned down during the French Revolution. Today, the château is owned by Armelle-Patricia and Marcel Diard Von Nunhold. It offers guest rooms and suites, as well as corporate lunches and seminars. Visitors can contact the château on 02 37 82 85 06 for further information.

This private and inhabited castle was built in the th century according to the plans of an architect of Chartres, Mr Moreau. It consists of an extended main building of two pavilions.

Its Louis XVIII façade and its 3 internal courtyards situated in the ditches which, along with the river L, paved the ancient city with a stop. Documentation on site.

Originally, the castle depended on the county of Chartres. One can think that it was rebuilt in the years 1530-1550 instead of a medieval fortress, for Jacques d'Avaugour. Thereafter, the Montmorency were the owners. Courtalain was transmitted by inheritance in 1862 to the Gontaut-Biron family who is still the owner. In this exceptional setting, a beautiful 29 th-century orangerie welcomes a conference and meeting area as well as a hotel with rooms. Single, double, triple or quadruple rooms, from 88 € per night for a double room. The atmosphere is authentic and friendly. A suite in the castle for 190 € at night. 8 € breakfast per person. Houses furnished with 3 rooms for five people, kitchen corner for 160 € on weekends. Swimming pool, large park, ping-pong, mini-golf, fishing for activities.

In the countryside, this th century castle is one of the defensive works of the upper Middle ages in Eure-et-Loir. The owner of the site, Marie Laure Simon, guides visitors once a year, the third weekend of July and the first weekend of August, with historical and anecdotal details.

In the th century, a fortress occupied those lands, held by the lord of Thymerais. It was at the time of Louis XIII that he took his current appearance. Then he belonged to the Séguier family and then became the property of the Princess of Condé, the Duchess of Maine, King Louis-Philippe and Count Olivier de Bazelaire, his current owner. Located on the edge of the, forest, this castle hanging above the valley of the Eure and classified historic monument is also the dream place for wedding receptions: magical setting, romantic atmosphere, dance lounge, tents, terraces and gardens guarantee an unforgettable evening.

Only a moat separates the castle of the Saint-Lubin church. The buildings and the park that stretches behind were built between the th and th centuries. Following an unusual architecture in the region, the church presents a series of stained glass windows telling the story of Saint Lubin, the former bishop of Chartres. By entering the gardens of the castle, the surprise continues with canals, where Coule flows, separating the grassland from the building. Bridges regularly allow crossing the river. An amazing place to see.

At the beginning of the th century Jean d'O assured the Construction, the particularity of the castle was to have been built in brick. Originally, 6 towers and a chapel were erected, but over time it underwent many changes. It is located on the Blaise valley.

The Pivot pivot was built in the 1625 th century, probably in as shown by the bourdon burning. The last titus, Henri Daniel, died and his widow gave him a water mill. A beautiful day, our meunier let the wings get broken. Since then, he has regained his silhouette and restoration. Today, there are still two wings in the building. The protective association of the Mill du Paradis intends to restore it soon. This mill has the particularity of having been dismantled in the place of Le Paradis to be rebuilt at the entrance to Sancheville.

The castle of Mémillon is a private estate of 50 hectares, comprising a building built in the second empire, a th and th century manor house and the remains of the castle of Saveuse of the th century. He is inhabited. You can visit it at Heritage days.

This pivot mill, typically beauce, dates back to 1796. It is also called "Moulin Pelard": four generations of Pelard worked there for 150 years. The patriarch of the family bequeathed him to the commune. The ARAM Beauce decides to restore it. In 1976 the association of the Moulin de Pelard was created. The first work is destroyed by a storm and it has therefore been completely restored after destruction. You'll see how wheat turns into flour. In June, at the time of Small Heritage Day, and in September, the association brings a bread oven on site and produces old bread.

Contact the Chevallier-Debeausse Foundation for permission to enter the property. With entry, it is the only remaining remnant of the feudal castle. It is a circular dungeon well characterized by its defensive aspect. But we could also live there, witness inner rooms arched on warheads that include chimneys and windows. The chapel Saint-Nicolas of the castle and the church Notre-Dame were covered with frescoes under the impetus of Florimond Robertet, Treasurer of France and Secretary of Finance under François I, when he bought the castle in 1505 and began to restore it. In the chapel next to the dungeon, open virgin wood and series of frescoes whose mystery and meaning remains to be overcome.

On your way, you can find nose with the first traces of human occupation in the region. Polissoirs sleep in fields at Vieuville and Coulommiers. In a field behind the church, it is the Menhir of the Trinity that points the end of its rock. Also a dolmen says "Broom de Gargantua."

Below the castle and the town centre of Courtalain, a pleasant area is available to take a break before visiting the town. Located on the edge of the river Yerre, this place houses washing machines that are still running through water from the river. There is also a road mill whose mechanisms always operate and circulate water. Finally, picnic tables make this area a good starting point for walking in the surrounding woods and follow part of the Balade walk.

At the intersection of the rue de la basse and the dolmen street, the church of Alluyes appears from the entrance to the commune, opposite the town hall and the local school. Then following the tree-lined road, the landscape changes a little: behind the cover of the trees pushing on the edge of the Loir which winds here, the dungeon of the former castle of the municipality stands apart. A property of a foundation that also operates the special educational institution of Alluyes, the dungeon overlooks the small village with its coffee and green spaces.

The high square tower is visible from far when one passes from Essonne to the Eure and Loir. In fact, it is the steeple of the church of Garancières-en-Beauce, which dates from the th century which rises above the village and is classified in historical monuments. This tower stands on the church of Saint Etienne, founded in the xiiith century, next to an esplanade where you can also see the monument to the communal dead. A few metres from the building, a pond marks the entrance of the village, next to a superb farm.

The large manor house of Blanville, in the forest of Saint-Luperce, is private and is not easily accessible. But behind wrought iron grids, the th century chateau redesigned in th century offers remarkable symmetry reminiscent of the Loire valley houses like Familial or Cheverny. The large park is also on the right and left by smaller buildings that have the same kind of architecture as the central building.

The fortress of Bois Ruffin, located in the countryside of the Beauce dunoise between Arrou and Chapelle-Royale, blends the defensive walls of the upper Middle Ages and the plush farmhouses of the modern era. The whole is a remarkable site of the Eure-et-Loir that is seen by far thanks to the big round tower that rises in the middle of the courtyard closed by a grid and surrounded by ditches filled with water. The fortress was classified as a historic monument in 1924.

The Sorel-Moussel castle is first of all impressive moat. When you arrive in front of the drawbridge, you can only stop to admire this building that it looks like built on a rocky piton. Then the two buildings reveal themselves, in red bricks. Between the two, an empty space, sometimes filled by a large white tent, links the two parts of the castle which, occupied by several royal families and the lords of the Thymerais, was destroyed at the time of the French Révolutionn.

Founded in the th century under the decision of Louis VI le Gros, Earl of Dreux, the Hotel-Dieu was a place to treat the sick until the th century. This building consists of a chapel reconstructed from the th century. It is complemented by a campanile built in 1999, whose carillon gently delude the city at some hours of the day. There is also a "Tour of Found Children" used for the reception of abandoned children from 1812 to 1837. Today, the former Hôtel-Dieu is used to host temporary exhibitions and presents the «Valley Coeur» project to expand its city centre, energize and reorganize the city. Since 2008, the old Hotel-Dieu is part of the Historical Monuments Inventory.

To discover Sur in all its attractions, the best thing is to leave the 10 National Road connecting Chartres to Chateaudun to enter the village. The passing of the Loir, which winds in the commune, already gives a good idea of what can be discovered since you can see the back of the houses, sometimes nicely decorated terraces. A little further away is the church Notre-Dame, a majestic, majestic Gothic building around which the weekly market is located. Then by walking on the adjacent streets, there is a good chance of crossing walls of walls in the form of arches in particular, most often on the edge of the Loir.