JOAN OF ARC TOWER

This monument was erected in memory of Joan of Arc in 1921 to thank the woman who had been implored to preserve this part of the country from the German advance. The tower, in medieval style, covers the mound where the castle of Chartres-sur-le-Loir stood. The statue of the saint (Joan of Arc was canonized in 1920) is three metres long and proudly displays a standard and a sword. Inside, there is the funeral chapel where the names of soldiers who died for France in the first part of the 20th century are engraved.