Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Essonne

Eglise gothique
91150 Etampes

The Collège Saint-Martin d'Étampes, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, is a primitive Gothic gem located in Île-de-France. This religious monument, marked by its radiant bedside and bent bell tower, embodies medieval architectural innovation in the city of Etampes, Essonne.

Château fort
91880 Bouville

The castle of Farcheville, a 13th-17th century medieval fortress in Bouville (Essonne), is a rare example of a fortified enclosure in Île-de-France, surrounded by moat and marked by major restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Eglise gothique
91910 Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières

Saint-Sulpice de Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières, built in the 13th and 14th centuries in Île-de-France, is a radiant Gothic jewel, famous for its slender architecture, medieval stained glass windows and its historical role as a major pilgrimage site dedicated to Saint Sulpice de Bourges.

Eglise romane et gothique
91310 Longpont-sur-Orge

The Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Garde Basilica of Longpont-sur-Orge, built between the 12th and 13th centuries, is a jewel of the religious heritage of Île-de-France. This Marian pilgrimage site, marked by a rich Clunisian history and Druidic legends, dominates the Orge Valley in the Essonne.

Château fort
91410 Dourdan

The Dourdan Castle, built in the 13th century, is a Philippian castle located in Dourdan, Île-de-France, famous for its dungeon and medieval military architecture.

Château de style Classique
91530 Le Val-Saint-Germain

The castle of the Marais, built in the 18th century at Val-Saint-Germain in Île-de-France, is an architectural masterpiece Louis XVI, surrounded by a historic park and classified as a Historic Monument since 1965.

Halle
91660 au Mérévillois

The Halles de Méréville, built in the early 16th century in Mérevillois (Essonne), is a rare example of civil architecture of the first French Renaissance. This listed monument, with its oak frame and stone pillars, bears witness to the flourishing commercial activity granted by Louis XII in 1511.

Château fort
91150 Étampes

The Guinette Tower, the last vestige of the Royal Castle of Etampes, is a 12th century clover-shaped dungeon, located on a plateau overlooking the city. This emblematic monument of the Essonne bears witness to medieval military architecture.