Selection of the most beautiful monuments in 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.

Atelier d'artiste
91330 Yerres

The Caillebotte property in Yerres, 19th-century estate in Île-de-France, was the family residence of the painter Gustave Caillebotte, surrounded by an English park and ornamental factories, now open to the public.

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
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.

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.

Château de style Renaissance
91580 Villeconin

Villeconin Castle, a former 14th century medieval mansion transformed in the Renaissance, is located in Villeconin, Île-de-France. Ranked a historic monument, it combines defensive architecture and recreational elements, surrounded by moat and a restored park in the 20th century.

Eglise gothique
91160 Longjumeau

The church of Saint-Martin de Longjumeau, a 13th and 15th century Gothic building, listed as a historic monument in 1910, stands in the heart of this Essonian city in Île-de-France, dedicated to Saint Martin, Apostle of the Gauls.