Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Essonne

Gothic Church
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.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
91150 Etampes

The Collège Notre-Dame-du-Fort d'Étampes, founded in the 11th century by Robert le Pieux, is a Romanesque and Gothic church located in Île-de-France. Ranked a historical monument in 1840, it combines religious architecture and 13th century defensive elements.

Classic style castle
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.

Castle
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.

Renaissance style castle
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.

Castle
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.

Castle
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.

Neo-classical and Palladian style castle
91380 Chilly-Mazarin

The Château de Chilly-Mazarin, built in the 17th century in Chilly-Mazarin, Île-de-France, is a former seigneurial estate transformed into a town hall, surrounded by moats and a French park.