Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Essonne

Halle
91290 Arpajon

The Halles d'Arpajon, built in the 15th century in Arpajon, Île-de-France, are a medieval wooden and sandstone hall, classified as a historical monument, emblematic of the local markets of Essonne.

Eglise moderne
91090 Évry

The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Évry, built in 1995, is a modern Catholic cathedral located in Évry-Courcouronnes (Essonne), the only such building in metropolitan France in the 20th century. Its cylindrical architecture, signed Mario Botta, makes it an emblematic monument.

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.

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.

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.

Tour
91310 Montlhéry

The Montlhéry Tower, the vestige of a medieval castle of the Xth–XIVth centuries, dominates the Orge valley in Montlhéry (Essonne), Île-de-France. A strategic symbol of the Capetians, it peaks at 30 meters.

Château de style néo-classique et palladien
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.

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.