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Bourges · Centre-Val de Loire
In Bourges, two surviving remains of a 17th-century manor house evoke the splendour of a vanished garden of learning: a door and a well with a coat of arms, discreet witnesses to a forgotten Berrichonne Renaissance.
Jussy-Champagne · Centre-Val de Loire
In the heart of the Berry region, the church of Saint-André in Jussy-Champagne boasts a strikingly pure 12th-century Romanesque choir, with a cul-de-four apse and Renaissance chapels carved into the stone.
Savigny-sur-Braye · Centre-Val de Loire
In Savigny-sur-Braye, Saint-Pierre church combines a 15th-century Gothic spire with a 17th-century Baroque portal and circular pediment, creating a stylistic dialogue that is rare in the Loir-et-Cher region.
Couture-sur-Loir · Centre-Val de Loire
An intimate sanctuary in the Loire Valley, Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church houses the chapel and tomb of the parents of Pierre de Ronsard, "Prince of poets", beneath an octagonal stone spire of rare elegance.
Vendôme · Centre-Val de Loire
Founded in 1474 by the Count of Vendôme, the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine reveals a late-Gothic flamboyance of rare elegance, crowned by a steeple with a stone spire and an apse with sophisticated ribs.
Saint-Avit-les-Guespières · Centre-Val de Loire
On the borders of the Beauce and Perche regions, the Rabestan estate reveals nine centuries of tumultuous history: moats, corner turrets and the remains of a feudal motte bear witness to a past marked by the Wars of Religion.
Pontlevoy · Centre-Val de Loire
In the heart of Pontlevoy cemetery, this neoclassical funerary monument houses the memory of Pierre-François Chappotin, the last headmaster of the abbey's famous college, with its broken column and antique-style altar.
Romorantin-Lanthenay · Centre-Val de Loire
A bourgeois Loir-et-Cher town house (1875-1880), now the Romorantin-Lanthenay town hall, it houses a fascinating Chinese cabinet and a unique neo-oriental water tower.
Aubigny-sur-Nère · Centre-Val de Loire
A medieval sentinel of Aubigny-sur-Nère, this 14th-century semi-circular tower still stands with its slender arches above its moat, the last vestige of the enclosure built by the Dukes of Aubigny.
Mennetou-sur-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire
A medieval gem in the Loir-et-Cher region, Mennetou-sur-Cher boasts one of the best-preserved fortified enclosures in the Loire Valley, with its three original gates and round towers rising above the Cher.
Jouet-sur-l'Aubois · Centre-Val de Loire
Frozen in time since 1974, the Grandjean factory at Jouet-sur-l'Aubois is a rare example of the lime and natural cement industry intact, with its production line entirely preserved.
Château de Vendôme is a former fortified castle, now in ruins, whose remains stand in the French commune of Vendôme, in the department of Loir-et-Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Fontaine-les-Coteaux · Centre-Val de Loire
On the edge of the Vendôme region, the Domaine de la Fosse is home to one of France's oldest arboretums, founded in 1751, where hundred-year-old cedars and exotic species make up an exceptional garden listed as a Historic Monument.
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux · Centre-Val de Loire
Nestling in the heart of the Berry region, this medieval stronghold house combines dry moats, drawbridges and defensive towers with a chapel adorned with a rare rocaille painted decoration - an exceptional survival of the small rural nobility.
Boiscommun · Centre-Val de Loire
A discreet pearl of the early 16th century, the chapel of Saint-Lazare de Boiscommun reveals a late flamboyant Gothic style with elegant ribbing, a rare testimony to Solognese piety at the dawn of the Renaissance.
Oison · Centre-Val de Loire
Surrounded by a dry moat and flanked by medieval towers, Amoy castle unfurls its alternating pediments and finials in the heart of the Beauce region, the discreet guardian of a seigneury dating back to 1209.
Le Blanc · Centre-Val de Loire
Nestling in the heart of Le Blanc, this former 14th-century Augustinian convent now houses the town hall, combining a 17th-century Gothic cloister with vaulted rooms of rare medieval elegance.
Déols · Centre-Val de Loire
A medieval vestige of the fortified walls of Déols, this listed former town gate bears witness to the strategic role played by the abbey town on the outskirts of Châteauroux.
Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines · Centre-Val de Loire
In the heart of the Touraine region, this Renaissance priory hides a hooded fireplace in its priory dwelling, adorned with a rare painted lactating Virgin Mary - the discreet jewel of a monastic hamlet that has been preserved since the 16th century.
Chalais · Centre-Val de Loire
A 15th-century stronghold nestling in the Berry region, La Gâtevine combines medieval moats and cylindrical towers pierced with loopholes with an altered façade that bears witness to five centuries of seigneurial life.
Orléans · Centre-Val de Loire
In the heart of Orléans, these 16th-century Renaissance buildings, listed as Historic Monuments since 1941, embody the elegance of Loire civil architecture at the height of the French Renaissance.
Maisonnais · Centre-Val de Loire
Nestling in the heart of the Berry region, this 12th-century Romanesque church has a striking bell tower-porch with geminated bays and a semi-circular, cross-vaulted chevet, a discreet jewel of intact sacred architecture.
Maillé · Centre-Val de Loire
Nestling in the heart of the village of Maillé, the church of Saint-Martin reveals a Romanesque portal of rare finesse, decorated with an embossed pattern of contiguous pentagons, an intact testimony to the architectural art of the 11th and 12th centuries in Touraine.
Solterre · Centre-Val de Loire
A discreet Renaissance gem in the Gâtinais region, the church of Saint-Pierre de Solterre features arches with classical capitals and a large mullioned chevet window, faithful witnesses to the art of the 16th century in the Loire region.
