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Very pleasant walk.

Saint Hilaire was a bishop in Poitiers. Quite a badass, he was highly respected and admired in his time. And his fame made him chosen after his death as Patron Saint until now.

A little history on this Gâtinais oil!

Oil pump reconstructed here, which tells us that an area of oil was discovered in Gâtinais at the end of the 1950s and is still exploited today.

Nice view of the city, located. near the remains of the old feudal castle. We discover the old houses of this medieval city as well as the castle of La Motte in the background.

Ancient medieval town of Gâtinais, the village of Château-Renard is a small town steeped in history housing numerous historic monuments and old houses, including the Jeanne d'Arc house dating from the 15th century which now houses the Tourist Office , as well as the old church dating from the 12th and 13th centuries perched on the hill overlooking the town and surrounded by the ruins of the fortified castle, but also the Château de la Motte, the first octagonal-shaped medieval castle. The latter was first built in 1120 and notably welcomed Charles VIII in 1429. A century later, it was François I who signed there in 1539 the edict of the Blanque which brought about the creation of the Royal Lottery, ancestor of the National Lottery. The castle was dismantled on the orders of King Charles IX in 1568 during the Wars of Religion when it belonged to the family of Gaspard de Coligny, the famous Protestant admiral assassinated during the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre. In 1609, Coligny's daughter rebuilt the castle on the foundations of the old medieval fortress. This castle, one of the most beautiful in the department, is unfortunately not very visible from the road, because it is hidden behind tall vegetation. Private property, it is not open to visits.

Here we find the village church. It dates from the first half of the 12th century and was altered many times, notably in the 16th century. She deserves a visit!

Chaumot is a very charming rural town between the Gâtinais plateau and the Yonne valley. It has a magnificent castle that deserves a stop!