In 1374, the Vendôme family, who possessed the prestigious title of vidame de Chartres (officer in charge of exercising the military and judicial powers of the bishop), bought the estate …
Built from the 11th century around a castle, at the crossroads of two major thoroughfares, Longny-au-Perche owed its prosperity to the iron industry and trade. The city keeps the memory …
Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon, illustrious owner of the La Ferté-Vidame estate, wrote his famous memoirs in the medieval castle of Vidames de Chartres. The monumental work (12,000 pages, …
Ahead of its time, the mayor of St Ouen will build the Sollerot lighthouse in order to offer Audonians public lighting thanks to this 14-meter column which, with its acetylene …