The city is beautiful and the walk is nice.
Chauray appeared in the history written in 904 (charter of the abbey of Saint-Maixent), under the name of vicaria calriacince.
It is a town that once belonged to someone named Caurus or Calirus, whose name, supplemented by the suffix "acum", has evolved to eventually give "Chauray".
The coat of arms of the town is that of Jacques Chalmot, Lord of Deffends, who, having embraced the Reformed religion, had to emigrate to Holland.