Château de Sorel was a castle in Sorel-Moussel, Eure-et-Loir, France.
A motte-and-bailey castle was built in the 10th century to protect against Viking raids. The castle was located on a promontory overlooking the Eure River.
The castle was fortified with a stone keep and ramparts. Philippe de Dreux, bishop-count of Beauvais, destroyed the castle in the 12th century. It was later rebuilt and strengthened. The Catholic League destroyed the castle in the 16th century, later being rebuilt in the 17th century. [1]
Loir-et-Cher is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its name is originated from two rivers which cross it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La Poste gave it the number 41. It had a population of 329,470 in 2019.
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. In 2019, Eure-et-Loir had a population of 431,575.
Loiret is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.
Anet is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It lies 14 km north-northeast of Dreux between the rivers Eure and Vesgre, the latter flowing into the former some 4 km northeast of Anet town hall.
The arrondissement of Dreux is an arrondissement of France in the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 108 communes. Its population is 129,414 (2016), and its area is 1,500.5 km2 (579.3 sq mi).
Lavardin is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.
The Château de Châteaudun is a castle located in the town of Châteaudun in the French department of Eure-et-Loir.
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais is a commune in Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
La Ferté-Vidame is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Sorel-Moussel is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Montricoux is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is located along the banks of the Aveyron, between Nègrepelisse and Bruniquel. The written history of the commune dates back to the eighth century. The Château de Montricoux, built by the Knights Templar, now houses the Marcel-Lenoir Museum, which preserves 130 drawings, pastels, watercolors, oils, and frescoes by this artist, a resident of the town.
The Château de Lavardin is a ruined castle in the village and commune of Lavardin in the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The property of the commune, it has been classified since 1945 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Léon Matthieu Cochereau was a French painter.
The Château de Maintenon is a château, developed from the original castle, situated in the commune of Maintenon in the Eure-et-Loir département of France. It is best known as being the private residence of the second spouse of Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon.
The canton of Anet is an administrative division of the Eure-et-Loir department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Anet.
Jehan (Jean) Texier or Le Texier, better known as Jehan (Jean) de Beauce was a 15th/16th-century French architect. He is known for his works of religious architecture, notably on the Chartres cathedral of which he reconstructed the northern spire.
Château de Châteauneuf was a castle in Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Eure-et-Loir, France. It was destroyed in the 16th century.
Château de Senonches was a castle in Senonches, in the french department of Eure-et-Loir.
The Departmental Council of Eure-et-Loir is the deliberative assembly of the Eure-et-Loir department in the region of Centre-Val de Loire. It consists of 30 members from 15 cantons.
Baron Alban Emmanuel Guillaume-Rey was a French archaeologist, topographer and orientalist. He is known for his historical works on Crusader states and on military fortifications in the Near East. He is considered by some as the first archeologists of the Crusades.