6 villages and small charming towns formed a partnership including LA FERTE SAINT AUBIN
ARDON, LA FERTE SAINT AUBIN, LIGNY-LE-RIBAULT, MARCILLY-EN-VILLETTE, MENESTREAU-EN-VILLETTE, SENNELY.
1067 inhabitants Town Hall, Church St Pierre
Hotels-Restaurants. Gites and B&B. Commerce and Grocery Stores
River “l’Ardoux” – Fishing - Golf - Balneotherapy
Manor
“ARDON” comes from Latin “Adunum”, meaning “fore the castle.
The village has probably been built stepping the castle.
When crossing the SOLOGNE, Johan of Arch probably passed by.
Manor of BOISGIBAULT: There are strong reasons to think it was built under Louis the 12th
The Manor has been built around the years 1630 and has conserved his original aspect.
The Telegraph : single in SOLGNE, the house of Telegraph has been built By Monsieur de GASVILLE in the park of his property. On the top of a square garden-house, a platform supports a arm used telegraph, made following the invention of the Engineer CHAPPE
Place in the centre of a so-made star alleys park, it was used to indicate when deer was passing by during the hunting periods.
Head of the community, LA FERTE is the first charming town on National Road (RN) 20, coming from Paris. Being one of the biggest city of the county it only count 7200 inhabitants.
You will find all kinds of accommodation (hotels, BB, Gites, Camping***),
on COSSON river side
Grocery stores, services, restaurants
To be visited
The Castle:
Historical monument from in XVII° century; 15 rooms with their furniture, stables, saddlery,
The cuisine with mannequins making the scene looking alive;
Island ;
old fashion train station of early 30th .
St Michel old-time quarter
Churches and typical houses of SOLOGNE, several centuries old.
Notre Dame des Trays Chapel : early 19th century old. 5 km far from town.
Is well known from pilgrims coming to pray and admire a statue of the Holy Virgin made in wood and painted in 17th century. This statue has been discovered in Saint Michel Church where it has been hidden during revolution.
Tower Saint Aubin
Made on a looking like roman style in 11th century, restyled and transformed in 16th century
Nice door once surrounded by a leaf style fresco
Not far from Chambord and its chateau, discover this charming village crossed by the river Cosson, with its 1150 inhabitants;
Fishing,hunting, walks on numerous pedestrian circuits and 53 km of marked ways.
Gîtes de France: one16-bed lodge for hikers (reservation city hall: 02.38.45.42.01)
Restaurants: two non-classified restaurants.
Commerce: all
Camping: get information near the town hall
Tennis, bicycle renting
Equitation
Fish in the river Cosson, daily fish.
Medicine Cabinet, nurse.
Physical Therapist, pharmacy.
St Martin’s Church: Mass on Sundays.
Presbytery: 02 38 45 42 48
Ecomusée: parking lot of the church
Phone : 02 38 45 43 60 or 02 38 45 43 74
Tuilerie de la Bretêche : 02 38 45 43 88
(Tile making factory)
Le Pré des Saules
La Maison de la brique
(brickyard)
Located 20 km south of Orleans, this typical charming village at the beginning of the Sologne, has 1900 inhabitants.
A rich agricultural plateau lies to the north of the village while to the south a hunters’ and walkers’ area is mainly covered with woods, moors and ponds.
In this natural setting, where trees and their leaves dominate the landscape, are an old Sologne brickyard, some charming chateaux and the calm waters of the Bourillon flowing gently on its way.
Marcilly-en-Villette offers tourists, hikers and holiday-makers the following services:
Hotel restaurant,
Post Office
Church (Mass on Sunday at 10 am, and on Saturday at 6h30 pm depending on week)
Nurse, dentist, physiotherapist, doctor, pharmacy
Butcher, delicatessen, bakery, grocery store, flowers, gifts, hairdresser, beauty institute, upholsterer, garage, station service
Sporting facilities and equipment: tennis, gymnasium, body building
27 hole golf course.
Equestrian centre
3 marked ways (9, 15 and 20 km)
Fish in the Bourillon and pond (day card), grocery shop, bar and restaurants.
Contact town hall: 02 38 76 10 19
This charming, flowery town, set in the middle of woodland, has 1380 inhabitants. Its name is medieval, meaning monastery, where Villette designated a lordly fief which, in the 14th century included a forest spreading as far as Marcilly.
St Thibault’s Fountain, which sufferers from the Sologne fever used to visit in search of a cure, lies a few hundred meters from the town, close to the Vouzon road, housed in a little brick building, restored in 1890, reminiscent of one in Westminster Abbey in London.
The town offers the visitors many services:
Restaurants
Butcher, bakery, grocery store, coffee bar, hairdresser
Post office, garage
Lodges and hosts rooms
A natural camping area
Doctor, nurses, dentist
As well as various activities:
Leisure base : water plan, games area, health walks
Wildlife and flora in the Domaine du Ciran: 02 38 76 90 93
90 km of marked ways for pedestrian or cycling hikes
Summer swimming pool
2 tennis courts
Bicycle renting (Domaine du Ciran)
Communal pond: daily fishing (contact town hall: 02 38 69 44 30)
Crossed by the tanners’ river, La Tannerie, this charming little place with 4932 inhabitants lies at the bottom of a plateau. Sennely offers hikers, tourists and holiday makers:
A large network of marked ways offers 64 km of splendid walks for pedestrians, riders or bicycles.
A 2 stars camping site (100 places)
A communal lodge and 3 private lodges
Many retail stores: butcher, delicatessen, grocery, bakery, bar, newsagents.
2 restaurants
Post office (telephone booth)
In the town centre, the church, dedicated to St Jean-Baptiste and St Léger, was built in the 12th century, and generally restored in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its lateral chapels form a Latin cross with a steeple in the middle (Sunday Mass10h30 a.m.)
1200 m from the town centre is a 17 ha leisure base at Villechaume (17 ha) : fishing in a 4 ha pond, camping, tavern (and its mini-golf). Ideal place for walkers, looking for calm and serenity.
City hall phone number: 02 38 76 93 14
