Sites et monuments

Classée Monument Historique
Large porte en plein centre qui, au 16e siècle, servit d’entrée au château. Elle fut baptisée de ce nom en l’honneur du capitaine qui fit construire les remparts en pierre du 11e siècle.

The “Château de Groussay” was built in 1815 by the Duchess of Charost who was the daughter of Madame de Tourzel and the governess of the children of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.

In the XVIth century, Anne of Brittany decided to extend St Peter’s Church and as a result, the small cemetery close to the church was reduced in size but was still big enough to welcome the deceased. Later, because of the plague epidemics and the population growth, the cemetery became really too small and was then moved outside the walls to a bigger place known as La Brosse. The Flamboyant Gothic style entrance door to the cemetery and an inscription for visitors are the only surviving relics of the past…

Seduced by the peace and quiet of Montfort L’ Amaury, Maurice Ravel took up residence in Le Belvédère in 1921.

The Xith century fortifications built by Amaury I have an elongated shape from west to east. The walls are 80 cm thick, about 6 metres high and they are ringed by a moat.

Dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, the Church of Montfort retained the original aspect Amaury I gave it around 1050, and retained this aspect until the end of the XVth century.