Étampes: history and sights
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
A medieval royal town with four remarkable churches, including Notre-Dame-du-Fort, whose 12th-century Romanesque portal holds one of the oldest carved depictions of Christ in Majesty.
Anecdote
Étampes was a royal residence from the 11th century and still has the remains of a keep called 'la Tour de Guinette', visible from across the town.
Around Étampes
- Collégiale Notre-Dame-du-Fort, 400 m away — A 12th-century Romanesque church whose portal holds one of the oldest carved depictions of Christ in Majesty.
- Tour de Guinette, 280 m away — The remains of an 11th-century royal keep, visible from across the town of Étampes.