Compans: history and sights
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Did you know?
The origin of the name Compans is uncertain: it may come from the Latin 'compendium' (shortcut) or from 'compain' (companion).
Anecdote
A farming village, Compans had two mills driven by the Biberonne stream, including the Ouacre mill, which dates from the 12th century.
Around Compans
- Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, 950 m away — A church entirely rebuilt in 1867, which keeps an altarpiece given in 1699 and clear-glass windows from 1767, making it very bright.
- Moulin d'Ouacre, 1950 m away — A mill driven by the Biberonne stream, dating back to the 12th century.
- Château de Compans, 1000 m away — A neo-Louis XIII château in stone and red brick, built in 1866 by the Vallé des Noyers family and now divided into flats.