Santeuil-Le Perchay: history and sights
Served by: Transilien J.
Did you know?
Santeuil, spelt 'Santheuil' in 1608, is thought to come from Latin Santolium (origin uncertain). The hamlet of Vallière, which grew around a mill recorded from the 13th century, was attached to Le Perchay in 1791 and returned to Santeuil in 1836.
Anecdote
The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul in Santeuil, a listed historic monument, keeps a choir and transept predating 1150; the nave was rebuilt in the 13th century.
Around Santeuil-Le Perchay
- Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Santeuil, 600 m away — A 13th-century cruciform church, listed, spared by the Hundred Years' War.
- Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine du Perchay, 1500 m away — A rustic church from the late 11th or early 12th century, listed as a historic monument.
- Colombier rond de la ferme du Château, 1600 m away — A 17th-century two-storey dovecote under a pepperpot roof.