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Montcresson Hike Thursday, April 1, 2010

This small town that is bisected along its length by the Loing and Canal Briare was during the 17th , 18th and 19th century an important economic artery. Today, the four locks on the town will come alive more than 2,500 times a year, since almost all Tourist boats are.

Montcresson, has an uncertain origin, were found two traces of ancient occupation: a breakthrough and a stone mound located near the Roman baths at Sceaux-du-Gâtinais.

His name is Gallo-Roman Mons Cressionis, meaning hill Cressius, which turned into Monte Cresione, then Montcresson.

the village center:

• The church dates from the late 12th century, dedicated to St. Leger and Saint Sebastian, which are the two patron saints of Montcresson.
  
  Traces of Gothic style 13th century are visible on the portal columns and bays.
  Its steeple was damaged during the Fronde in 1652 and rebuilt in 1661, but the turret which allowed Allen to step on it was never completed.
  Inside you can admire several paintings of the 19th century, and stained offered by the MacMahon family in the late 19th century, on which an inscription telling us that the Chateau de la Forest was built by St. Louis.

Other building 12th and 13th century

• Former convent called the "Fleur de Lys" which communicated with the church through a tunnel where there is still a vault.

Finally, the circuit of the hike, you might see the farm in the Great Brush, who has owned since the 16th century to the family of Tillet, a famous family of lawyers who lived at the Chateau de la Bussière, and possessed many castles in Montargis. This old fortified farmhouse now stands adjacent to a sawmill.