This small village on the edge of Gâtinais and Puisaye, is the first commune in the Loiret to be traversed by the Loing and Canal Briare (about 6 km). Therefore the life of this town has always been intimately tied to the waterways.
At the Gallo-Roman Dammarie, called Beata Maria Donna Maria, because the village was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.
Later in the reign of François 1st Dammarie was the center of an important pilgrimage of the manor which was held at Brook Toulefont.
is a predominantly rural village composed of 33 hamlets with a population of over 500 people (and Dammariens Dammariennes).
the center of the village is the Church of Our Lady dating from the 12th century, which was partly destroyed by the Coligny, the Protestant leaders, lords of Chatillon, during the religious wars. She gradually rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Sanctuary Dammarie still has a statue of St Jacques in the costume of a pilgrim.
a kilometer north of the town, is an important heritage: the disused locks Moulin Brule.
These four successive locks were built by Hughes between 1604 and 1642 Cosnier.
Historical Anecdote: October 10, 1642, Richelieu, from Perpignan and heading for Paris, went downstairs Moulin Brule.
In 1830, the locks are elongated and widened, then dropped from the canal side.
A restoration campaign was undertaken in 2005-2006, unfortunately interrupted by the limits of the budget!
