This small village south-east of Montargis is named after the passage 445 of St. Germain, bishop Auxerre and Paris, who went west in the Loiret. As he used the water from the fountain of the village to carry out the sacraments, we naturally named this source "Saint Germain" and the village. The meadows are numerous in the valley Ouanne it was normal to add "Meadows" in Saint Germain.
The fountain, now converted into a laundry room, the property has never freeze. Even in the Middle Ages, in severe winters, this was the only source that turned the mill of St. Germain, while those around were still blocked by ice.
The church of Saint Germain holds may be the best track record of local destruction and rebuilding! It was built in the 11th century paved by the monks of Molesmes (Benedictine) and was enlarged in the 13th century and burned during the Hundred Years War. Rebuilt again, it undergoes the transition from King Henry V of England in 1421. In the 15th century it was rebuilt by Tristan Salazar, parish priest familiar with the Archbishop of Sens. Further destruction during the Wars of Religion (1562), where reconstruction of the church in its current form!
In 1793, she served as an infirmary, and mayor in 1814 as barracks and stables for the horses of the Cossacks.
The church of St Germain has received thousands of pilgrims in the Middle Ages, as evidenced by three shells at one gate and the decor of the gargoyles.
Located on the edge of the Ouanne. Changy Castle is built on the foundations of a former fortress. It has long belonged to a branch of the family of Courtenay. Then it was sold in 1728 to Jean-Baptiste-Louis Leprévost Duquesnel, noble and naval officer.
the 19th century, the Baron Eugene de Triqueti, brother of the famous painter and sculptor who became its owner.
Today, after extensive renovations, the heart of a park of 20 hectares, the castle serves as the "cottages"
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