Situated on a north to south axe on the RD 910, this large rural village was a stop on the ancient road to Spain. That’s why the archbishop bought two fiefs at the XV th century, to the local lords, to control this way to Saint James of Compostella.
The Church was built in the early XI th century nearly on the Mardereau sources, affluent of the Indre, and the forest occupy the majority of this big plateau.
Nowadays, the natural reserve of the Hauts Arpents keeps the treasure of a rich nature with more than twenty essences of different trees and five varieties of orchids. …

> Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens

Rebuilt in 1866. Gabled, with some Romanesque remains. The interior houses Romanesque frescoes in need of restoration and some late-19C Lobin stained glass windows.

> Monument aux Morts (Place de la Mairie)

This war memorial was sculpted in 1923 by Marcel Gaumont, a Grand Prix de Rome prizewinner. The beautiful building opposite the square known as “La Maréchalerie” stands on the site of an old coaching inn. Napoleon once spent some time here.

> Pigeonnier du Manoir de Thais

This old dovecote is all that remains of the 16C manor house that once stood here.

> Old road to Spain

This old road runs to the left of the present N10, towards Ste-Maure. Several remnants of the road are still visible (La Dégessière with cross, La Martin with cross, Les Bertinières, La Monnaie, etc).

> Lime kiln (by the side of the N10 towards Tours)

Earth embankment once used to move the limestone blocks up to the kiln, which stopped operating in 1914. This kiln now belongs to the local authority.