Sens-Beaujeu: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The present-day Église Saint-Caprais in Sens-Beaujeu was built in the 13th century. Its seigneurial chapel, dating from the 16th century, preserves the coats of arms of noble families who ruled Beaujeu. The church consists of a rectangular nave with four rib-vaulted bays; the transverse arches rest on capitals decorated with plant motifs.

Culture

The Château de Beaujeu was built in 1566 for Jean Dumesnil-Simon. Its main building is flanked by two towers, while two wings set back at right angles form a rectangular entrance courtyard. Certain parts of the château and its outbuildings were listed as historic monuments by an order dated 2 March 1981: the façades and roofs, the staircase and its stairwell, the dining room, the drawing room with billiard room and adjoining room on the ground floor, and the library on the first floor.

At the Château de la Motte, the still clearly visible motte marks the site of a former fortress, probably built of earth and wood, dating from the 10th or 11th century. This fortress was the seat of the seigneurial domain of the de Seuly family. The archaeological platform at the Château de la Motte is approximately 60 metres wide; it was formerly surrounded by ditches that have since been filled in.

Landscape

The plateau-dominated area of Sens-Beaujeu is deeply cut by the Grande Sauldre and its tributary, the Ruisseau de l’étang de Couët. This creates damp valleys within a landscape that remains bocage-like.

Activities

The Boucle de Sens-Beaujeu is a 15.5-kilometre circular route in Sens-Beaujeu. The Ferme du Pays Fort offers riding lessons, riding courses and trail rides. Mountain biking activities and excursions into nature are also available locally.

Local life

Three farms in Sens-Beaujeu keep substantial goat herds; one of them produces goat’s cheese with the Chavignol AOC designation. The traditional onion soup meal organised by Sens-Beaujeu Patrimoine took place for the third time on 11 April 2026 and catered for nearly 100 guests.

Au Rucher d’André offers guided tours in Sens-Beaujeu from April to September by prior appointment. During such a visit, visitors can observe bees through a glass beehive and taste the farm’s products.

Other places: Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre, Neuvy-Le-Barrois, Brinay, Thénioux, Berry-Bouy, Crézancy-en-Sancerre, La Guerche-Sur-L'aubois, Fussy.

To the overview of the wider travel region: Cher.