Hiking and Local History
The marked hiking offer in Château-Renard comprises four main routes starting from the town centre: Circuit L1 – L’Ancienne Tuilerie at 7.5 km, Circuit L2 – Les Motteaux at 9 km, Circuit L3 – Saint Sébastien at 11 km, and Circuit L4 – Calvaire at 4.5 km.
The Circuit des Lutrins is a circular route within the town, with information boards explaining the history of Château-Renard.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Château-Renard can focus their accommodation search on this destination.
Culture and History
The medieval Château féodal fortress was built on the heights of Château-Renard in 961.
A historic site in the vicinity of Château-Renard is the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontaine-Jean.
The Église Saint-Martin is a church in the immediate vicinity of Château-Renard.
In the wider regional area around Château-Renard are the Château de Bellevue, a château, and the Abbaye Notre-Dame des Écharlis, a historic site.
At the Musée Vivant de l’Apiculture Gâtinaise, visitors can observe bees at work up close through glass-sided beehives.
Using models, multilingual videos, tools and photographs, the Musée Vivant de l’Apiculture Gâtinaise explains the life of bees and honey production.
Landscape and Nature
The Île de Canada lies between two branches of the Ouanne. The Île de Canada has footbridges, washhouses and houses on stilts.
There is a Natura 2000 site in Château-Renard.
Local Tradition
Château-Renard celebrates its apple tradition every two years in October.
Château-Renard is a starting municipality for the Vallées Gâtinaises activity network.
Château-Renard can be reached by car via the A 19 and the D 943; REMI buses run from Montcorbon and Montargis.
More local pages: Dordives, Châtenoy, Batilly-En-Puisaye, Douchy, Ousson-Sur-Loire, Bellegarde, Saint-Maurice-sur-Fessard, Saint-Péravy-la-Colombe
