Cravant is located on the Plateau of Petite Beauce, on the right bank of the Loire. The landscape is typically Beauceron and has only a few small wooded areas. The village consists of nine hamlets, some of which feature beautiful old farmhouses.
For their stay in Cravant, travellers want to find a holiday apartment.
Landscape
Cravant has numerous field paths lined by the municipality and its hamlets, which are ideal for walks. There is also the Grange du Grand-Rilly, a three-aisled barn approximately 17 metres long and 9 metres wide.
Culture and history
The Church of Saint-Martin in Cravant has two stained-glass windows, one of which dates from 1604. Its choir organ has been classified as a protected object since 17 May 2000. It was supplied by Cavaillé-Coll for the seminary of Mayenne and transferred to the parish church of Cravant in 1979.
According to tradition, the Church of Saint-Martin in Cravant was damaged during the Wars of Religion. After they ended, the churches in the region were rebuilt or restored.
The architectural heritage also includes the Château de Laie, a manor house built in the first half of the 19th century. Two doors from the 15th and 16th centuries have been preserved in the outbuildings attached to the Château de Laie. The Croix de chemin des Cagnères wayside cross is made of wrought iron and dates from 1824.
The war memorial in Cravant village cemetery was erected in 1877 and 1878. It includes an ossuary for soldiers of the Second Army of the Loire who were killed between 6 and 11 December 1870 in the fighting against the Prussian army in the vicinity of Beaugency.
Mobility and everyday life
Cravant is served by bus route 9, which connects the village with Beaugency, Meung-sur-Loire and Orléans, among other places. Cravant also has a shop bearing the Loiret Pause label.
Other places: Cerdon, Moulon, Laas, Ligny-Le Ribault, Lorcy, Jargeau, Cernoy-En-Berry, La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
