Vaux-sur-Lunain
Vaux-sur-Lunain is a small village about 20 km southeast of Nemours, near the border of the Yonne department. The village is built along a hillside surrounded by forests, with the Lunain River flowing through it before disappearing underground and re-emerging in Lorrez-le-Bocage.
Historically, Vaux-sur-Lunain was under the control of the Villechasson Abbey until the French Revolution. The village church, dedicated to Saint Gengoult, likely dates back to the 17th century and features an unusual onion-shaped bell tower. Inside is a 19th-century plaster statue of Saint Martin on horseback. Nearby, the Saint-Gengoult fountain, built in 1618, is believed to have healing properties for lymphatic and eye issues.
The village also has a Roman-style washhouse built in 1884, originally supplied by a unique pump system. The Richoux Well, from the 17th century, reaches a depth of 34 meters.
In the hamlet of Villeniard, there is a castle that was initially a hunting lodge. In 1860, Count Paul de Ségur and his wife, Amélie Greffuhle, acquired it; she left behind artworks marked by a ladybug near her signature. The castle is now a retirement home.