Notre Dame
In the heart of the Sologne, walkers can admire an imposing building made of lime, tufa, flint and brick that stands in the middle of the village of Isdes. The church of Notre-Dame is decorated with flowers. However, few people know the history of this centuries-old place.
Drawing its features from medieval origins, in 855, Charles the Bald, King of France, confirmed the property belonging to the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, among which is Isdes. The primitive caquetoire, from the 12th and 13th centuries, has been replaced by a larger one, but the stone corbels that supported it still remain. It is impossible to know if the present church is the first church of Isdes or if it replaces an old building. Also, was it rebuilt, especially in the 15th century, as the brick frames of the Romanesque windows suggest?