Beaugency - Saint-Firmin

Beaugency was an important place already within the 11th century. It has been the site of numerous military conflicts. During the Hundred Years' War it was occupied on four separate occasions by English troops. In 1429, it was the site of the Battle of Beaugency, when it was freed by Joan of Arc.

It was burned down and looted by the Protestants in 1567, creating an extensive damage to the walls, the castle, and the churches. In 1870 the Prussian army defeated the French army of the Loire in the second Battle of Beaugency.

During WWII the city was bombed twice by the German Luftwaffe.

Seen behind the statue of Joan of Arc ("A Jeanne d'Arc - Liberatrice") is the tower of Saint-Firmin. This tower is the last remnant of an 11th-century church, that got demolished at the time of the French Revolution.