Boulancourt

The municipality is at the junction between the departments of Seine-et-Marne and Loiret, but also between the regions of Centre and Île-de-France. With little urbanisation, the municipal territory is mainly occupied by natural, agricultural and wooded areas.

The entrance to the village is as majestic as it is intriguing: two towers linked by a crenellated curtain wall evoking a medieval structure, an architectural fantasy created in 1928 by the American owner of the Château d'Augerville, Madame Belmont, who wanted to have a sumptuous entrance overlooking her estate. The whole region is dotted with numerous prehistoric remains, and Boulancourt is no exception to the rule. 

The river Essonne and the ditches wind their way through the village and offer a remarkable environment. The church appears discreetly nestled on the hillside, as if it were watching over the movements of the village below. Its patron is Saint-Denis and its secondary patron is Saint-Mesme. Both saints are depicted in the stained glass windows above the altar. The oldest traces of the church date back to the 12th century. Following the Hundred Years' War, the church was rebuilt on this Romanesque basis in the 15th century. In 2010, the church's twisted bell tower was added, an architectural feature unique in the Île-de-France region.

Saffron is grown in the commune as in the whole of the Gâtinais.

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