During the Middle Ages it was the chief town of Beauce, and gave its name to a countship which was held by the counts of Blois and Champagne and afterwards by the house of Châtillon, a member of which in 1286 sold it to the crown.
Med normanskimi vpadi na ozemlje je bil leta 858 požgan, v letu 911 pa se jih je uspešno ubranil.