to human development during the Palaeolithic. Prehistoric tools were found, such as flint. Human presence was also certified during the Neolithic period with the first cultivated lands of cereals. Antiquity From the 3rd to the 1st century BC, Montainville was in the territory of the Gallic tribe of Carnutes which extended between the Loire and Seine rivers, with two main cities, Autriacum (Chartres) and Genabum (Orléans). From the 1st to the 3rd century, the territory was occupied by the Roman Empire. Montainville was included in the Provincia lugdunencia or Gaule Lyonnaise in French. Gallo-Roman sites were discovered in the 20th century on the plateau between Montainville and Andelu. The dig notably revealed the presence of a Roman paved road and a fanum. Middle Ages (5th-15th century) During the Merovingian and the Carolingian dynasties in the early Middle-Ages, archaeological evidence underlines activities on the site of the Ferme du Fort (Fort farm), increasing after the 9th century. In the 12th century, there is a first lord of Montainville. But the village depend on the lordship of the nearby town of Maule during some periods. In 1234, the independent parish of Montainville is created. In 1398, the lordship is in the hands of Simon de Morainvillier. Under the seigneury of the Morainvillier, the old castle is turned into a manor house (current Ferme du fort). Jean de Morainvillier built an hotel of Château brillant (Châteaubriant) for his son-in-law, at the location of the current town hall. 16th – 17th century The successor of the family, Jehanne de Morainvillier, brings the lordship of Montainville and Mareil as her dowry during her marriage with Oudard Blondel de Joigny, baron of Bellebrune. She becomes a widow and marries Dominique de Vic on the 5th of May 1578. Together, they rebuild the choir of the church of Montainville around 1603. The keystones of the church are decorated by their coat of arms. Dominique de Vic was a reputed warrior who fight for the King Henri III and Henri IV. In 1620, Jacqueline de Morainvillier inherits of the lordship of Montainville. She is the wife of Nicolas de Sancy, who gives his name to the famous Sancy diamond. A few years later, he will sell the lordship to Claude de Bullion, the minister of finance under Louis 13 who invented the coin Louis d’or. Falconry of the King Louis XIII was passionate of hunting (which motivated the