GARDEN CASTLE
Castle with facade decorated with coats of arms, three rooms including the ...Read more
LE QUAI DES PECEAUX
Read moreThis beautiful wharf derives its name from the échalas of the vineyard which occupied all the slopes of the surroundings of Modèle, until the end of the th century. These "guardians" were kept in the ground, to strengthen them. On the walk, we can see the last trace of the ramparts: A tower, whose corbeaux, supporting the round road, are still present. This picturesque area is characterized by water because Modèle is built on the edge of the Marne, the longest French river. The stone houses that have been built on each side, above its level, are reflected in the arms of the Marne and worth its nickname of Petite Venice. During the beautiful season, the colorful flowers that parent the windows of the houses offer a pleasant spectacle.
THE RAMPARTS OF LANGRES
A walk to discover the impressive 475 m-high walls, the real treasures of ...Read more
PAILLY CASTLE
Château du Pailly built on the site of a former feudal castle, its ...Read more
THE DRINKING INDUSTRY
La Boisserie, in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, was a place of rest and reunion ...Read more
THE CHAINLINK QUAY
Read moreIn the middle of the reach, there is the presence of the remnants of a former mill. This wharf is named after the wood chips used in the mill's sails for the work of the skins used in les. The Poncelot, a small stone bridge of the 1641 th century, was réédifié in during the Ursulines installation. An ideal place to walk in peace and quiet.
LAVOIR-MUSEUM
Read moreConstruction of more than 150 years. In this lavoir, renovated in 1999 and housed in a museum, there are lavandières scenes of yesteryear, visible from outside. He gets enlightened at night, which gives him another aspect.
HAUTE-BORNE MENHIR
Read moreA mégalithe built nearly 4 000 years ago, which was more than 7 m high. During excavations undertaken in the 2nd century, it collapsed and broke into pieces. It was restored in 1845 and is now classified as a historic monument.
HOTEL-DE-VILLE
Read moreIt was built by François Nicolas Lancret between 1787 and 1790 in the Louis XVI style with a roof at the Mansart. You will notice on the triangular pediment the figuration of the city's weapons. The hall offers beautiful proportions, you will notice a magnificent staircase with a double revolution. Very close to the city centre, you can discover the beautiful city halls of the Baltard art. Long hidden to the public, they have been restored, we can visit the interior, especially on the market days, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MEDIA LIBRARY BERNARD DIMEY
Read moreThe library of Nogent has several interests: it is first a place of memory of the character whose name it bears: Bernard Dimey, poet, lyricist, author of songs that became legendary such as "Syracuse". In mid-May, a festival of poems and songs is organized in his honour, as we regret, a small part of passionate. The library, with its bourgeois and contemporary façade at a time, offers you a room dedicated to music and cinema, a reading room children and adults, a cyber-base and finally, the so-called «Cellar in Bernard». In a vaulted room you can see exhibitions, films, concerts, intimate shows… A cultural place that imposes a policy of sharing!
BLÉCOURT WASH-HOUSE
Read moreIf you go through this charming village, go to the Lavoir washing house. It is very original. Built in 1878 by Mr. Tiriot, then mayor and carpenter, this washer has a remarkably impressive configuration since it is half-spherical. Its charpente-shaped frame of vessel, concentrated around a unique punch. Its structure has a seven-sided roof. This wash was created to allow the ladies to wash their linen (before it had to take 3 kms to go to the fountain of the virgin in the forest) and irrigate the animals. In summer, it is flowered, like the whole village, and becomes a bucolic and refreshing place.
WASHING
Read moreWashing are very present in Haute-Marne, there are everywhere in villages and some are beautiful (143 referenced); Chateauvillain doesn't escape this beautiful rule! Built at the Revolution, the wash-house located on the fountain of the Fountain, features the particularity of being equipped with a floating wooden flooring. Now we can better understand how lavandières, thanks to this ingenious system, can adjust the height of the wooden wooden floor on which they washed.
CULTURAL POLE
Museum and municipal media library located in the park of the castle near ...Read more