This commune in the name of the river, is famous for its church and especially its jubé dating back to 1521. He has the particulatité to be all in wood. More famous for being a zone of flint stones, thirty wells were discovered and, for some, searched during the construction of the A 5 highway on the estimated thousand. Some "fists" and "spikes" are exposed to the Musée de Troyes or to the town hall of Aix-en-Othe. In addition, two polissoires are still visible in the surrounding woods, including the wood of Luteau and the wood of the Écomines, more known as «Peter with ten fingers», which deserves the detour to understand how the tools and to seize the magic of the places. Later, located on the Roman road leading Sens to Troyes, this city was one of the seven paying price for Caesar. A heavy contribution that earned her fame. In the Middle Ages, she had her hour of glory when King Dagobert went along with her August counsellor, Saint Eloi. This is a fine both of the rhyme. This anodin fortified village was part of the great hours of our history. Its political and social structure evolved with feudalism installation: 47 towns, villages, parishes, hamlets and magistrates depended on this new baronnie. In 1285, and until 1328, the land of Villemor was united in the crown of France by the marriage of Jeanne de Champagne with Philippe IV le Bel, King of France and lord of Villemor, then Philippe the bold, the Nevers, Foix-Condé-Condé, Séguier, succeeded this titulature, before it succeeded La Rochefoucault. From two successive castles, walls surrounded by ditches, 19 towers, the drawbridge bridge, the hotel-Dieu, the maladrerie, the priory of Saint-Flavy, there is nothing left, except some stones here or there. A camping area is available for campers.

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