2024

MARLSTONE RIDGE

Natural site to discover

The fact is that in the Faît des Marnes, the second highest point in the region, after the Humbligny Motte, this hill culminating at 360 meters high is full of marne stone. Sedimentary rock (and the region is populated) composed of calcite and clay, it bears witness to the long process of erosion phenomena. Its proper geological name is better understood now. On February 6, 1945, this promontory of choice allowed a forced landing to an American plane returning from an attack on Berlin, to the surprise of the villagers who received the crew with festooning. Today, a small path of access allows you to discover a breathtaking view of the region where an orientation table gives the various directions, while the isolated tree of fine invoice, he remembers…

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