History-loving destinations - Grands lacs de Champagne https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/categories-fiches/destinations-feru-dhistoire-en/ Destination nature à deux heures de Paris ! Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:48:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/03/favicon-150x150.png History-loving destinations - Grands lacs de Champagne https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/categories-fiches/destinations-feru-dhistoire-en/ 32 32 Sur les traces des Templiers en Forêt d’Orient https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/sur-les-traces-des-templiers-en-foret-dorient-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:56:14 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66455 L’article Sur les traces des Templiers en Forêt d’Orient est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Quentin de Mathaux https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-quentin-de-mathaux-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:43 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66542 L’article Eglise Saint-Quentin de Mathaux est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Pierre de Longpré-le-Sec https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-pierre-de-longpre-le-sec-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:43 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66545 L’article Eglise Saint-Pierre de Longpré-le-Sec est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Chapelle Saint-Jean de Soulaines-Dhuys https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/chapelle-saint-jean-de-soulaines-dhuys-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:41 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=27256 The Saint-Jean chapel is not only the smallest of the region’s half-timbered religious buildings, but also one of the oldest, built between 1484 and 1504. Originally, it was the chapel of a leper colony, before becoming a simple sanctuary of devotion around the 17th century. One of its particularities lies in the shape of the […]

L’article Chapelle Saint-Jean de Soulaines-Dhuys est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> The Saint-Jean chapel is not only the smallest of the region’s half-timbered religious buildings, but also one of the oldest, built between 1484 and 1504. Originally, it was the chapel of a leper colony, before becoming a simple sanctuary of devotion around the 17th century. One of its particularities lies in the shape of the armpits of the porch, which form three trilobed arches. Framing the door, the two large rectangular bays decorated with wooden bars allowed lepers, who remained outside, to follow the services. This building is closed to the public. It is possible to visit it during the guided tours of Soulaines-Dhuys offered by the Tourist Office in July and August (Wednesday afternoon).

L’article Chapelle Saint-Jean de Soulaines-Dhuys est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste de Morembert https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-jean-baptiste-de-morembert-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:37 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66539 L’article Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste de Morembert est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Laurent de Fuligny https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-laurent-de-fuligny-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:37 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=27382 L’article Eglise Saint-Laurent de Fuligny est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Brienne-le-Château https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-pierre-et-saint-paul-de-brienne-le-chateau-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:37 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=27412 The church, under the name of St-Pierre and St-Paul, evolved according to its time. It bears the traces of the construction of the 12th century, a third of the building is from the 14th century, then it is enlarged in the 15th century with a spacious choir and the rest of the building is from […]

L’article Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Brienne-le-Château est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> The church, under the name of St-Pierre and St-Paul, evolved according to its time. It bears the traces of the construction of the 12th century, a third of the building is from the 14th century, then it is enlarged in the 15th century with a spacious choir and the rest of the building is from the 16th century. The style is predominantly Gothic. Surmounted by an elevated tower in place of a bell tower, this tower, about 33 meters high, dates from 1790. Napoleon probably made his first communion in the church of Brienne. Before 1914, the chevet was surrounded by the cemetery. In 1940, the church was partially destroyed. It has remarkable stained glass windows, in particular the martyr of Sainte-Agathe and Noah’s ark, made in Troyenne grisaille. Free visit every day. It is possible to visit it with a guide during guided tours of Brienne-le-Château by the Tourist Office.

L’article Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Brienne-le-Château est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Radonvilliers https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-notre-dame-de-lassomption-de-radonvilliers-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:34 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66536 L’article Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Radonvilliers est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Ville-sur-Terre https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-pierre-es-liens-de-ville-sur-terre-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:32 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66533 L’article Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Ville-sur-Terre est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Statue de Napoléon Bonaparte https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/statue-de-napoleon-bonaparte-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:31 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66527 The statue of Louis Rochet represents Bonaparte at 15 years old, leaving the military school. Standing, he holds in his right hand his favorite book, “The Lives of the Illustrious Men” by Plutarch. His left hand is slipped into the notch of his schoolboy’s waistcoat. This attitude became characteristic of the Emperor’s representations. Behind him, […]

L’article Statue de Napoléon Bonaparte est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> The statue of Louis Rochet represents Bonaparte at 15 years old, leaving the military school. Standing, he holds in his right hand his favorite book, “The Lives of the Illustrious Men” by Plutarch. His left hand is slipped into the notch of his schoolboy’s waistcoat. This attitude became characteristic of the Emperor’s representations. Behind him, the globe recalls the will to conquer the world. The base of the statue is placed on a richly decorated pedestal, enhanced by 4 eagles carved on each corner. Three of the sides of the base are decorated respectively by the Imperial Weapons, the Civil Code and the Libra. At the front of the statue, one face contains an inscription which testifies to the singular attachment of Napoleon I to the town of Brienne and pays homage to him: “For my thought Brienne is my homeland, this is what I have Felt the first impressions of Man. “

L’article Statue de Napoléon Bonaparte est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> Ancienne abbaye de Basse-Fontaine https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/ancienne-abbaye-de-basse-fontaine-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:31 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66530 L’article Ancienne abbaye de Basse-Fontaine est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Georges de Chavanges https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-georges-de-chavanges-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:30 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=27334 L’article Eglise Saint-Georges de Chavanges est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Amand de Donnement https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-amand-de-donnement-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:30 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=27340 L’article Eglise Saint-Amand de Donnement est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Martin d’Hivers d’Amance https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-martin-dhivers-damance-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:29 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66512 L’article Eglise Saint-Martin d’Hivers d’Amance est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Brienne-la-Vieille https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-pierre-es-liens-de-brienne-la-vieille-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:29 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66515 The Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church in Brienne-la-Vieille stands on a site already occupied in the Gallo-Roman period and has one of the oldest elevations in the department. Indeed, its nave, with its simple forms, has four small, slightly splayed windows open at the top of the walls, combining brick and stone in their construction, which may date […]

L’article Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Brienne-la-Vieille est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> The Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church in Brienne-la-Vieille stands on a site already occupied in the Gallo-Roman period and has one of the oldest elevations in the department. Indeed, its nave, with its simple forms, has four small, slightly splayed windows open at the top of the walls, combining brick and stone in their construction, which may date from the 9th-10th centuries; the nave is of a beautiful volume for the period. Five wider and taller windows were opened in the 17th or 18th century. The nave is paneled in a hull. The exposed structural elements (tie beams and kingposts) show 16th-century layouts. The western portal, from the 12th century, comes from the Abbey of Basse-Fontaine, secularized in 1773. On a crossing of the transept that may also date from the 9th-10th centuries, a flamboyant style architecture and choir were rebuilt (around 1520). This new architecture was taken up again at the very beginning of the 17th century (consecration in 1615), a campaign during which the two transept arms were restored. The old stained glass windows were installed during two campaigns. The first are slightly later than the time of construction of the new apse, and date from the second quarter of the 16th century; the others are contemporary with the alterations of the choir and transept completed at the beginning of the 17th century. This ensemble is today incomplete and has suffered many losses and modifications over time. The oldest stained glass windows feature a Crucifixion and saints painted in colored glass, grisaille and silver yellow (Saint Remi full-length, Saint Claude and Saint Roch in roundels). The central bay, dated 1536, shows two praying donors, Jehan Huet and his wife Guyotte Verdin, presented by the Virgin of the Seven Sorrows and by Saint John the Baptist. The stained glass windows from the early 17th century, in grisaille and silver yellow, show figures of apostles and Christ of the Resurrection. The glass decoration was completed in the contemporary period, notably in the south arm of the transept where we see a stained glass window from 1876 dedicated to Saint John the Baptist by E. Virot, from Troyes, and a decorative window (borders) from 1968. The old stained glass windows were restored before the Second World War and then removed in 1939-1940. Some of them were restored again after re-installation in 1951-54 and around 1960 by J. Laurent then J.-J. Gruber. The building and stained glass windows were classified as historical monuments (as buildings) on July 30, 1907. The church is part of the Aube Stained Glass Route.

L’article Eglise Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Brienne-la-Vieille est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> Eglise Saint-Quentin d’Épothémont https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-quentin-depothemont-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:29 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66518 L’article Eglise Saint-Quentin d’Épothémont est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise de l’Assomption de Pel-et-Der https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-de-lassomption-de-pel-et-der-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:29 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66521 L’article Eglise de l’Assomption de Pel-et-Der est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Statue du Maréchal Valée https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/statue-du-marechal-valee-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:29 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66524 Born in Brienne-le-Château in 1773, Sylvain Charles Valée entered the military school of Brienne in 1781. He distinguished himself by his feats of arms, quickly climbed the military rungs and Napoleon made him Count of the Empire in 1814. He was subsequently charged with a vast plan for the improvement of artillery, and in particular […]

L’article Statue du Maréchal Valée est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> Born in Brienne-le-Château in 1773, Sylvain Charles Valée entered the military school of Brienne in 1781. He distinguished himself by his feats of arms, quickly climbed the military rungs and Napoleon made him Count of the Empire in 1814. He was subsequently charged with a vast plan for the improvement of artillery, and in particular revolutionized the cannon system. Following the capture of Constantine, he was appointed Governor of Algeria in 1837. A statue is erected to his glory and will be moved to Brienne in 1964, on the Place de la République. This statue of 3 meters high is the work of the sculptor Gustave Crauk. Maréchal Valée died in 1846 and was buried in the invalids. Its name is engraved under the triumphal arch.

L’article Statue du Maréchal Valée est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

]]> Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Balignicourt https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-pierre-et-saint-paul-de-balignicourt-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:28 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66506 L’article Eglise Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Balignicourt est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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]]> Eglise Saint-Pierre de Vendeuvre-sur-Barse https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/en/fiches-ts/eglise-saint-pierre-de-vendeuvre-sur-barse-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:52:28 +0000 https://grandslacsdechampagne.fr/?post_type=fiches_ts&p=66509 L’article Eglise Saint-Pierre de Vendeuvre-sur-Barse est apparu en premier sur Grands lacs de Champagne.

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