The best traffic-free bike rides around Mesmont

Château de la Cour des Prés: Upon arrival in the village, admire the garden facade of this castle (1546) on the banks of the Aube on the right. Fortified house consisting of an "L" shaped main building whose front facade is flanked by two round towers, organized around a courtyard open to the gardens and park. Its construction in 1546 by Louis Martin, provost of Rumigny, was encouraged by King François I, in the second line of fortifications along the Meuse, to resist a possible attack by the troops of Charles V.

Doumely Castle, with its four defense towers, is an old fortified house from the 16th century. It is today classified as a historic monument.

The Sery mountains are part of the unmissable landscape of the Crêtes Préardennaises

A superb 15th century hall, in hall and cob, classified as historical monuments. It is characteristic of the region but its side encumbered in the village and its slightly elevated position, at the foot of the long descent of the main street, gives it a little additional charm.

Saint Martin, to whom the church of Hauteville is consecrated, is - next to Saint Nicholas - one of the most popular saints of all. The memorial day of the former officer in the Roman army is November 11th. On the night after the famous “coat sharing”, when he surrendered half his army cloak to a freezing beggar, Jesus Christ appears to him in a dream. He then converted to Christianity and was later elected Bishop of Tours (France) - initially against his will.

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St. Martin's Church is in the small village of Hauteville in the Ardennes. Modest and quiet.

This church is named after Remigius von Reims (* probably 436 in Laon; † January 13 or 15, 533 in Reims) was a bishop from the Gallo-Roman nobility in the east of what is now France. He became known through the baptism of the Merovingian king Clovis I and is venerated as one of the great saints of the Frankish people. Remigius came from a wealthy family. He was called to be a bishop at the age of 22. After the conquest of his home region by Franks invading from the east, he successfully endeavored to integrate the new rulers into the late Roman tradition, both socially and religiously. In particular, he made it his task to Christianize the Franks for the Roman Church and to move them to turn away from Arianism, to which they partly adhered. He is therefore also referred to as the "Apostle of the Franks". He is also considered the founder of several dioceses in France. Together with Queen Chlothilde, the wife of Clovis, Remigius is seen as a pioneer of Christianity in Europe. At Christmas just before the year 500 - there are sources that mention 497, 498 or 499 - he is said to have baptized Clovis and 3,000 more francs. While the bishop was performing this act, he said to the king: “Now bow down your head, proud Sicamber, and submit it to the gentle yoke of Christ! Worship what you have burned so far and burn what you have worshiped so far! " Source: Wikipedia