VISIT BOUILLON

Under the Ancien Régime, Botassart was one of the four Siries of the Duchy of Bouillon. The first lord of the place, Jean de Botassart, is mentioned in texts from the 14th century. His descendants passed to the Lamock family in the 16th century; this is what Botassart tries to give a certain cachet, especially in the architectural field by erecting a chapel and a castle. In 1841, Ucimont and Botassart were merged and formed an independent municipality until they were annexed to Bouillon in 1977. The site is characterized by its famous "Giant Tomb" and is located in the heart of the typical nature of the Ardennes landscape. Located in the middle of its old cemetery surrounded by walls, the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception is a small building built in the first third of the 17th century in slate, a traditional stone of the Ardennes. The church has a single nave that ends in a three-sided choir. It is accessed through a door surmounted by a plaque decorated with the coat of arms of the De Lamock-De Copin family, which provided the necessary funds for its construction. This stone is dated 1624. Many tombstones of members of this family are still inside and date from the 17th and 18th centuries. In the choir there is a very beautiful altar with an altarpiece in painted wood and in the nave there are nineteen oak pews from the time of the chapel's construction. Many tombstones of members of this family are still inside and date from the 17th and 18th centuries. In the choir there is a very beautiful altar with an altarpiece in painted wood and in the nave there are nineteen oak pews from the time of the chapel's construction. Many tombstones of members of this family are still inside and date from the 17th and 18th centuries. In the choir there is a very beautiful altar with an altarpiece in painted wood and in the nave there are nineteen oak pews from the time of the chapel's construction.Source: connaitrelawallonie.wallonie.be/fr/chapelle-de-limmaculee-conception-ducimont-botassart#.Y20xhHbMK3A