The village has beautiful houses and old barns built of wood and cob. Archon has a private and restored castle, the Château d'Ogny, a 16th/17th century building with a square dwelling flanked by two towers at opposite angles, a square portal, two square towers. The old Ogny mill has become a farm. The Saint-Martin church is fortified. The facade is protected by two round towers on each side of the door and connected by a gateway, loopholes and bretèche.

Homeland of Jean d'Ongnies abbot of La Valroy in 1394, of Pierre Antoine Menu (1769-1844) born in Archon on November 2, 1769 knight of the Legion of Honor, and of Marcel Cury (1891-1984) local historian author of Glossary of Archon, Rozoy sur Serre and Parfondeval

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October 1, 2024

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Location: Archon, Laon, Hauts-De-France, France

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