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テンプル騎士団の魅力的なロマネスク様式の礼拝堂は、博物館の公園内にあります。 テンプル騎士団は1128年に設立され、ラオン司教は、カノン教区の南に位置するフランス国王所有の土地に、彼らがこの街に定住することを支援しました。サン・ジャン・バティスト礼拝堂は1140年頃に建てられました。八角形の構造と内陣が最も古い部分で、ポーチは数十年後に増築されました。

In the restaurant, which is also a tourist office, you can borrow a walkman, which will give you a tour of the village. A walk of about 3/4 hour. Borrowing the walkman was free in 2024. You can set the language to Dutch.

Superb village with architecture typical of this region, including this church

This village is listed among the "most beautiful villages in France", but the local star is the church, hidden at the back of the square. Fortified, it only reveals its charms to the most daring. To see it up close, you have to do some strange gymnastics. The neighboring houses, made of red brick, topped with slate, seem to form a continuous enclosure. An integral part of the village's interpretation circuit, open all year round, the church has been specially equipped for visits and offers you the possibility of going upstairs to discover its guard room-refuge!

Beautiful route with views

Beautiful village with a beautiful example of a fortified church in Thièrache.

When you enter, take note of the well-preserved death statue of Guillaume de Harcigny (14th century). This healer learned his trade from Arab doctors in Syria. He was the personal physician of Charles VI and a psychoanalyst avant la lettre. The commandery of the Order of the Temple dates from the 12th century, housed the administration and served as a recruitment centre for monks-knights. After the order was abolished, the commandery came into the hands of the Hospitallers of Jerusalem. The cemetery of the Templars is now a garden. The Romanesque chapel with its bell tower and a choir that ends in an apse with a semi-dome are well preserved. Inside, you can see two statues of prophets from the facade of the cathedral.

Viewpoint with bench and binoculars overlooking the vast surroundings.