Discover the ardennes district

Located near Charleville-Mézières and Sedan, the territory of the Country of the Sources on the Valley of Bar will enchant you by many assets that give to the landscape its rich character: forest and water, historic and religious buildings which incite to meditation? The carnival of Flize, the Christmas market and its crib? The gastronomy is with also go, with Ardennes specialities (sugar tart, white roll, honey, cider, chocolate) which will make you feel happy. A rich place for all the family? In 1148, Withier, count of Rethel, ask to the abbot of the Cistercian abbey of Loroy so that an abbey is founded on his land. Withier offers a wide land which extends from Donchery to Omont. Twelve monks are sent under the control of Roger, who will give the name of Esland to the new abbey. Roger chooses a withdrawn small valley, in the middle of a forest of beeches, where several abundant sources run? At that time, the cistercians had already a great control of water. They dug channels, built dams and created falls which made turn the mills and move the hammers. Today, even if the domain was dispersed after the french revolution and partially destroyed at the beginning of the 19th century, it still gives a precise idea of what was the abbey.

Monthermé is located in the Ardennes, in the North-East of France, the confluence of the Meuse and Semoy. Our city is located in the most perfect meander of the Meuse, surrounded by green hills. An ideal landscape for nature lovers which will practise multiple activities: pedestrian excursions, VTT, canoeying, climbing, parapente, cruisings, ski touring etc? Monthermé has also a very rich historical past. We have 3 churches to visit in season. You will discover our broad range of panoramas whose most famous ?Long-Rock? dominates the Loop of the Meuse. On the spot, many lodgings and quality restaurants (guest rooms, hotels, camp-sites, restaurants, hostelry). Come to discover the city and its surroundings, you will be enchanted.

The Ardennes chief-town has 53.000 inhabitants, is integrated in a community of towns which enters some 76.000 of them and one department that counts 290.000 of them. Place of exchanges, Charleville-Mézières is a crossroad open on Northern Europe. Charleville-Mézières offers very varied walks. In love with the Middle Age or nature, the industrial architecture or the Renaissance ? You fit well!

Bogny-sur-Meuse was born in 1967 from the fusion of 3 communes: Braux, Castle-Regnault and Levrézy. It is the 7th city of the district with 5838 inhabitants. The town is on 2.316 ha of communal forests and 400 ha of national forests between Nouzonville and Monthermé.