le Surmelin

A divers heritage

Land of churches, castles, lavoirs, ...

The castles 'châteaux'

Etoges, Condé-en-Brie, Château-Thierry, Nesles-le-Repons, Fère-en-Tardénois, Boursault, Dormans.

The cathedrals and churches

The Romanesque churches are numerous, the cathedrals of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne are extra-ordinary, the churches of Orbais-l’Abbaye and Mont-Saint-Père are as beautiful as the church of Leuvrigny.

The markethalls and 'lavoirs'

Vallées en Champagne has several lavoirs, one next to our house. The region has dozens of them. The halls of Condé-en-Brie, Marigny-en-Orxois and Fère-en-Tardénois are superb.