Attractions and Places To See around Montigny-Sur-Chiers - Top 20

🏰 **Château de Cons-la-Grandville – A Journey Through the Centuries** The imposing castle of **Cons-la-Grandville**, near the border with Luxembourg, combines Romanesque origins with Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Built on the foundations of a Gallo-Roman villa, it was expanded and remodeled several times from the 11th century onwards. Particularly worth seeing: the Romanesque cloister, the elegant façade, and the magnificent courtyard. 🕰️ The château was the residence of the noble de Cons family, later also a monastery, and has been lovingly restored. Today it is a listed monument and open to visitors. **Tip:** Be sure to visit the cloister – one of the oldest preserved of its kind in Lorraine. Ideal as a stopover on the way between France and Luxembourg.

Saint-Denis Church of Ville-Houdlémont, parish church, isolated in the middle of the forest. Church common to Ville-Houdlémont, Saint-Pancré and Bure-la-Ville until an unknown date in the 19th century, built in 1547 of which part of the bell tower remains. Bell tower raised in 1756 (date shown by the cornice of the west facade). Nave rebuilt during the 18th century. Choir enlarged in 1830 and construction of two sacristies on each side of the choir. Re-drilling of the bays of the nave in 1831, to bring them into line with those of the choir. Chapel keeper's house to the south of the church transformed during the 19th century. Note that a fresco of the Gallic goddess Epona was once found on this site.

Charming little historic town with an excellent restaurant Le Gras Q

You will be able to explore the traces of the mining activity that lasted from the 19th century until 1982, when the mine closed due to the exhaustion of the ore seam. You can see the entrances to the underground tunnels, some of which are still accessible, as well as the remains of the ore processing plant demolished in 1963. Along the way, you will also enjoy panoramic views of the wooded hills and red sandstones, typical of the region where the iron-rich sedimentary rock called Minette is found. It is a great way to discover the industrial heritage and natural beauty of Halanzy.

The castle of Cons-la-Grandville is a castle which dates from the 11th century and which has been transformed and restored over the centuries. You can admire the architecture and sculptures of the castle, which combine Romanesque, Renaissance and classical styles. You can also explore the park and village of Cons-la-Grandville, surrounded by hills and woods.

Stationed in Longuyon in 1954, with an air base in Marville, the Canadians left our region in 1966/1967 following General DE GAULLE's decision in 1966 to no longer belong to NATO. The Canadians, in thanks for the welcome received by the French, proposed to the municipality, chaired by Robert DRAPIER, to build a totem characteristic of the Canadian nation. It was inaugurated on March 11, 1967 by the Indian chief KHUT LA CHA and his squaw "Princess of Peace", in the presence of the mayor and the city council, as well as the 4 colonels who had succeeded each other at the base. After many Indian dances and songs to the accompaniment of a tambourine, the chief gave his headdress to Colonel CHRISTIE, the last base commander, who unveiled the plaque affixed to the Totem's base. As a testimony to the warm welcome given by the French people to all Canadian personnel of the First Wing, Royal Canadian Air Force, who stayed at Marville Base from 1954 to 1967. Worn out over the years, our unusual Totem was replaced thanks to Canadians from the LAHR base in Germany. Renovated and carved from larch, 5.40 meters high, the new brand new totem was re-inaugurated by Pierre MERSCH, Mayor, on June 8, 1986. It is regularly maintained and some parts have been refurbished. weather and pollution would soon have overcome this memory of the past. In 2005, the second Totem, which still retained the original sculptures and designs, had to be replaced. It is now in resin, which should make it more resistant to the test of time. (https://www.longuyon.fr/Patrimoine/Totem.html)

This village of over a thousand inhabitants was the birthplace of the famous Etienne Lenoir (1820 - 1900), who invented the combustion engine, the future explosion engine. It used to be an important center of horticulture. The peddlers of flowers and vegetables sometimes came from 50 km in perimeter. This village was mentioned in 1470 in the form of Mutzich. Formerly industrial and agricultural, today the village is mainly a residential area. You can discover the birthplace of Etienne Lenoir, the monument and the model of his vehicle.

Mussy-la-Ville (in Luxembourgish: Missech/Misseg, in German Mutzich) is a section of the Belgian municipality of Musson located in the Walloon Region in the province of Luxembourg. It was a municipality in its own right before the merger of municipalities in 1977.