Chauvency-le-Château
Chauvency -le- Château is a commune with 272 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Meuse in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district of Verdun and the Canton Montmédy.
Geography
The community Chauvency -le- Château is located on the Chiers, a tributary of the Meuse River, a few kilometers south of the border to Belgium between cities Montmédy and Stenay.
Neighboring communities of Chauvency -le- Château are: Chauvency -Saint -Hubert in the north, Thonne -le- Thil in the northeast, Thonnelle in the northeast, Thonne -les- Près in the east, Vigneul -sous- Montmédy the southeast, Quincy Landzécourt in the south and Brouennes in the West
History
In 1285 organized by Louis V. Loon, Count of Chiny who lived in Montmédy, and his brother Gerhard, Seigneur de Chauvency, a magnificent feast with a tournament with jousting, to which they invited more than 500 knights. The troubadour Jacques Bretel has written a report on this festival, which was decorated with numerous coats of arms and miniatures: " Le Tournoi de Chauvency ".