Montmort-Lucy

Mont Mort Lucy is a commune with 589 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Marne, in the Champagne -Ardenne region. It belongs to the district of the canton of Epernay and Mont Mort Lucy, on the river Surmelin.

History

Mont Mort had since the 12th century a fortress. On the foundations of a Renaissance castle was built, that the house Béthune ( Sully ) and then the house Hangest belonged.

Victor Hugo described the Mont Mort Castle as " ravissant tohu - bohu de tourelles de Girouettes, de pignons, de lucarnes et de cheminées ", as " gorgeous chaos of turrets, weather vanes, gables, dormers and chimneys ."

Demographics

Attractions

  • Château de Mont Mort ( 16th century )
  • The church of Saint -Pierre -Saint -Paul (16th century)
  • The priory of Notre- Dame de Mont Mort
  • The Church of Lucy from the 18th century
  • La Charmoye, a Cistercian abbey founded in 1167 by Count Henry I of Champagne, which she gave to the monks of the Monastery Vauclair; the present buildings date from the 1750s.

Personalities

  • Marshal Ferdinand Foch, had his headquarters at Château de Mont Mort during the Battle of the Marne
  • The mathematician Pierre Remond de Mont Mort in 1704 owner of the castle.
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