Charmont-sous-Barbuise: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Charmont-sous-Barbuise and its surrounding area combine churches, a château and museums covering various historical themes. The Église Saint-Symphorien was built in the 16th century. In Fontaine-Luyères, the Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge features construction phases from the 12th and 16th centuries; it has been protected as a historic monument by an entry decree dated 11 February 1972.

History

The Château de Charmont-sous-Barbuise was rebuilt in 1725 in the neoclassical style using dressed stone and overlooks a branch of the Barbuise. The château is privately owned and not open to the public.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Charmont-sous-Barbuise considers the town as a destination in its own right.

Culture

The Ecomusée de la Barbuise is located in a traditional, typically Champagne farmhouse. It preserves rural tools and occupational practices that were used until the middle of the 20th century. The museum also includes reconstructions of an old classroom and an old dwelling.

Les Amis de Gutenberg - Imprimerie musée offers guided 1.5-hour tours in a traditional, typically Champagne farmhouse of a museum workshop illustrating the printing trade of the 19th and 20th centuries. The Musée Saint-Loup and the Hugues de payns Museum are located in the area around Charmont-sous-Barbuise. The Abbaye de la Piété-Dieu and the Abbaye de Larrivour are historic sites in the wider regional surroundings of Charmont-sous-Barbuise.

Surroundings

The “De l'Aube à la Barbuise” route is an easy 65.6-kilometre circular cycling tour that passes through Charmont-sous-Barbuise. Haut de la Sentille is a hill in the immediate vicinity of Charmont-sous-Barbuise. Mont Cochot, Haut de Mergey and Mont l'Abbé are hills in the area around Charmont-sous-Barbuise.

More local pages: Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres, Saint-Pouange, Maisons-Lès-Chaource, Virey-Sous-Bar, Vosnon, Bucey-en-Othe, Étrelles-sur-Aube, Nogent-Sur-Seine

For the higher-level travel overview: Aube.