Orges: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The Moulin de la Fleuristerie has been France’s last centre for producing flower stamens, petals, leaves and fruits for floral arrangements since 1903. Its waterwheel continues to power the 19th-century machinery. Since 1997, the Moulin has opened its workshops for guided tours.
Those choosing Orges as a holiday destination can rent a holiday apartment.
Culture
The Chapelle des Ormeaux was built in 1640 from local stone, wood and laves, and is now considered the oldest building in the village of Orges. Until the 1950s, a pilgrimage led from the church to a cross via the Chapelle des Ormeaux, where Vespers was prayed. Associated with its history is the Sainte Libère spring, which has been particularly renowned since the Middle Ages for healing sick babies.
The Église Saint-Didier d’Orges was historically the seat of a parish or parish priory owned by the Knights Hospitaller; appointments were made by the Grand Prior of Champagne.
Surroundings
The Château de Dinteville, the Grange Saint Bernard de Clairvaux historic site and the Clairvaux historic site (Abbey) are located in the vicinity of Orges. The Abbaye Notre-Dame de Longuay historic site is located in the wider regional surroundings of Orges.
Landscape
The Pelouses des Buttes d’Orges area encompasses a witness dome or hill, steep slopes, and ravines or gullies as characteristic landforms.
The Source de la Dhuys is a notable karst spring that feeds the millrace of the Moulin de la Fleuristerie. At the same time, it forms the source of the river of the same name. The Côte d'Alun hill and Mont Remin hill are also located in the vicinity of Orges. Mont Gimont mountain is located in the wider regional surroundings of Orges.
Le Muguet – PR N°17 is a 9-kilometre circular trail. It starts at the village hall in Orges and leads through woodland, to viewpoints and local cultural landmarks.
For the overarching travel overview: Haute-Marne.
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