Orconte: Holiday Apartments and Houses

The Église Saint Georges in Orconte is a church dedicated to Saint George, dating from the 13th century.

Culture and History

The Église Saint Georges preserves the north wall and the façade with its portal framed by decorated columns, dating from the period of the 12th-century single-nave church. A sculpture of Saint George killing the dragon was added to the tympanum in the early 16th century. A cemetery cross from the 16th century in Orconte also depicts Saint George fighting the dragon.

The Château du Plessis in Orconte dates from 1180. Napoleon stayed there overnight on 22 March 1814. Also on 22 March 1814, he signed a decree at the Château du Plessis in Orconte concerning the cleanliness of the market halls and grain markets.

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Several historically significant places are located around Orconte: Ponthion, ancien palais – a residence of the Merovingian and Carolingian kings in the Middle Ages –, is a palace. The Abbaye Notre-Dame de Haute-Fontaine is a ruin, the Château de Bignicourt-sur-Saulx is a château, and the Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Vitry-en-Perthois is a historic site.

Nature and Landscape

Orconte is one of the municipalities included in the «Étangs de la Champagne humide» Ramsar site. Mont Moret and Mont de Fourche are also located around Orconte; both are classified as hills.

Cycling Route

The Véloroute 53 begins in Vitry-le-François and follows the canal between Champagne and Burgundy to Langres in the south of Haute-Marne. Its first stage leads to Saint-Dizier; via Orconte, the route allows cyclists to continue on to Lac du Der.

Other places: Lʼépine, Villeneuve-la-Lionne, La Neuville-Aux-Larris, Reims, Oger, Compertrix, Leuvrigny, Saint-Brice-Courcelles

To the higher-level travel overview: Marne.