Bislée: Holiday Apartments and Houses

During excavations at the Bislée le Tombeau necropolis, a total of 53 burials were uncovered between 1969 and 1972. In 1900, a sarcophagus decorated with hunting scenes was also discovered there.

Anyone choosing Bislée as a travel destination may be planning to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

In Saint-Privat, there is a gravestone dating from the mid-18th century that is protected as a Monument historique. The Church of Saint-Privat in Bislée is a Romanesque-Gothic church dating from the 13th century. It was destroyed during the First World War and rebuilt in 1920. Saint-Privat has seasonal opening hours from 1 June to 30 September: Fridays to Sundays from 10:00 to 18:00.

Nature

Bislée is part of the 3,975-hectare EG3 section of the Vallée de la Meuse Natura 2000 site, which stretches from Koeur-la-Grande to Thierville-sur-Meuse. The section that includes Bislée is a protected area of exceptional importance for birds and is home to 30 bird species of European significance under European law.

The area is a wetland complex consisting of the river and its tributaries, flood meadows, marshes, riparian forests and dry calcareous grasslands. Its meadows serve as extensive hunting and feeding grounds for birds and provide breeding habitat, particularly for the corncrake.

Cuisine

The Ferme truffière de Navi has a truffle plantation of just under 5 hectares with Mésentérique and Uncinatum truffles, also known as Meuse and Burgundy truffles, respectively. By reservation, it offers culinary workshops as full-day or half-day activities. The programme also includes visits to a truffle plantation and advice on truffle cultivation.

Active Travel

On the Commercy–Saint-Mihiel stage of La Meuse à Vélo, also known as EuroVelo 19, the Hôtel-restaurant La Table des Bons Pères in Bislée is one of the hotels designated as “Accueil Vélo”. The Tour du Camp des Romains route circles Fort de Serré de Rivière, also known as Fort du Camp des Romains, and offers views over the Meuse Valley near Saint-Mihiel.

More local pages: Cousances-Les-Forges, Vignot, Nettancourt, Vaux-devant-Damloup, Saint-Aubin-Sur-Aire, Brandeville, Mauvages, Chaumont-Sur-Aire.

To the higher-level travel overview: Meuse.