The Boulonnais bocage is a hilly agricultural landscape of meadows lined with hedges, bordered by triangular-shaped limestone slopes that open towards the sea.
Landscape
Mont de la Calique reaches an altitude of 204 m. In clear weather, it offers a view of the English coast.
The “Les Haillures” hiking trail passes through Vieil-Moutier. The “Le Bocage” cycle route also passes through Vieil-Moutier.
Renting a holiday apartment in Vieil-Moutier can be part of your travel planning.
History
The name Vieil-Moutier means “old monastery” and is connected with the period when the village belonged to Samer Abbey in the 12th century.
Ceramics and terracotta objects from the Roman period, as well as Merovingian graves, were discovered in the area of Vieil-Moutier.
The statue of “Saint Omer” dates from the 16th century. On 19 April 1985, it was classified as a protected object.
In 1916, Winston Churchill stayed at the Beau-Site manor house while visiting his troops stationed in Vieil-Moutier.
The small church in the hamlet of La Calique dates from 1879. A Roman cippus, a small altar-like funerary stele, was once set into its wall.
