Châtillon-sur-Broué

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION		CLOSEST TOWNS
Town	Châtillon-sur-Broué	Outines at 4.3 km (4 min)
Insee code	51135	Droyes at 4.5 km (7 min)
Postcode	51290	Giffaumont-Champaubert at 4.6 km (6 min)
Latitude	48.5457570	Puellemontier at 7.5 km (10 min)
Longitude	4.7034110	Arrembécourt at 8.6 km (9 min)
Surface	6.63 km²	Drosnay at 8.6 km (9 min)
Population	62 inhabitants	Bailly-le-Franc at 8.7 km (9 min)
Density	9 inhabitants/km²	Arrigny at 10 km (10 min)
Chief town	Châlons-en-Champagne (at 52 km)	Larzicourt at 11.6 km (12 min)
Department	Marne	Écollemont at 11.8 km (12 min)
Region	Champagne-Ardenne	Search another town

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TOWN PRESENTATION

Although installed in the grove Champagne, Châtillon-sur-Broué represents the area well with its charming half-timbered houses. His church is very beautiful original wood-framed, its square tower surprises. Long neglected, the churches of Champagne are now very much restored. The former had the practical sense, and built with the materials they had at their disposal: the clay and wood based architecture typical of the Champagne. The area was cleared from the Middle Ages by the monks of Montier-en-Der. They dug ponds and built mills.

Lac du Der (oak Celtic) was dug to prevent major flooding that Paris had known at the beginning of the 20th century. The lake was in talks for years, the need to amputate the beautiful forest and the disappearance of three villages rebelled Champagne who did not want the lake. Now, the largest reservoir in Western Europe is very involved in the revival of villages. It is beautiful this lake, it attracts tourists, and boats sail like an inland sea. Ranked natural area, the region receives migratory birds like cranes arriving by the hundreds.

SIGHTSEEING

Lac du Der, is not far, if you decide to go biking, you can go around the dam, which is very pleasant. After a picnic, you can visit the port of Chantecoq and bird observatory. In rosary, you ponds Grand Coulon and Forestry, both with an observatory. Further, the pond Outines is a nature reserve, you may find kites, coots, grebes, herons, cranes in autumn clouds come in flashy, geese, ducks and even swans wild.

In summer, an impressive array of water activities awaits you: sailing, rowing, jet ski, but you can just swim or fishing. You can also choose biking, rollerblading, and walking in the forest along the tracks.

ATTRACTIONS, LEISURES AND ACTIVITES AROUND

Museum Der, St. Mary of the Lake Nuisement, is a must see. The life of yesteryear and the villages themselves are represented. All the houses that have really existed and were destroyed to make way for the lake are made in 1/30th is magnificent. Next activities: washing clothes at the laundry, harvesting, cutting wood, where loggers, laundresses, harvesters and farmers are there in scale and carried out by a local shop. The old kitchen and hall school. Then the priest's garden, with its vegetables and plants. A teaching pool hush! listen to the song of frogs ... As you can see, there's something for all tastes. Those who want to look at the birth of the lake will attend a screening of 15 minutes.

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