Meurville
Meurville
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A few words about the origins of the town of Meurville:
The name comes from Meurville Villa Mauri meaning the field of Maurus. He is quoted as 1179 in documents of the abbey of Clairvaux and is listed under the name Villa Minor (hence the name of a local Champagne Prestige).
In 1188, he writes Murville to finally take the current writing in 1513. A Meurville, many names of localities expressing their nature and use: thus it is "coffins", "the warren", "Gironde", "glassware" ...
Inhabited since Roman times, as evidenced by a sarcophagus found in its territory, Meurville houses within a church in the late twelfth-early 13th century. The latter, based on a Latin cross-shaped, has a five-sided apse vaulted stone; The nave is vaulted wood, with beams. In the apse and the nave, one can perceive the murals.
A visit to the church you would also see a beautiful altarpiece, painted wood reproducing Christ between two thieves (sixteenth century) and the entrance to the choir, a triumphal arch.
Like all villages near the Abbey of Clairvaux, a portion of the territory and inhabitants passed to the monks. These, pioneers and great wine savvy, possessed himself of the greater part of the hills. The abbey of Clairvaux and had a barn where the monks received tithes probably. The fire in the barn was the subject of acts of justice between 1573 and 1611.
Another part of the territory of Meurville belonged to secular families, and found during the 13th century, Meurville included in the lordship of Jaucourt with Spoy, Bligny and Argançon.
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 | Restaurant des canotiers Essoyes |  | | Restaurant with panoramic views of the village the painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, the heart of the Champagne vineyards. | | Located 16.6 km from Meurville | From 15 € to 45 € per person |
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 | Les Roulottes et Cabanes de la Champagne Bar-sur-Aube |  | | These wooden caravans are situated amongst 2.7 hectares of garden and just 1 km from Bar-sur-Aube. Les Roulottes et Cabanes de la Champagne also has a sauna, a hammam and a heated,... | | Located 6.7 km from Meurville | Room from 85 € |
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