Comfortably installed in the grove Champagne, Châtillon-sur-Broué can be proud of its lovely half-timbered houses. Its timber-framed church has a square bell surprising. Long neglected, the churches of Champagne are now very well restored. The ancients had practical sense and built with the materials they had at hand: clay, wood, straw and even cow hair.
The area was cleared from the Middle Ages by the monks of Montier-en-Der. They dug ponds and built mills.
Lake Der (oak Celtic) was dug to prevent major floods in the capital "Paris" in the early twentieth century. The lake was in talks for years, however, the need to amputate the beautiful forest of Der, associated with the disappearance of three villages rebelled the Champenois. Now, the largest Western European tank very involved in village renewal. This beautiful stretch of water attracts tourists followed their boats that sail like an inland sea. Classified natural area, the region receives migratory birds like cranes arriving by the hundreds.
The old architecture timber-framed Tudor consists of fir and poplar which are slid between the slabs which are to paillot poplar slats and mud and sometimes tiles. The cob is a mixture of clay and straw cut into small pieces and often cow hairs. The roof covered with hollow tiles, is gently sloping and has a protective canopy for the walls rainy days. Formerly, beans boots were hung up there to dry. Generally, the west wall, where does the rain, was covered with shingles that are long boards. As can be appreciated, the ancients knew to use what nature gave them, everything was studied.
