Villenauxe-la-Petite

The Church: This large church dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin dates from the eleventh century. Its architecture and furniture continue to be enriched in the following centuries. Thus the choir polygonal apse and nave with side aisles date from the twelfth century. Renaissance bequeathed a gable-wall with a large flaming bay, and a porch. This adorned with a shell does not refer to Saint-Jacques but matches the decorative elements of the time. The place is anyway not sufficiently developed to accommodate pilgrims (no ambulatory, forums or chapels). This porch is open segmental arches on three sides. On a sandstone carved limestone is protected from farm curved front building. The key to recovery is two bows by a column decorated with a candelabra. The columns of the pilasters and the canopy niches possible to date the entire 1570s.

Little House: This small house, consisting of one room on the ground floor lit by a single window is the basic module of the Briard farmhouse. Built in 1811, uninhabited since the 1920s, and who then served as agricultural dependence, it was in ruins and doomed to disappear. His salvation comes from the Heritage Association and culture Bassée, created to promote and protect all kinds of heritage in the region. She spotted her and bought, not without difficulty. The small house was later restored in the course of 2000 by several youth camps of the Rempart association. This intervention involved the observance of ancient techniques and mix of materials: limestone, wood, brick. The pinion which faces the street and is notable for its use of chalk blocks arranged between flint. The facade is plastered with lime plaster, the floor is paved with red antique tiles. To respect the history of the place, the furniture has been restored in the spirit of the late nineteenth century with the famous bed or closes the various objects of domestic life.