Attractions and Places To See around Bœurs-En-Othe - Top 7

Nestled in a green setting, the Saint-Joseph des Anges chapel is a small, discreet building with sober architecture.

Aix-en-Othe, a nice little town with a great market hall. Shopping on market day is a pleasure. Numerous tour options and lots of parking space make the town attractive. It's best to park at the fire station.

Built between 1864 and 1891, this immense chapel topped with a colossal statue of the Holy Virgin can be seen from afar. To the left of the tower, more modest, a pretty Calvary is also visible. Father Cardot, the priest of the village of Villeneuve-au-Chemin, was the initiator and mastermind of this pharaonic project. His grave is located behind the Calvary.

The Ten Finger Stone is a large stone with grooves and hollows that was used for polishing tools in the Neolithic era. It is one of the largest and most elaborate polishers in the Aube department. The polisher is located at the crossroads of two paths, near the place called Le Luteau. It has been protected as a historic monument since 1993.

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin in Villemaur-sur-Vanne is a remarkable example of Gothic architecture with a wooden rood screen dating from the 16th century and attributed to the brothers Thomas and Jacques Guyon. The rood screen is a masterpiece of wood carving that depicts scenes from the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary. You can admire the intricate details and expressive figures as you pass the church. The church also has a 16th century bell tower, a collection of statues and stained glass windows, as well as some ancient tombs and relics. The church has been classified as a historic monument since 1972.

The ten-fingered stone is a large stone with grooves and hollows which was used to polish tools in the Neolithic era. It is one of the largest and most elaborate polishers in the Aube department. The polisher is located at the crossroads of two paths, near the place called Le Luteau. It has been protected as a historic monument since 1993.

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin in Villemaur-sur-Vanne is a remarkable example of Gothic architecture with a wooden rood screen dating from the 16th century and attributed to the brothers Thomas and Jacques Guyon. The rood screen is a masterpiece of wood carving that depicts scenes from the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary. You can admire the intricate details and expressive figures as you walk through the church. The church also has a 16th century bell tower, a collection of statues and stained glass windows, as well as some ancient tombs and relics. The church has been classified as a historic monument since 1972.

On June 20, 1944, the maquis of Saint-Mards-en-Othe in Aube was attacked by the enemy and 27 resistance fighters were killed. The maquis of Saint-Mards-en-Othe came from the BOA and specialized in receiving parachutes. The Sipo-SD of Troyes, well informed about the locations of the maquis and its forces by its French agents, prepared an operation against him. On June 20, 1944 in the morning, a German column of a thousand men, Ukrainian prisoners of war and Russian volunteers, forming the 615th Ostbataillon commanded by Major Schrade and the Sicherheitsregiment 199 of the SS Gelling went up to attack the maquis which was 237 guerrillas from the BOA and the FTPF. The maquis occupied a strong position, a hill with a large wood, meadows and fields all around the nipple. He had rifles, machine guns, machine guns, machine guns, grenades, nine bazookas and seventeen torpedoes. The fight will last from seven thirty in the morning to six in the evening. The first German elements arrived by the road from Maraye-en-Othe, surprising six maquisards who were posted as sentries and killing four. Another detachment from La Belle Fayte killed six guerrillas, including the Englishman George Mamoutoff, known as Léon, an SAS lieutenant who was killed on his Bren machine gun to cover the withdrawal. Around eight-thirty, a second motorized column coming by the road from Vosnon was greeted by heavy fire but the fight quickly became unequal, the maquisards being outnumbered. The order to withdraw was given. When the fight was over 27 resisters had been killed or wounded and finished off. A monument was erected on the Mivoie road to commemorate the attack of June 20, 1944 and was inaugurated on June 22, 1947. Surmounted by a cross of Lorraine, it bears the following inscription: "To the dead of the Maquis de Saint -Mards-en-Othe / BOA and FTPF / June 20, 1944”. the hamlet of La Lisière des Bois was decorated on 16 June 1949 with the Croix de Guerre with bronze star.