The best walks and hikes around Bréhéville

Juvogny-sur-Loison was famous under the Ancien Régime under the name of Juvigny-les-Dames because of a Benedictine abbey founded in the 9th century by Richilde, wife of Charles the Bald. The relics of Saint Scholastica, venerated as the sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia, were placed there. Thirty-two abbesses succeeded one another at the head of this monastic abbey which prospered until 1792, when it was sold and fell into disuse. The Count of Vassinhac-Imécourt, owner of the magnificent castle of Louppy-sur-Loison (3 km) and nephew of the last abbess of Juvigny, restored part of the ruins and founded a religious boarding school for boys. Directed by the brothers of the Christian doctrine, this school enjoyed a certain reputation and had 223 boarders at the end of the 19th century. The building is now occupied by the Perce-Neige foundation. The former nursing home of the abbess which dates from 1624 is still visible on rue de l’Hôpital and gave its name to the street. Intended to care for the poor of the region, it is isolated from the convent buildings by a vast garden.

Juvigny has an impluvium washhouse, the basin is in the center and supplied with rainwater by an inward-sloping roof.

Located within the fortification built from the 10th century overlooking the town, this massive church was built in 1346 by the Lords of Apremont. After centuries of conflict, it remains today the only surviving monument in the upper town. Classified as a historical monument, this jewel of ogival architecture has an organ case and rich 18th century furniture, as well as two masterful sculptures by the contemporary artist Ipoustéguy: the "Death of Bishop Neumann" and the "Christ" . This building is part of the European “Open Churches” network.

It was built in 1346 in the upper town and has been listed as a monument since 1920. It is in the radiant gothic style. The church contains furniture also classified as a historical monument: a tombstone on the north wall (classified MH in 1913), a wooden organ case from the 17th century, badly damaged during the First World War (classified as M.H. in 1913), an 18th-century wooden altarpiece, located in the Chapel of the Dead in the south wall; a Virgin and Child is set up in the central niche and we also see a pelican opening its belly to feed its young (listed as M.H. in 1913), an 18th century wooden pulpit (classified M.H. in 1936). a marble and bronze sculpture of Ipoustéguy Death of Bishop John Neumann, created in 1976 and installed in 2001.

Municipality located in the Meuse department and crossed by the Loison. The village is known for its castle, the Château de Louppy-sur-Loison: one of the most surprising examples of the Renaissance style in the Lorraine region.

Rural building Located in Juvigny sur Loison in Lorraine Gaumaise, you will be charmed by this haven of peace and silence full of history, in the heart of rich and green nature. So-called “water” mills, known to the Romans before the Christian era, began to be used in France from the 6th century. It was a question of transforming the energy produced by water (running or falling) into mechanical energy using a hydraulic wheel which behaves like a real motor (the only one which will be in use until the invention of the steam engine). A transmission system will activate millstones which, by grinding it, will extract the flour from the grain. This milling process will spread wherever the hydrographic network allows it. Many will be provided with them, some “ordinary” mills of a lordship even forcing residents to grind their wheat there for a fee. In recent years, this old mill has been transformed into guest rooms and tables. The mill garden is an LPO (League for the Protection of Birds) refuge.

It was built in 1346 in the upper town and has been listed as a historical monument since 1920. It is in the Gothic Rayonnant style. The church contains furnishings that are also listed as historical monuments: a tombstone on the north wall (listed as a historic monument in 1913), a wooden organ case from the 17th century, badly damaged during the First World War (listed as a historic monument in 1913), a wooden altarpiece from the 18th century, located in the Chapel of the Dead in the south wall; a Virgin and Child is installed in the central niche and we can also see a pelican opening its belly to feed its young (listed as a historic monument in 1913), a wooden pulpit from the 18th century (listed as a historic monument in 1936). a marble and bronze sculpture by Ipoustéguy Death of Bishop John Neumann, created in 1976 and installed in 2001.

Juvigny sur Loisin is a small nice looking village.