Attractions and Places To See around Bengy-Sur-Craon - Top 7

Before the reconstructions, the church consisted of a simple nave of three bays, a transept bearing a bell tower over its crossing, and a choir of three bays with side aisles and circular apses. The central tower no longer exists and has been replaced by a wooden bell tower, itself replaced by a stone bell tower preceding the nave's gable. The nave has been remodeled, as have the choir and the transept. The church of Blet also enjoys a significant historical past, with its construction dating back to the end of the 11th or the beginning of the 12th century. Ravaged by a fire during the Wars of Religion, most likely during the passage of the Duke of Deux-Ponts in the region, it has nevertheless retained traces of a very carefully executed primitive construction and sculptures of real architectural interest. The building is listed as a historical monument by decree of March 2, 1926.

Impossible to miss this beautiful church all alone at the end of this grassy path. Its history echoes the construction of the Notre-Dame de Fourvières basilica in 1870 following the wish of the Lyonnais to build it if the Prussians do not cross the Saône. Indeed, Claude Gindre, the owner of the Château de Laverdines since 1860, is a silk worker from Lyon and makes a similar wish concerning the Vauvise valley. He kept his promise in 1873 by having this chapel dedicated to the Virgin built, but outside the castle grounds so that all the villagers could have access to it. A replica of the Virgin Mary which crowns the Lyon basilica was initially on its roof and is today preserved on the ground, next to the church. It was bought by the municipality in 1893 for a symbolic franc and then work was undertaken with the help of the heritage foundation between 2016 and 2019 in order to repair significant external damage. Behind the gate on the other side of the road, you can see Laverdines Castle in the distance.

Church of Jussy, Classified MH

Listed church in Romanesque style, built in the 11th or 12th century. Its facade includes numerous sculpted elements that are quite rare in the region and which deserve restoration.

Built from 1590 by lords from Vexin, the Louis XIII-style castle of Jussy-Champagne now belongs to the Ponton d'Amécourt family who restored and modernized it. Listed as historical monuments since 1946, the castle and its park can be visited from May 1 to September 30 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for 5 €. More information on https://www.chateaudejussy.com/

The Laverdines Church having been destroyed, the village no longer had a parish. During the invasion of Prussia in 1870, Claude Gindre, then owner of the castle of Laverdines, promised to build a chapel if Prussia did not cross the Loire. The promise was kept with the construction from 1873 to 1875 of this chapel, ceded to the state for a symbolic Franc in 1983. It is well maintained, and is located right next to the Castle of the same name, which cannot be visited.