The best walks and hikes around Montmédy

You can walk all the way around the ramparts. We found it unique and impressive. The museum was also interesting.

Magnificent citadel to visit absolutely!

The Saint-Martin de Montmédy church is the church of the Saint-Martin parish in the upper town of Montmédy. The church we see today is not the first to be built on this location. Indeed, a sanctuary surrounded by a cemetery would have been present in the upper part of Montmédy as early as the 11th century. Its origins are rather vague, but historians are certain that from 1156 there was a religious building on the site of the current church2. This monument was quite small and had a single, quite slender tower. According to several old plans of Montmédy, researchers can confirm that it occupied approximately the location between the interior pillars of the current building3. In the 18th century, when Vauban strengthened the fortifications, the rear of the church was shortened to allow the widening of the adjacent rampart. The current church was built on the foundations of a more modest church that probably dates from the 12th century.

Cast iron statue of Joan of Arc in Thonne les près just past the railway bridge at the intersection of rue de Thonne and the D110. Benches to rest at the statue

The Saint-Martin church in Montmédy is a majestic church which dominates the Montmédy citadel. You can admire its symmetrical facade with two square towers, its richly decorated altar with a half-canopy, and its statue of the Virgin and Child dating from the 14th century. You can also enjoy the sound of the restored organ, which dates from the late 17th century and had not been played for almost a century. The church is also a cultural space which hosts exhibitions, conferences and concerts. It is a mecca for hiking that will impress you with its beauty and charm.

A Montmédy washhouse dated 1853 a freestone construction

Cast iron statue of Joan of Arc as a virgin warrior in armor, standing with her right hand on her heart and with her left hand she holds a banner next to her heart. Her helmet is on the floor next to her right foot. This is model no. 87 of the Vaucouleurs factory: 'Jeanne d'Arc au sacre tenant son étendard' (Jeanne d'Arc at the coronation with her banner).

Built between 1753 and 1757, the Saint-Martin church dominates the ramparts of the citadel of Montmédy, renovated by Vauban. This stone building is located on the site of an ancient shrine of which only the chapel of Malandry remains. Bulky, ideal for the large military site it is next to. The classical architecture is specific to the churches of fortified towns, highlighting two imposing square bell towers, as well as a style of remarkable finesse that invites visits. The bronze bell cast in 1558 is one of fifty in the Meuse dating from before the Revolution. On the facade, the remains of the coat of arms of Albert de Meuldre, abbot of Orval, hammered during the Revolution, are a reminder that the church was largely financed by the powerful Cistercian abbey. Inside the nave there is always a canopy above the choir. You can also admire a 17th century painting of Flemish inspiration, depicting the adoration of the shepherds in Bethlehem, and a statue: Virgin and Child from the 14th century. The organ with specific technical details was restored by an association and inaugurated in October 2013. The instrument had not sounded for 97 years!