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Habay-la-Neuve – Chantemelle Village Monuments loop from Fouches
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Habay-la-Neuve – Chantemelle Village Monuments loop from Fouches
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Habay-la-Neuve – Chantemelle Village Monuments loop from Fouches
02:10
50.7km
340m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 24, 2026
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7.21 km
Habay-la-Neuve
Highlight • Settlement
Habay-la-Neuve was an important center for forges in the 18th century. Habay and the neighboring municipalities have kept romantic castles and ponds which follow one another along the Rulles. This combination of water and forest characterizes this region where the savagery of a still intact nature rubs shoulders with the cordial welcome of its inhabitants.
The Château du Pont d'Oye, cultural meeting centre, the tomb of the writer and statesman Pierre Nothomb, the chapel of Notre-Dame de Grâces, the church of Saint-Nicolas, the chapel of Bonhomme, the forest of 'Anlier with an area of 5,500 ha, the Forge du Prince waterfall... a few small wonders to see among many others.
The Château du Pont d'Oye, cultural meeting centre, the tomb of the writer and statesman Pierre Nothomb, the chapel of Notre-Dame de Grâces, the church of Saint-Nicolas, the chapel of Bonhomme, the forest of 'Anlier with an area of 5,500 ha, the Forge du Prince waterfall... a few small wonders to see among many others.
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9.19 km
Habay-la-Vieille village
Highlight • Settlement
Formerly, in the 16th century, Habay-la-Vieille lived from the work of the forge. Nestled in the forest of Anlier, the village was part of the former county of Chiny then of the duchy of Luxemnourg.
Today you can visit an exceptional vestige, the Gallo-Roman villa of Mageroy. Its history takes the curious back to between the 1st and 4th centuries.
Today you can visit an exceptional vestige, the Gallo-Roman villa of Mageroy. Its history takes the curious back to between the 1st and 4th centuries.
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11.7 km
Nantimont Hamlet
Highlight • Settlement
Charming hamlet, Nantimont and its surroundings have been occupied since the first century of our era. Traces were found along the Etalle road at a place called "le trou au sable" in 1876.
But more recently, it was in Mageroy that a Gallo-Roman villa was discovered. Occupied between the 1st and the 4th century, it is still being excavated. It will be necessary to wait until 1317 to find the first mention of Nantimont in a text. The latter explains that Messire Jean du Châtelet receives various fiefs from the counts of Chiny to reward his services. In the 17th century, a document provides us with other interesting information: the hamlet has 12 households, belongs to the provostship of Etalle and to the parish of Etalle.
In 1672, Nantimont was set up as a Lordship with high, medium and low justice and a certain communal autonomy for the inhabitants who could finally elect their mayor and their aldermen. In the middle of the 18th century, the seigniory was bought by the governor, who then resold it to the abbey of Orval in 1758. At that time, Nantimont had 9 houses, 16 laborers (women and children not being counted ). In 1823, Nantimont was separated from Etalle to be attached to the parish and the community of Habay-la-Vieille. Since then, Nantimont and Habay-la-Vieille have experienced a similar fate.
Although the section often suffered from its remoteness, it is today a village breathing the tranquility of the Gaume countryside.
But more recently, it was in Mageroy that a Gallo-Roman villa was discovered. Occupied between the 1st and the 4th century, it is still being excavated. It will be necessary to wait until 1317 to find the first mention of Nantimont in a text. The latter explains that Messire Jean du Châtelet receives various fiefs from the counts of Chiny to reward his services. In the 17th century, a document provides us with other interesting information: the hamlet has 12 households, belongs to the provostship of Etalle and to the parish of Etalle.
In 1672, Nantimont was set up as a Lordship with high, medium and low justice and a certain communal autonomy for the inhabitants who could finally elect their mayor and their aldermen. In the middle of the 18th century, the seigniory was bought by the governor, who then resold it to the abbey of Orval in 1758. At that time, Nantimont had 9 houses, 16 laborers (women and children not being counted ). In 1823, Nantimont was separated from Etalle to be attached to the parish and the community of Habay-la-Vieille. Since then, Nantimont and Habay-la-Vieille have experienced a similar fate.
Although the section often suffered from its remoteness, it is today a village breathing the tranquility of the Gaume countryside.
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18.7 km
Brasserie La Rulles
Highlight • Pub
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33.3 km
Saint-Quirin Church, Buzenol
Highlight • Religious Site
It is a single nave church, which is the transformation of a chapel that already existed in 1682. In 1846 the tower was added and it became a parish. Located in the center of the village, rue de Montauban, and built in the same size and with the same materials as the other houses of Buzenol, it has rustic furnishings and the large frescoes of the ceiling give the whole a warmth and simplicity a little naive and endearing. It was completely restored externally in 1986, including a new protective plaster and the improvement of all the stone cornerstones of the land. On display in the church, a statue of Our Lady of Luxembourg from the eighteenth century, and on the high altar, a canvas from the eighteenth century representing Christ on the cross, painted by Brother Abraham Gilson, monk of Orval.
The toponym "Buzenol" could come from the root bus, busem (cow in Celtic) and ol, diminutive of ullus. Buzenol would therefore mean "little cow".
The toponym "Buzenol" could come from the root bus, busem (cow in Celtic) and ol, diminutive of ullus. Buzenol would therefore mean "little cow".
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Chantemelle Village Monuments
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against the French army in the Ton and Vire valleys. The day after the battle, many wounded arrived. It is said that the son of Emperor William II, Oscar of Prussia, stayed in a beautiful residence in the village, at current number 38.
The monument at the corner of Place de l'Étang and Rue du Sart-Macré, near the school, is quite singular: the base originally included (1921) a sculpted scene depicting the eagle Germanic undermined by the Belgian lion. During the Second World War, a German soldier mutilated the bas-relief, which the inhabitants of Chantemelle preferred to leave as is since then. The attentive observer will easily guess the details of the claws, claws and wings that escaped destruction.
The monument at the corner of Place de l'Étang and Rue du Sart-Macré, near the school, is quite singular: the base originally included (1921) a sculpted scene depicting the eagle Germanic undermined by the Belgian lion. During the Second World War, a German soldier mutilated the bas-relief, which the inhabitants of Chantemelle preferred to leave as is since then. The attentive observer will easily guess the details of the claws, claws and wings that escaped destruction.
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42.3 km
Saint Willibrord's Parish Church
Highlight • Religious Site
The SAINT-WILLIBRORD church in VANCE is one of the oldest churches in the region. It is located on a mound and was formerly surrounded by a cemetery. The modernization of the roads has removed this environment and moreover somewhat disturbs the foundations of the building which is currently under constant surveillance because it could open by the pressure of the walls.
In a note, Henri Jacob noted that "examination of the masonry of the tower indicates 3 stages. The base is clearly Carolingian with the layout of the materials in staggered rows which was already the rule in the imperial period of Rome. The second part which goes from the base to the bells is made of large rubble stones, then comes the last more modern part built with hydraulic lime from Vance".
The high altar and the side altars are said to have been made at the Abbey of Orval. The woodwork dates from the time of the reconstruction, around 1750. The painting of the high altar was painted in 1865 by Vandekerkove, Prix de Rome. That of the altar of St-Hubert is a painting by Edouard Franquinet, painter from Arlon. There are still two other paintings, one of the Holy Family and one of Perpetual Help. You can admire a 14th century Gothic Virgin in sculpted and polychromed stone as well as a beautiful 19th century Stations of the Cross (painted in 1896 by Alexandre Alaux-Bakès).
Also noteworthy in the church, a statue of Saint Willibrord in oak dating from the 17th century, as well as a rather curious statue of Saint Renelde represented as a little peasant girl from the 18th century, dressed in her Sunday best and wearing a large hat. Also worth seeing in the church is the bronze basin of the baptistery placed near the pulpit of truth and which, according to H.Jacob, would be of Roman origin and would have been the "oenochae" or vase to contain the wine of a Roman villa. It would have subsequently been provided with feet.
Two chronograms, one engraved in the choir, the other on one of the pillars of the nave, give the year of the reconstruction and designate those who assumed the task. During the reconstruction of the church, the masonry contractor had re-established a lime kiln on the premises in the mound which bears the church, on the north-west side. The vestiges were discovered during transformations which were undertaken when the old cemetery which surrounded the church was removed. All the interior paintings of the church were restored around 1985.
In a note, Henri Jacob noted that "examination of the masonry of the tower indicates 3 stages. The base is clearly Carolingian with the layout of the materials in staggered rows which was already the rule in the imperial period of Rome. The second part which goes from the base to the bells is made of large rubble stones, then comes the last more modern part built with hydraulic lime from Vance".
The high altar and the side altars are said to have been made at the Abbey of Orval. The woodwork dates from the time of the reconstruction, around 1750. The painting of the high altar was painted in 1865 by Vandekerkove, Prix de Rome. That of the altar of St-Hubert is a painting by Edouard Franquinet, painter from Arlon. There are still two other paintings, one of the Holy Family and one of Perpetual Help. You can admire a 14th century Gothic Virgin in sculpted and polychromed stone as well as a beautiful 19th century Stations of the Cross (painted in 1896 by Alexandre Alaux-Bakès).
Also noteworthy in the church, a statue of Saint Willibrord in oak dating from the 17th century, as well as a rather curious statue of Saint Renelde represented as a little peasant girl from the 18th century, dressed in her Sunday best and wearing a large hat. Also worth seeing in the church is the bronze basin of the baptistery placed near the pulpit of truth and which, according to H.Jacob, would be of Roman origin and would have been the "oenochae" or vase to contain the wine of a Roman villa. It would have subsequently been provided with feet.
Two chronograms, one engraved in the choir, the other on one of the pillars of the nave, give the year of the reconstruction and designate those who assumed the task. During the reconstruction of the church, the masonry contractor had re-established a lime kiln on the premises in the mound which bears the church, on the north-west side. The vestiges were discovered during transformations which were undertaken when the old cemetery which surrounded the church was removed. All the interior paintings of the church were restored around 1985.
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50.7 km
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46.3 km
2.66 km
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6.90 km
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