Ferme des Templiers

The castle originally belonged to the "Templar" family, hence its name, but contrary to popular belief, the building has nothing to do with the Templar order, given the date of its construction in the early 1600s. Following the fighting between the French royal troops and the armies of Charles V, an act by Charles de Berlaymont in 1558 indicates that the village is in ruins. At the end of the fighting, the captain of Hierges had this fortified house built in the commune, near the church of Saint-Martin. In 1640, the attack of Charlemont (held by the Spanish) by the troops of the Marshal de la Meilleraye again causes destruction. The fortified house was restored in the following years and the adjoining chapel was restored in 1671. It was transformed into a farmhouse after the Revolution and called the Templars' farm. The building is listed as a Historical Monument.

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