Neufchâteau   ▪

History and architecture
The course of the river
Grandvoir, the castle and ironworks
Hamipré, the church and the convent
The village of Lahérie
Longlier
The village of Massul
The Nolinfaing wash house
Le Sart
Engraved and scuplted shale: funerary monuments
Warmifontaine and the slate quarry

Longlier.

The primitive parish of Longlier is the old Merovingian domaine of Longolare. Over almost one thousand years, it has been the mother parish for thirty villages forming the land of Neufchâteau.

The current church, under the patronage of Saint Etienne, dates from 1753 (date appears on the chevet and above the door of the sacristy. The old Romanesque tower from the 11th century lasted until 1908 when it was, unfortunately, demolished. Barely any of the old furnishings remain except for the superb Romanesque baptismal fonts from the 12th century.

The priory was abolished and sold in 1797 by French revolutionists. The building was burnt down by the Germans in 1914. The barns and stables of the imposing Winand farm remain. A foundation stone bears the date 1721, the year when the priory was rebuilt. A sacrificial lamb, the symbol of Saint Jean-Baptiste, is engraved upon the lintel of an outer door. This farm is often referred to as the 'Charlemagne farm' in memory of the former Carolingian palace. This name is only recent (dating from the 19th century) and the connection is purely fictional.