[La caribou] Find the trail of this pioneer, co-founder of Quebec's largest city!

Erected in 1968 in Langres, the statue (by Jean Cardot) of Jeanne Mance pays tribute to her. The 400th anniversary of Jeanne Mance's birth was celebrated in Langres in 2006. Today, she is considered co-founder of Montreal with Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve.

[The tower] Go to the city of 'the bragards'. Track down one of them: the creator of these refreshing summer delights, and visit the very first factory site.

The Ortiz family's artisanal business, established in Saint-Dizier in 1921, became the MIKO ice cream factory in 1951.

[Asterix] Maybe it was Obelix who put it there. Come and take a look at this curiosity.

A number of noteworthy megalithic sites can be found in Haute-Marne. Here are a few of them: Dolmens d'Arc-en-Barrois in Arc-en-Barrois Bois de Charmot dolmens in Coupray Menhir de la Haute-Borne, Fontaines-sur-Marne Bois de Lardigny dolmens, Vitry-lès-Nogent Menhir Alot, Vitry-lès-Nogent

[La commune] Visit the stele of this famous communard and anarchist activist.

Louise Michel, famous woman from the french civil rebellion "La Commune", was born May 29, 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte, Haute-Marne. A stele is dedicated to her in the village square.

[The snail] Go in front of a stone gastropod.

The Cohons snail is a dry-stone construction used to decorate a garden. These constructions flourished in southern Haute-Marne during the 19th century. Alain Catherinet has catalogued around twenty of them, mainly around Langres.

[Carry-on] Go to the craft house dedicated to tote bags, baskets, mannes, baskets and hats.

'The House of Basketry'. Discover the know-how, culture and history of basketry in Fayl-Billot through a collection of 200 items and innovative creations from the Basketry School.

[History] June 18 marked the advent of this great man. Go to his memorial.

The Charles de Gaulle Memorial at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises. The Charles-de-Gaulle Memorial is the hub of a memorial trail that includes La Boisserie, where Charles de Gaulle settled in 1934, the cemetery where the General's grave is located, and the large Lorraine cross erected in his honor in 1972.

[The light] We owe him "Jacques le fataliste" and the famous Encyclopédie, will pay homage to his statue.

The statue of Denis Diderot was designed by Auguste Bartholdi and installed in Langres' Place Diderot in 1884.

[The guards] Go to this special school, where the agents of the White, Yellow and Guard are trained.

Founded in 1945, the 'gendarmerie' (national police force) school in Chaumont (Haute-Marne) is the oldest of the initial training schools for gendarmerie non-commissioned officers, and the only one whose flag is honored with the military medal 'White' officers are departmental gendarmerie officers. 'Yellow' officers are mobile gendarmerie officers. 'Garde' officers are members of the Republican Guard.

[L'arouet] Famous for his philosophical tales, it was because of his philosophical letters that this scholar had to flee to his castle in Champagne. Go to his doorstep.

Voltaire, whose real name was François-Marie Arouet, took refuge in his Château de Cirey, located in the city of Cirey-sur-Blaise. It owes its fame to Voltaire, who fled Paris after his Lettres philosophiques were published without his knowledge, and took refuge there from 1734 to 1749, invited by his mistress Émilie du Châtelet, marquise du Châtelet, another brilliant 18th-century wit.

Haute-Marne in autumn

2021, October

Here we go with the first edition of Portraits 2 Passages!
For this first edition, we’ve chosen some very special participants.
You’ll have the chance to meet Barbara and Santiago, two passionate (and exciting) 30-year-olds in a colorful region: Haute-Marne.
The characteristics of the Haute-Marne: one of the emptiest regions in France, where the Aube, Marne and Seine rivers rise.

Follow the path of the pairs

Our cultural challenges to discover la Haute-Marne

[La caribou] Find the trail of this pioneer, co-founder of Quebec's largest city!
Erected in 1968 in Langres, the statue (by Jean Cardot) of Jeanne Mance pays tribute to her. The 400th anniversary of Jeanne Mance’s birth was celebrated in Langres in 2006. Today, she is considered co-founder of Montreal with Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve.
[The tower] Go to the city of 'the bragards'. Track down one of them: the creator of these refreshing summer delights, and visit the very first factory site.
The Ortiz family’s artisanal business, established in Saint-Dizier in 1921, became the MIKO ice cream factory in 1951.
[Asterix] Maybe it was Obelix who put it there. Come and take a look at this curiosity.
A number of noteworthy megalithic sites can be found in Haute-Marne. Here are a few of them:
- Dolmens d’Arc-en-Barrois in Arc-en-Barrois
- Bois de Charmot dolmens in Coupray
- Menhir de la Haute-Borne, Fontaines-sur-Marne
- Bois de Lardigny dolmens, Vitry-lès-Nogent
- Menhir Alot, Vitry-lès-Nogent
[La commune] Visit the stele of this famous communard and anarchist activist.
Louise Michel, famous woman from the french civil rebellion “La Commune”, was born May 29, 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte, Haute-Marne. A stele is dedicated to her in the village square.
[The snail] Go in front of a stone gastropod.
The Cohons snail is a dry-stone construction used to decorate a garden. These constructions flourished in southern Haute-Marne during the 19th century. Alain Catherinet has catalogued around twenty of them, mainly around Langres.
[Cut] An indispensable tool for any adventurer, handcrafting it is an art! Visit the museum dedicated to this tool, once made by hand.
Nogent Cutlery Museum
[Carry-on] Go to the craft house dedicated to tote bags, baskets, mannes, baskets and hats.
‘The House of Basketry’. Discover the know-how, culture and history of basketry in Fayl-Billot through a collection of 200 items and innovative creations from the Basketry School.
[History] June 18 marked the advent of this great man. Go to his memorial.
The Charles de Gaulle Memorial at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises. The Charles-de-Gaulle Memorial is the hub of a memorial trail that includes La Boisserie, where Charles de Gaulle settled in 1934, the cemetery where the General’s grave is located, and the large Lorraine cross erected in his honor in 1972.
[The light] We owe him "Jacques le fataliste" and the famous Encyclopédie, will pay homage to his statue.
The statue of Denis Diderot was designed by Auguste Bartholdi and installed in Langres’ Place Diderot in 1884.
[The guards] Go to this special school, where the agents of the White, Yellow and Guard are trained.
Founded in 1945, the ‘gendarmerie’ (national police force) school in Chaumont (Haute-Marne) is the oldest of the initial training schools for gendarmerie non-commissioned officers, and the only one whose flag is honored with the military medal
- ‘White’ officers are departmental gendarmerie officers.
- ‘Yellow’ officers are mobile gendarmerie officers.
- ‘Garde’ officers are members of the Republican Guard.
[L'arouet] Famous for his philosophical tales, it was because of his philosophical letters that this scholar had to flee to his castle in Champagne. Go to his doorstep.
Voltaire, whose real name was François-Marie Arouet, took refuge in his Château de Cirey, located in the city of Cirey-sur-Blaise. It owes its fame to Voltaire, who fled Paris after his Lettres philosophiques were published without his knowledge, and took refuge there from 1734 to 1749, invited by his mistress Émilie du Châtelet, marquise du Châtelet, another brilliant 18th-century wit.