Architecture
You can appreciate, the 18th Century water mill (situated close to the Forêt d' Orient Ecomuseum) in Brienne-La-Vielle, or the church of Saint-Quentin in Mathaux, the timbered market places in Piney, Lesmont and Brienne-Le-Château. You can also enjoy the architectural diversity in the streets of some villages, with stone houses, half timbered with wattle and daub, half timbered with bricks stand out in, Montreuil-sur-Barse and Chauffour-Les-Bailly.
Stones and bricks also played an important role according to the type of building and is a witness of the region and its history. Bricks, were specially used for noble and ecclesiastical buildings in the C16th .Its use spread in the C18th and it supplanted definitively wood in the second half of the C19th. To preserve this architectural heritage, the Park has created several missions:
- individuals and local administration can consult an architectural advisor,
- subsidies for communes for the restoration of facades and roofs in conformity with traditional architecture,
- subsidies for communes in the Park for environmental improvement and, the restoration of buildings.