If you are looking for a holiday rental in Villars-En-Azois, you can choose where to stay based on three specific features: the château, the Church of Saint-Félix-Saint-Augebert and the municipal forest. The château combines a surviving Renaissance tower with an 18th-century residence and a kitchen garden on the site of former moats. Also worth considering are the church’s architecture, a forest included in a Natura 2000 bird protection area, and local events organised each year. This makes it easier to decide whether architectural history, landscape or the date of a particular event should determine your choice of destination.
Château: Tower, Residence and Kitchen Garden
The only surviving remnant of the former Château de Villars-en-Azois is the tower, built in 1525. This Renaissance tower houses a collection of tools and equipment reflecting the region’s folk traditions. Here, a precise construction date and a collection connected to regional everyday culture come together.
Distinct from this older structure is the château’s present-day residence, which dates from the 18th century and is in the Louis XVI style. The protected features include the façades and roofs, the fireplace in the ground-floor salon, and the fully preserved 16th-century tower. It was listed by decree on 26 August 1988.
A kitchen garden complements the château on the site of the former moats. The different dates help distinguish its features: the construction of the tower, the residence and the heritage listing. If you are interested in historic architecture, this comparison offers a specific starting point for exploring the history of the site.
Church of Saint-Félix-Saint-Augebert
The Church of Saint-Félix-Saint-Augebert also dates from the 18th century and is dedicated to Saints Félix and Augebert. Its choir has angled sides and is lit by four large round-arched windows. In assessing its architecture, these features of the choir and its windows are particularly significant, alongside its age. Together with the château’s residence, it offers a comparison of two 18th-century buildings: the Louis XVI style there, and the described form of the choir here.
Municipal Forest and the Vallage Landscape
The municipal forest covers 510 hectares and is included in a Natura 2000 Special Protection Area (SPA) for birds. In terms of its composition, 43 percent is sessile or pedunculate oak and 34 percent is beech. The difference between the two stated proportions is nine percentage points. These specific figures make it possible to understand the forest’s composition, rather than considering it only in terms of its total area.
The same 510 hectares are also designated for landscape, local drinking-water supply and visitor reception. These details describe different aspects: the number of hectares indicates the size of the municipal forest, the percentages describe its tree composition, and Natura 2000 identifies it as a bird protection area. Within the intermunicipal area of the Communauté de communes des Trois Forêts, Villars-En-Azois is part of the Vallage landscape.
Plan Around Local Events
The Association Villars-Loisirs organises various local events in Villars-En-Azois each year. These include shared meals, a Belote competition, a walk and a neighbourhood festival. The programme ranges from communal meals to a competition, a walk and a festival. If you would like to plan your trip around a particular event, check the date in advance.
Discover more destinations: Val-De-Meuse, Choiseul, Le Châtelet-Sur-Meuse, Bayard-sur-Marne, Villegusien-Le-Lac, Peigney, Flagey, Rochetaillée.
For the overview of the wider region: Haute-Marne.
