A hiking route with three possible distances meets clearly identified traces of architectural and village history in Laheycourt. The Boucle du Chêne Henriot passes through pastureland and the Forêt domaniale de Lisle state forest; the Usoir and Villa Teinturier reflect historic uses and domestic culture.
Hiking between pastureland and state forest
The Boucle du Chêne Henriot starts in Laheycourt. The tourism description, updated on 5 March 2025, gives its length as 16 km; the circuit can be shortened to 9.5 km or 5 km. This offers a choice of one longer route and two shorter options. The trail initially crosses green pastureland for about 2 km. It then enters the Forêt domaniale de Lisle state forest, which accompanies the hike for the rest of the way. The route lengths provide a concrete basis for comparing options when planning, while the described transition from pasture to forest gives an outline of the trail’s character.
A large part of the Bois de Laheycourt belongs to the Natura 2000 site “Forêts et étangs d’Argonne et vallée de l’Ornain”. The 15,308-hectare site was designated a Special Protection Area (SPA) in April 2006. The Chêne Henriot is a notable pedunculate oak in the communal forest of Laheycourt, in plot 20. It is estimated to be 32 m tall; its name refers to a former mayor of Laheycourt.
Village history and historic spaces
The Usoir in Laheycourt are well-preserved, grassy areas in public ownership, with a gravelled access leading to the houses. Traditionally, these areas were used for parking carts in front of houses and storing wood and manure. Their present-day appearance and former use reveal two sides of the same places: grassy areas and practical spaces for village life. A tourism description, last updated in 2019, describes the Usoir in Laheycourt as the widest in Lorraine.
Villa Teinturier was built and furnished from 1923 to 1930 in a neo-Palladian style. The entry in the French Ministry of Culture’s Mérimée database describes its layout around a central light well, with a rooftop belvedere. The interior layout has not been altered; the surviving furnishings document ideas about hygiene and domestic life in bourgeois homes of the early 20th century. The villa thus brings together its spatial design and evidence of everyday domestic life at the time.
The Saint-Aignant church is also associated with a specifically identified work of art: the Ministry of Culture’s Palissy database entry, last amended on 16 April 2026, locates the statue Sainte Anne et la Vierge there in Laheycourt. When deciding on a trip, visitors can consider different perspectives: the Boucle can be assessed by its route lengths; the Usoir and the villa represent the former use of spaces in front of houses and bourgeois domestic culture.
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