Vorges

Vorges is a common French, located in the department of the Aisne and the area Picardy.

Destroyed to 95% at the time of the First World War, it is associated today with the town of Vincennes (the Valley-of-Marne) which is its “godmother of war” and helped to rebuild it.

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Classified church: nave of XIIe century, square tower of crossed of XIIIe century, traces of fortifications of XVe century. In 1883 and 1972, archaeological excavations allowed the discovery of a necropolis mérovingienne. Sarcophagi and steles discovered are exposed to the church. One can also discover reproductions of these steles by visiting the museum of cruel Times with Marle. Registered village: grape baskets of XVIIe and the XVIIIe century, houses of Master of the XIXe century of which the castle of Valbon built in 1876 per Arsene Houssaye. Laundrettes and fountains.

Personalities related to the commune

Edouard Fleury (1815-1883): historian, writer
Champfleury (1821-1889): journalist, writer
Gaston Ganault (1831-1894): lawyer, appointed
Ernest Ganault (1868-1836): doctor, appointed
Hector de Pétigny (1904-1992): artist-painter

See too

External bonds

Vorges on the site of the National Geographical Institute
Vorges on the site of INSEE
Vorges on the site of Quid
Common closest to Vorges
Localization of Vorges on a chart of France
Plane of Vorges on Mapquest
Internet site devoted to Vorges
Article concerning the necropolis on the site of the Museum of Cruel Times of Marle

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