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2 unusual facts about Barzy-en-Thiérache


Barzy-en-Thiérache

The War memorial of the commune, the work of Coulon, a marble sculptor from Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache in 1920-1921.

On 7 Thermidor Year 2 (August 1794) the enemy invaded the village and there was one civilian casualty - Joseph Licking.


Montreuil Abbey

Montreuil Abbey, or Montreuil-les-Dames, was a Cistercian nunnery in the Diocese of Laon, France, located at first at Montreuil-en-Thiérache (commune of Rocquigny, department of Aisne) until the 17th century and afterwards in Laon, where it was known as Montreuil-sous-Laon.

Princess Anne of Orléans

Princess Anne of Orléans (Anne Hélène Marie; 5 August 1906, Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Aisne – 19 March 1986, Sorrento) was a member of the House of Orléans and the Duchess of Aosta by marriage.

Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache Abbey

The former Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache is located in Saint-Michel, in the Thiérache (Aisne, Picardy), between Paris and Brussels.


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