Les buis de Mareil-en-Champagne

Historic site and monument, Civil cemetary in Mareil-en-Champagne
  • THE BOXWOODS OF THE MAREIL-EN-CHAMPAGNE CEMETERY

  • An extract from a book on the heritage of the communes of the Sarthe region: "To have a cemetery as a tourist attraction is quite unusual! But this is the case at Mareil-en-Champagne. Here, a never-ending box hedge forms the backdrop to the cemetery at the northern end of the village. The monumental outer wall is 3 metres thick and over 4 metres high. Inside, a little corner of paradise...".
    This boxwood cemetery has been listed as a historic monument since 5 January 1944 (Jardin de France)....
    An extract from a book on the heritage of the communes of the Sarthe region: "To have a cemetery as a tourist attraction is quite unusual! But this is the case at Mareil-en-Champagne. Here, a never-ending box hedge forms the backdrop to the cemetery at the northern end of the village. The monumental outer wall is 3 metres thick and over 4 metres high. Inside, a little corner of paradise...".
    This boxwood cemetery has been listed as a historic monument since 5 January 1944 (Jardin de France). It was one of the first 3 cemeteries to be listed.
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