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Origin and history

Orgeval's vineyard is an iconic 18th-century wine building located in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region. This monument is one of the 300 grape harvests built between the 17th and 18th centuries around the Laonnaise hill, illustrating a flourishing wine civilization before its brutal decline in the late 19th century.

The construction of this type of building was linked to the intense wine-growing activity of the region, where vine cultivation was central to the local economy. The harvesters served as both storage, grape processing and sometimes seasonal housing for workers.

The harvest of Orgeval was listed as historical monuments on 17 June 2003. This protection specifically concerns its facades, roofs, cellar, cellar, as well as the commons, stables, garden and terraces. These architectural and landscape elements testify to the traditional organisation of the wine estates of the time.

This monument is one of the few remains of this period, having survived the phylloxera crisis that devastated the French vineyards in the late 19th century. Today it offers an overview of the wine history of Picardie, now integrated into the Hauts-de-France region.

Available information indicates that the harvester is located at 13 Grande-Rue in Orgeval, although sources also mention an approximate address at 4 Grande Rue. This variation reflects uncertainties related to the accuracy of historical geographic data.

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