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Heritage classified

Origin and history

The land listed as Monument Historique is located in Essômes-sur-Marne, in the department of Aisne (Hauts-de-France). This site, with an area of 2 ares and 55 centiares, is located between the village church and the road leading to Château-Thierry. Its classification by decree of 17 August 1928 demonstrates its heritage importance, although the precise reasons for this protection are not detailed in the available sources.

The location, noted as "a priori satisfactory" (level 6/10), suggests a clear identification despite a perfect geographical accuracy. In Essômes-sur-Marne, as in many rural communes of Hauts-de-France at the beginning of the 20th century, land adjacent to religious buildings often played a central role in community life. These areas could be used as assembly places, markets, or areas of passage between public buildings and roads.

The classification of this land in 1928 is part of a period when the protection of the local heritage, even modest, became more important, reflecting a desire to preserve the material traces of village history. No additional information is available on its specific historical use or possible transformations.

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