Champbenoist-Poigny: history and sights
Served by: Transilien P.
Did you know?
Poigny, 'C. Puigny' in 1265, is a Gallo-Roman name probably built on a personal name (Pugnius or Punius) plus the suffix -acum. Neighbouring hamlet Champbenoist was the site of an old abbey.
Anecdote
The Pongelot mill on the Voulzie was rebuilt under the Consulate using stones from Provins monuments destroyed under the First Republic.
Around Champbenoist-Poigny
- Tour César (Provins), 1800 m away — A 12th-century keep with an octagonal plan on a square base, built on an artificial mound.
- Collégiale Saint-Quiriace (Provins), 1850 m away — A 12th-century collegiate church in the upper town, UNESCO-listed with the medieval city in 2001.
- Remparts de Provins, 1700 m away — City walls built from 1226 to 1314, 1,200 metres long with 22 towers, best preserved in the upper town.