In the 11th century, in the forest that was shared by the Count of Flanders on one side, on the other by the future Count of Artois, a new community developed to work wood: Libercourt.
Charming contemporary church overlooking the Flemish plain, ideal for meditation at the entrance to the abbey of Mont des Cats, a Cistercian monastery of Trappist monks.
The village of Koeur-la- petite housed an important fortified castle; the King of France Louis XIII had notably installed his headquarters there during the siege of Saint-Mihiel in 1635. The stones of this castle were used to build the Saint-Remi church in 1770.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church was built from 1858 to 1862 in the 13th century ogival style to replace a very simple small Romanesque church, built by the Bishop of Verdun from 1129 to 1131
The former abbey church has kept its 38 m high Romanesque porch tower. The 2 square towers flanking the beginning of the bedside give the building its characteristic silhouette. The nave, whose hanging keystone vault is supported by composite columns, receives abundant light
A white stone church in Lezennes, the nave of which retains its original 13th century structure. It was transformed and enlarged during the 15th and 16th centuries.
