Discover Auménancourt

Auménancourt’s local history offers several specific points of interest for a stay: the Chemin de mémoire, military-history episodes, and a megalith. These topics differ in their historical context and in how they offer insight into the commune. The memorial trail covers fighting on two specifically dated days, while the lore about the megalith offers a different perspective. This gives you a chance to consider before your trip which historical angle interests you most.

The Chemin de mémoire

The Chemin de mémoire was inaugurated in June 2018. Its eleven panels cover the most significant known events of the fighting in the commune on June 9 and 10, 1940. The dates mark different points in time: 2018 was the year of the inauguration, while June 1940 was when the events commemorated by the trail took place. The panels bring together several events from two consecutive days and give the local wartime history a clear timeframe. If you would like to learn more about this part of the history, the Chemin de mémoire offers a specific connection to the commune. If you plan to visit the panels by car, check local road conditions before setting off. According to the trail description, the panels can be reached by car.

Other military-history episodes

Two further details highlight different roles. On June 3, Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Daval selected a farm in Auménancourt-le-Petit as his command post. Another episode concerns the escort company of the 3rd Battalion: it was deployed on the night of June 9–10 to protect the regimental command post. A command post is a place from which military operations are directed. The episodes differ both in their function and in their timing: Daval’s story concerns the choice of a location on June 3, while the escort company’s concerns a protection assignment overnight from June 9 to 10.

Megalith and local lore

A megalith rises about two meters above the village. This describes its height in relation to the village, not the structure’s total height. Local rumors say that the structure was erected as a menhir and set up as a place of worship. A menhir is a large upright stone; the menhir interpretation concerns the structure’s supposed form, while the place-of-worship interpretation concerns its possible function. Both statements remain part of local lore. The megalith thus offers a different perspective from the dated military-history events: the focus is on a local interpretation, not a chronology of specific days.

Plan your trip around your interests

The Trail d’Auménancourt was scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026; the date has already passed.

Discover more destinations: Mourmelon-Le-Petit, Vauclerc, Connantre, Pierry, Brugny-Vaudancourt, Gueux, Chavot-Courcourt, Saint-Germain-La-Ville

For the broader travel overview: Marne.