Point of interest Viroinval - Château Licot (Licot Castle) - Photo

Château Licot (Licot Castle)

Description

The current Maison Communale (Village Hall) was originally the residence of the Licot forgemasters' families.

In 1745, Michel Licot, son of the Vireux forgemaster, married the daughter of the Nismes forgemaster. Thanks to their fortune, they were able to buy the sites of the current furnace sawmill, the park and the area where the castle now stands.  The great-grandson, Auguste, closed the installations at Nismes and moved his business to Charleroi, while he enlarged and improved Nismes castle as a home for his family. The First World War ruined the family and between the wars, the park and the castle were bought by the municipality. The castle became the Maison Communale (Village Hall) in 1963.

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Château Licot (Licot Castle) can be discovered in the following trails...
Trail Cycle Viroinval - Entre Calestienne et Fagnes - Photo
Cycle
GUIDE+

Cycle

Medium
Viroinval, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium
18.2 km | 21 km-effort
1h 14min
Yes

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Positioning

Country:
Belgium
Region :
Wallonia
Department/Province :
Namur
Municipality :
Viroinval
Location:
Nismes
Creation date :
2018-04-09 13:13:08.272
Updated on
2018-04-09 13:13:08.272

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