Mauvages

Mauvages (French pronunciation: [movaʒ]) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame de Bonne Esperance, also known as the Hermitage of the Visitation, was built in the 13th century.

The du Deo fountain and wash house built in 1831 and listed as a historic monument, reveals an Egyptian influence often found in the 19th century as a legacy of Napoleon's campaign in Egypt.

The tunnel allows boats on the Marne Rhine canal to reach Demange-aux-Eaux along an underground route stretching 4886 metres, making it one of the longest in Europe.

The wayside cross, also known as the croix du Viree, dating from the 19th Century, was designed by the architect Verneau from Commercy; it consists of a straight pedestal topped with a pyramid shaft.

In the church, a stained glass window by A. Schmidt-Besch and donated by the victims of the families of the Great War, depicts Christ as a dying soldier wrapped in the Tricolore flag that becomes his shroud.

The railway line that passes near Mauvages played an important role in supplying the front.

Despite the heroic fighting of the French army, the commune of Mauvages was occupied during the Second World War from 17 June 1940.