Vienne-le-Château

Vienne-le-Château (French pronunciation: [vjɛn lə ʃato]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

[4] Further work was undertaken from 1740 to 1744 and 1785 to 1788 when the facade, pillars in the nave, vaults and steeple were renovated.

[4] During the Great War, the church served as a first-aid station and was badly damaged, with the northern transept gutted and the steeple had collapsed.

[6] Le Camp de la Vallée Moreau Around 3 km north of the town, is the site of a German Camp called the "West Moreau Valley", where troops held in reserve during World War One stayed.

[8] L'ossuaire de La Gruerie The ossuary was created in 1923 and houses the remains of around 10,000 unnamed soldiers.

[9] A stone wall, with the inscription Aux Morts de la Gruerie 1914-1918 stands over the ossuary with a niche containing a female statue with folded wings representing Victoria.