La Loge-Aux-Chèvres: Holiday apartments and houses

The “Circuit du Grand Orient” circular hiking trail is a moderately difficult, 7-kilometre hike with a stated duration of 1 hour and 45 minutes, beginning at the Maison du Parc.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in La Loge-aux-Chèvres can consider the village as a travel destination.

Hiking

The “Circuit du Grand Orient” leads towards La Loge-aux-Chèvres and then runs along an unpaved path beside the village.

The GRP “Tour des lacs” crosses La Loge-aux-Chèvres through high forests and low forests after running along the ponds.

A one-hour circular hike begins in La Loge-aux-Chèvres. The described circular hike leads from La Loge-aux-Chèvres along a path towards La Villeneuve-au-Chêne; the route description also leads to the ponds and back from there.

Landscape and nature

La Loge-aux-Chèvres lies in a landscape of deep forests, meadows, ponds and orchards.

At the exit of La Loge-aux-Chèvres, there is an orchard bordering a bright unpaved path and open to the public.

The biodiversity atlas lists La Loge-aux-Chèvres as one of the municipalities where observations of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) have been recorded.

Culture

A wooden cross structure known as a Croix in La Loge-aux-Chèvres is open to the public.

An old well in La Loge-aux-Chèvres has been refurbished as a flower-decorated site and is open to the public.

The current Église Saint-Antoine in La Loge-aux-Chèvres was built of brick in 1893.

The Église Saint-Antoine contains a carved stone baptismal font from the Renaissance, donated by the de Mesgrigny family.

The Église Saint-Antoine contains a statue of Saint Eligius depicting him shoeing a horse.

The treasure hunt offered by the Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d’Orient uses the Église Saint-Antoine in La Loge-aux-Chèvres as a station with a clue.

History

La Loge-aux-Chèvres was established in the 12th century during the clearing of the Forêt d’Orient.

The name La Loge-aux-Chèvres is associated with a wood-sawing device used by lumberjacks in the late 19th century.

According to the topographical dictionary, the village of La Loge-aux-Chèvres is said to have already existed in 1199.

More pages about localities: Piney, Mussy-Sur-Seine, Dierrey-Saint-Julien, Champignol-Lez-Mondeville, Brévonnes, Vendeuvre-Sur-Barse, La Villeneuve-au-Châtelot, Clérey.

To the higher-level travel overview: Aube.