Eglise Saint-Remi de Damouzy

According to the sources, the church of Saint-Rémi was struck by a storm in 1812 and rebuilt; this may correspond to the nave and choir. In 1839, a new phase of work may have involved the construction of the forecourt with its bell tower. Shortly after 883, Foulques, Archbishop of Rheims, is said to have granted this site to the Chapter of Braux, which remained the benefactor until the French Revolution. The parish of Houldizy was mentioned as early as 1183 in a bull issued by Pope Lucius III. In the 16th century, the old church was fortified, similar to that of Tournes. It was destroyed in 1637 and rebuilt in 1678-79 (nave and bell tower). Climatic disturbances in the late 17th and early 18th centuries (notably the earthquake of 1692) necessitated its restoration in 1744. A bequest from Madame Blanche Duchesnois was used to renovate the church in 2006.
The church has an elongated floor plan with a three-bay nave, preceded by a forebuilding. The latter houses a storeroom to the south and a staircase leading to a vast gallery upstairs. The timber-framed bell tower is accessible from the gallery. The choir, comprising a straight bay and a three-sided apse, backs onto a sacristy. The building, built of Romery limestone rubble and Dom-le-Mesnil ashlar, has plastered interior walls and a marble floor in the central aisle. The nave chambers are separated by Tuscan columns and covered with barrel vaults. The whole is covered in slate.