
Heritage and War Memorials




Walk in the Footsteps of the Soldiers
On a free or on a guided visit, relive the fate of men and women, military and civilian, occupiers and occupied, to better understand the history and birth of Europe.

Augustin Trébuchon, the last Frontline Soldier Killed in Combat in 1918
Augustin Trébuchon fell at the last military operation of the Western Front of World War I. He is the emblem of the memorial cycle organised by the Ardennes Metropolitan urban area community.

The Battle of Sedan in 1870 can be seen at the Fortified Castle
The name of Sedan remains associated with the Prussian victory on the 1st of September 1870. A room in the fortified castle is dedicated to the war of 1870. The Panorama of Sedan by Louis BRAUN is shown there: a canvas of 11.30 metres wide by 1.57 metres high.

World War II and the Reconstruction of Sedan
In May 1940, Sedan was one of the points by which the German army crossed the Meuse, known as the breakthrough of Sedan. To slow their progress, the Franco-British forces bombarded the town. After the war, a whole neighbourhood located on the bank of the Meuse was rebuilt by Jean de Mailly. Here there are guided tours by the Heritage service.

Heritage and Wartime Memories Tours
The heritage and wartime memories tours presents the events and the history of the war and provides 5 mapped routes to follow in order to discover the battle sites. Book available at the tourist board of Sedan.