Gronard - Saint-Théodulphe

Legends tell, that Saint-Théodulphe (aka "Saint Thiou") lived here as a hermit in the 6th century. At that time, there was no village here.

When the fortification of the church Saint-Théodulphe was undertaken in the 16th century, the village of Gronard must have had some importance - and probably a larger population. Today less than 100 people life here.

The Thiérache area in Northern France has been a place, where many wars and battles were fought over the centuries (upto WW1). To fortify the church, and so to offer shelter to the rural population, was an idea many villagers followed here.