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Beaurain - Saint-Médard
This fortified church dedicated to Saint-Médard is set on the edge of a plateau overlooking the valley of the Oise. It stands alone, surrounded by a graveyard. Upto 1650 the small village of Flavigny existed here, but the soldiers of Philip IV of Spain looted and burnt down the village at the end of the "Dutch War of Indipendence" (aka "Eighty Years' War").
The church was founded in the 12th century. 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.
The church was founded in the 12th century. 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.
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