Le Gîte du Lavoir
Filain < Aisne < Picardie
FILAIN, a village influenced by history
Three British soldiers lie in the small cemetery of the churchyard T. BROWN - Royal Scots fusiliers : † 22/9/1914 H. H. CHITTY - Royal fusiliers : † 22/9/1914 E. TYAS - Lincolnshire regiment : † 26/9/1914
Click on the three poppies to discover a John Mc Crae’s poem: "In Flanders Fields"
The village was completely destroyed during the battle of La Malmaison and rebuilt during the twenties. The architecture said of the "reconstruction" that is very close to these of Soissonnais with its beautiful stone-houses.
Saint Berth chapel Click on the chapel to discover Apollinaire's poem: “Bleuet”
The actual landscape from the observation point of La Royère which honours the courage of colonial troupes makes it difficult to imagine the terrible fights which took place in october 1917 to repossess the high point of Saint Berth.
The German monument of Filain dedicated to the memory of German and French where we can read in Goethe's language the opposite message:
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