A facade or nearly so, that's all that really remains of the former Cistercian abbey of the hamlet of Saint-Benoit-en-Woevre (near the crossroads leading from Metz to St. Mihiel and Verdun to Toul), hovered over the town of Vigneulles lès Hattonchâtel.
The fineness of this neoclassical facade leaves us guessing what could be this complex of buildings that no longer serves as a backdrop to an abandoned farm ...
Founded in 1132, the Cistercian abbey was rebuilt in the eighteenth century as reflected in the beautiful ruins still present on the site.
Today is a real danger that heritage can be seen from the road if one pays attention. Not far from the abbey's Waterproof (common Lamorville) itself at risk, the Meuse however, no shortage of heritage asset that could be vectors of local development at the gates of Lake Madine ...
This witness of the past is to see before it disappears, hoping that time will prove the contrary ... This will be even more complex as the building receives no protection under the Monuments Historical.
If a restore is not originally envisaged but it would save this beautiful facade that deserves to be rescued from oblivion.
More information:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbaye_de_Saint-Beno% C3% AET-in-Wo% C3% ABvre
http://cistels.free.fr/Abbayes/ StBenoitWoevre/Index1.htm
