Tarzy already existed in 1132. During the invasion of 1555, the church was ransacked. It was rebuilt in 1570. But in 1636 again, the invader burned the churches of Éteignères, Fligny, La Neuville-aux-Tourneurs, Signy-le-Petit, Saint-Michel and Tarzy. The defensive tower at the bedside was leveled. The impressive firing openings have wide embrasures. A drip edge runs on the masonry, it helps to reduce the runoff of rainwater on the bare wall. North of Tarzy, at a place called Le Château, once stood a fort surrounded by moats, it seems to have been destroyed in 1638 by the Spaniards. The fact is that at this time we see a sieur de Villelongue, commander for the prince of Condé. The Villelongues, a large seigneurial family of northern Champagne, contributed to the destinies of several Ardennes castles: Wasigny, Guignicourt, Saint-Marceau, Mesmont, Warnécourt, Neuvizy...
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