Eglise Saint-Remi de Damouzy

According to sources, the Saint-Rémi church was struck by lightning in 1812 and rebuilt; this could correspond to the nave and the choir. In 1839, a new phase of work could have concerned the construction of the avant-corps with its bell tower. Shortly after 883, Foulques, archbishop of Reims, is said to have granted this place to the chapter of Braux, which remained its collator until the Revolution. The parish of Houldizy is mentioned as early as 1183 in a bull of Pope Lucius III. In the 16th century, the old church was fortified, similar to that of Tournes. It was destroyed in 1637 and rebuilt in 1678-79 (nave and bell tower). The climatic disturbances of the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century (the earthquake of 1692 in particular) required its restoration in 1744. Bequest of Madame Blanche Duchesnois for the renovation of the church in 2006.
The church has an elongated plan with a three-aisled nave with three bays, preceded by a forward section. The latter houses a storage room to the south and a staircase leading to a large gallery on the upper floor. The timber-framed bell tower is accessible from the gallery. The choir, composed of a straight bay and a three-sided apse, is backed by a sacristy. The building, made of limestone rubble from Romery and cut stone from Dom-le-Mesnil, has rendered interior walls and a marble floor in the central aisle. The naves of the nave are separated by Tuscan columns and covered with barrel vaults. The whole is covered with slate.