In the heart of the village, we can see a triumphal arch made of white stone from France, and bearing the list of victims of the town.
In the center are figures, made of bronzed cast iron, placed on a fragment of the globe representing France. The scene represents the French people, in the guise of an adolescent. He carries, in his left arm, a set of books representing Law and Science and brandishes, with his right hand, the torch of freedom. Protected by a lion, he walks under the wing of victory which guides him on his way.
The whole rests on a base of blue stone, Givet limestone, on which are fixed three plaques, also in bronze. The first represents the Grande Rue of the town in flames after the abuses committed by the enemy. The second shows the Fatherland bowing before a tomb. The last plate shows a section of machine gunners placed on the left bank of the river and looking in the direction of Haybes.
The work is signed by L. Rauner.
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