Villers-Marmery National Cemetery

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Lying in the heart of the Champagne vineyards, Villers-Marmery National Cemetery holds the remains of soldiers who died for France during the battles that took place in this region. Soldiers who died at the ambulance centre set up in the village in 1915 are buried in this cemetery, which was to have been temporary and was due to be absorbed into Sept-Saulx Cemetery in 1920. Thanks to a petition to the public authorities made by Mademoiselle Hazon de Saint-Firmin, a woman deeply attached to the grave of a soldier buried in this cemetery, Villers-Marmery National Cemetery was maintained and developed over the following years. This initiative meant that other bereaved families could come on pilgrimage and pay tribute to the memory of these soldiers. Exceptionally, Mademoiselle Hazon de Saint-Firmin was also granted the right by the military authorities to leave part of her fortune for the perpetual upkeep of the cemetery. The cemetery was renovated in 2013 and 523 people are now buried here in individual graves.