CHARMEL CASTLE.
It was to this castle that, before dying, the Bishop of Metz, Pierre Bédacier, summoned Bossuet (future Bishop of Meaux), and gave up in favour of the latter, the Priory of Gassicourt-les-Mantes, in the Diocese of Chartres, of which he was the Senior Prior. Bossuet had considerable difficulty in getting the transfer ratified and was accused of having acted fraudulently by those who disputed his claims.
The cemetery is near by. At the entrance to the village is one of the familiar Michelin “Merci” signs (to be found in most localities in France) which indicate the name of the village and the number of the road.
BARRICADE AT THE ENTRANCE TO CHARMEL VILLAGE.