Millennial heritage isn't just found in the city! A few hundred meters to the north, the exceptional remains of a camp erected by the English 900 years earlier are freely accessible. The Camp des Anglais is a listed Historic Monument, ideal for hikers with a passion for history and archaeology!
A little history !
Starting from almost nothing, William the Conqueror knew, from 1066, conquer England and many territories on the edge of Normandy. It is then renowned invincible, until between 1083 and 1087 the city of Sainte-Suzanne resisted him.
Le Beugy Camp, established by the English garrisons during this period, is therefore the vestige of a camp more than 900 years old, recalling that Sainte-Suzanne remains the only city to have stood up to William the Conqueror.
The camp was surrounded by a palisade and a ditch, which can still be seen today. Covering an area of nearly 2,5 hectares, it consists of two rectangular fortifications, separated by a ditch and surrounded by moats, the outlines of which can still be seen after almost 1000 years!
The English Camp, labeled “Terra Incognita”
Finding itself in a exceptional state of conservation, Beugy Camp, or English Camp, is the precious witness of a type of architecture ignored in France: the earthen rampartsIt is this particularity which has earned it the award since 2011 of the Terra Incognita label, awarded to sites containing remarkable earth constructions.
Typically Mayenne, the landscape offered by this site combines a historic place and a peaceful climate where it is good to have a picnic.
