Mont Aimé
| Mont Aimé | ||
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 Vines on the southeast slope of Mont Aimé |
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| height | 240 m | |
| location | Bergères-lès-Vertus / France | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 51 '41 " N , 3 ° 59' 40" E | |
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The Mont Aimé is a mountain in France .
history
Numerous remains from prehistoric times have been found on the 240 meter high summit . There was probably a Gallic oppidum there once ; further finds indicate that Louis II of France resided there in 877.
In 1210 a castle was built under Blanka of Navarre , but it was abandoned in the 15th century. In front of this castle, 183 heretics were burned on May 13, 1239 at the instigation of Inquisitor Robert the Bulgarian . Nowadays only ruins are evidence of the building .
In 1815, French troops marched against Tsar Alexander I from a nearby location .
During the Battle of the Marne from September 5 to 12, 1914, the central front of the Imperial Army was located on the mountain .