The Great War and the Coucy gun

Coucy-le-Château: the town with two faces.
During the Belle Epoque: it was one of the most-visited sites in France with its famous fortress.
After the First World War: it was completely deserted, blasted to bits by dynamite and a symbol of the barbaric destructions.
Let’s go and discover Coucy and the fortress that was annihilated by the Great War. And also its famous gun, which is shrouded in a great deal of mystery!

6 stops on theCoucy-le-Château memory trail that can be visited on foot or by bike. Audio guides 2 to 3 minutes long, archive photos, a map to guide you.