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The castle, under its current aspect, returns to 1786. It replaces an undoubtedly medieval bldg. which is devastated by a fire in 1784. The family of Monge inhabits the castle up to 1850. 28 June of this year, the earl the Villermont, Francoise Licot his wife, their 6 children and their 8 members of staff renting a wing of the castle. 14 December, 1857, they leave Petigny to live in the castle Saint-Roch in Couvin. Gradually, the family of Monge sells a lot of goods; the agriculture company of the castle is sold in 1861. It is on that moment that a wall between the castle and agriculture company is built. 20 January, 1862, the municipal authorities of Petigny decide the castle (court, garden, orchard and road, as well as a piece of land of 20 ares which in the „appendix of the castle is mentioned) to purchase to categorize residences for the teachers of the schools. The castle was left by Edmond the Monge in March 1862, but he up to august 1865, in the capacity of tenant occupies, still the stable, the court and the barn and the donjon that only in 1868, was destroyed and the vestiges were used to wall the new cemetery. The bricklaying is raised to the left side with a school bldg. in 1956. A restoration was carried out in 1979.
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