La Neuville-Housset combines the landscape of an elevated plateau with a specific reminder of the Second World War. This brings different interests together during your stay: views across the plateau and hiking trails nearby, as well as memorial sites and the village’s medieval history. You can focus on the landscape and outdoor activities, or on the memorials and the village’s earlier history.

Plateau and hiking trails

La Neuville-Housset is considered a village in the former Thiérache, situated on an elevated plateau. At the western edge of the village, views open out across the plateau. This viewpoint provides a specific landscape feature to look out for during your visit. There are 30 marked trails to hike in the area around La Neuville-Housset. The hiking trails listed in the area total 315.45 km. The trail information is current as of 21 August 2026; the number of trails and total distance may change. The number of trails and the total distance provide different points of reference: one indicates the marked trails, while the other gives the combined length of the listed hiking routes. For an outing, choose an individual trail; the total distance is not a single route suggestion.

Places of remembrance and local history

The memorial plaque commemorates the B-26 No. 43-34151, which made an emergency landing at La Neuville-Housset on 25 November 1944. The monument to the aircraft was erected in 1947 and rededicated in November 2001. The event, the erection of the monument and its rededication mark different moments in the history of remembrance. The memorial plaque is on the north side of the road, behind the cross. Use the cross and the side of the road to find your bearings, and check the location when you arrive.

La Neuville-Housset’s war memorials also include the Calvaire Commémoratif Américain. The village’s medieval history belongs to a different period: in the 12th century, La Neuville-Housset was dependent on Thiernu. In 1493, Roger de Rozoy, Bishop of Laon, authorised the construction of a parish church in La Neuville-Housset. So, alongside the remembrance of 1944, there are two earlier historical reference points: a historical dependency and permission to build a church.

In the 2025 edition of a tourist map, La Neuville-Housset is listed in connection with the “Circuit touristique des églises fortifiées des Vallées de la Brune et de la Serre”. The name of the route refers to fortified churches in the valleys of the Brune and Serre. This adds another historical theme to the village’s history, without implying that it is the same as the village’s memorial sites.

Focus for your stay

When deciding where to go, you can distinguish between the interests more specifically: the marked trails and views across the plateau represent landscape and hiking; the B-26 memorial plaque, the Calvaire Commémoratif Américain and the medieval dates represent remembrance and local history. When choosing La Neuville-Housset as a destination or looking for a holiday rental, consider which focus you would prefer for your stay.

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