Académie des Exercices

In 1607, Henri de la Tour d?Auvergne founded the Académie des Exercices. Some 80 Huguenots trained there in the use of weapons and the art of war. The Academy was closed in 1685 by Louis XIV. In 1629, the Lambermont mansion was added to the Academy buildings. In 1688, the Académie des Exercices and the Lambermont mansion were purchased by Denis Rousseau, a draper. In 1726, the complex became a royal cloth factory.More information in the brochure "Parcours Sedan"