Vers-sur-Selle

Geography

History

• Prehistoric times: single-sided flint tools and the remains of mammoths have been found in the local gravel.
• Neolithic period: some graves were discovered during building work.
• Middle Ages: Merovingian burials were found in the valley, the remains were unearthed during the construction of the A16.
• Before the revolution : in 1617, the leper hospital was closed.

  Population

Places of interest

• The sixteenth century church of Saint Rémi. The door dates from 1238. In 1472, the church was subjected to considerable devastation. Several restorations have since been made.