Update - the truth! In December 2017 we received a very interesting comment. Just a few words with a name and short description ... which we were able to verify in a newspaper article and a paper by the Honfleur historical society... we now know quite a bit more about the
Mystery
The mysterious fortune of the Goupil brothers, in Bagnoles de l’Orne
First published September 2016 In 1789 when the Goupil brothers from Tessé-la-Madeleine in the Orne were young men, the French revolution shattered its way across France. Their village was small, their family modest. Everything important was happening in Paris, so they took themselves off to the city. Jean and Louis Goupil returned in
‘To Caen’ – can you help us identify this 1944 location?
Beware the fairies of the Lude, in Carolles
A Frenchman’s home is his castle, in Cahaignes
An old postcard of a classically beautiful 17th century castle took us to Cahaignes. We could find nothing online about it, perhaps a private owner had sensibly protected their privacy. Be careful what you wish for Cahaignes is tiny, balanced on the Eure plains between Rouen and Paris with very few roads to