- South of the Champagne-Ardenne, Nogent, in the department of Haute-Marne (52), is a town of about 5,000 inhabitants. It is located near major highway arteries (A5 and A31), 3 hours from Paris or Lyon and 1 hour north of Dijon. This Nogent is often confused with Nogent-sur-Marne or Nogent-sur-Seine ... Yet this is what Nogent Haute-Marne whose name, without any additives, is inscribed on the blades of knives and scissors .
- From a historical point of view, its very ancient origin is attested by the existence of several dolmens. In the Middle Ages, the town built on a rocky outcrop, was conducive to the installation of a castle, which Thibaud V, Count of Champagne, captured in 1284. During the Hundred Years War (1337-1453), the Anglo-Burgundians were masters of the city. At the end of the 15th century, the plague in addition to the scourge of war, the country is ruined and there are only 92 inhabitants. At the dawn of the 18th century, nothing remains of the castle, if not a corner tower that will be reconstructed in the following century.
- The Epic of cutlery in 1650, cutlers of Langres, the next town, settled in Nogent to escape including a new tax deemed abusive. In the 18th century, Nogent cutlery is renowned throughout Europe for its luxurious productions. In the 19th century, cutlers Basin Nogentais even winning the Fairs. This is also the time when we begin to see the first steam hammers, precursors of industrialization of the basin. Cutlery Nogent, originally exclusively artisanal, and has gradually diversified into several broad areas of activity: forging and stamping, cutlery, scissors, hand tools for professionals, and finally the medical-surgical instrumentation. Currently, these are the forge and medical-surgical instrumentation (which employs many Meilleur Ouvrier de France) that provide the greatest turnover of the pool.
- Drink Local: thanks to the vast forests and coutelières productions that delight of hunters, it is mainly the game which is honored in the plate Nogent (boar, deer, deer, doe). But we must also reckon with the rich waters of the sector (trout, pike, perch) which are the source of a multitude of more refined dishes as each other, especially when married to some other products South headlights Haute-Marne, like wine or Coiffy Montsaugeon, or even with the famous cheese of Langres, for example.
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