The name Chassepierre comes from two Latin words « Casa Petrea » which means « stone house ».
The lovely small village of Chassepierre is situated four kilometers away from Florenville, it is the paradise of painters. The architecture is interesting. There, you can find houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, Saint-Martin's church with its cemetery, the presbytery and the old mill.
The church of 1702 is situated in the middle of the old cemetery and has a baroque tower. Near the church stands the imposing presbytery with its two-storey double residence. This presbytery dates back from 1790. Behind it you can find two lovely residences dating from the 18th century and built on the bank of the Semois.
Situated down the church, Le Trou des Fées (fairy’s hole) is a system of underground galleries dug by men in a limestone rock. Those galleries show the geological times of the tertiary era. They extend under the old mill and meet the presbytery and its cellar. « Le Trou des Fées » and the ruins of the old mill have been restored and integrated in a visitor circuit. This « common » mill got adapted to receive theatrical and musical events.
The road Florenville-Bouillon in Chassepierre overhangs the village of around 50 meters. There, you can enjoy a beautiful panorama and a specific view of the first cuesta which is particularly abrupt.
