About Us

Clément Reine buys in 1920 the Terminus at Chaumont. Aware that it is, that terminals there are everywhere in France, he named the Grand Hotel Terminus "Queen".

In 1944, we Allied friends are wrong and totally destroy the Grand Hôtel Terminus Reine instead of Chaumont railway station. More nothing remains of the establishment.

Prosper Jehlé who just married Andrée Reine goes to work with his stepfather Clement. On the ruins of the establishment they build a shack in boards and christened the Café Bar "Le Tout Va Bien".

In 1950, the first part of the hotel is rebuilt: the Rotunda, a few rooms, the restaurant. The work will be completed in 1959 with 63 rooms three stars. Clement leaves us to 80 in 1963.

In 1970, François, the son of Prosper and Andrée, returns to 23ans assist his father after hotel studies in Strasbourg and Nice.

A few months later, General de Gaulle died at Colombey. 'The pilgrims' tributary and François convinces his father to build a hotel three stars to Colombey with 40 rooms and 200-seat restaurant. It's called the Hôtel des Dhuits. The restaurant will open on July 1, 1971 and the hotel for the first anniversary of the death of General November 9, 1971.

Prosper retired in 1975 and François 3rd generation directs both institutions assisted by faithful and former collaborators.

Business grow and in 1987, he bought the Trade Hall in Nogent. He renovates it completely, develops it and then acquired the hotel of the Park at Arc en Barrois, Saint-Christophe in Neufchâteau, Europe and the Lion d'Or Langres then Le Grand Val Chaumont and finally the Lamartine Saint-Dizier.

It is as a result of these purchases that was born the group 'The relay South of Champagne' which includes 10 brands and employs nearly 150 people!

To ensure the filling of its different hotels and restaurants which are mostly outside the tourist areas and in sparsely populated areas. François Jehlé must deploy treasures of imagination in marketing. He first realizes very attractive pamphlets, installs panels on major road routes, contact companies away from the Haute Marne so that they relocate their meetings and seminars, ect.

The man who is obviously more time to put in the kitchen is also known to surround himself with good cooks so that its tables are the best advertisements. And during the start of the hunting season, it offers including all game Haute Marne fresh and accommodated more often from recipes 'home' who know a great success. So much that he was chosen by one of the most important french publishers to participate in the writing of a book, "Cooking of game", which becomes a reference.

In 2014, some establishments have been resold. The group is now led by Isabelle Jehle Bellivier - 4th generation and loyal employees, devoted, competent and responsible "Anne, Jeff Nicolas" and the chief "Jean-Jean, David, Daniel" and managing the pizzeria "Anita". They always have in mind the maxim of the founder of the relay South of Champagne "serving you is our pleasure. In an economically constrained world, they are fighting to maintain a tradition of quality hospitality, comfort and well being for their clients with a restore "homemade" in preparing quality local products.

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Haut-Marnais célèbres :

Jean, sire de Joinville (1224-1317) : Chroniqueur de Saint Louis. Né à Joinville.

Voltaire (1694-1778) : Philosophe, a vécu au château de Cirey-sur-Blaise.

Emile du Châtelet : Traductrice de Newton, amie de Voltaire.

Jeanne Mance : Fondatrice des premiers hôpitaux à Quebec.

Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) : Sculpteur du roi. Né à Chaumont.

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) : Ecrivain et philosophe. Né à Langres.

Claude-François de Jouffroy d'Abbans (1751-1832) : Ingénieur inventeur du pyroscaphe. Né à Roches-sur-Rognon.

Philippe Lebon (1767-1804) : Ingénieur ayant inventé le gaz d'éclairage. Né à Brachay.

Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896) : et Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870) : Ecrivains ayant créé la célèbre académie et qui tirent leur nom du village de Goncourt où leur arrière-grand-père avait acheté un domaine.

Louise Michel (1830-1905) : Institutrice qui prit part à la Commune de Paris (1871). Née à Vroncourt-la-côte.

Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) : Editeur et astronome. Né à Montigny-le-roi.

Jules-Ernest Flammarion (1846-1936) : Editeur. Né à Montigny-le-roi.

Alexandre Hatier (1873-1943) : Editeur. Né à Ambonville.

Albin Michel (1873-1943) : Editeur. Né à Bourmont.

Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) : Président de la République. A vécu à Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, où il est enterré.

Marcel Arland (1899-1986) : Romancier. Membre de l'Académie française. Prix Goncourt 1929. Né à Varennes-sur-Amance.

Bernard Dimey (1931-1981) : Ecrivain, poète et chanteur. Né à Nogent.

La culture en Haute-Marne

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