De Abbé Constantijn

A humble parish priest has tended the quiet village at the foot of the river La Lizotte for three decades, his days marked by simple rituals and the occasional visit from a compassionate woman who brings supplies and comfort to the community. One sun‑lit afternoon he pauses before the crumbling gate of the once‑proud Longueval estate, reading the public notice that the entire property—castle, farms and forests—will be auctioned that very day.

The impending sale threatens to reshape the lives of the estate’s scattered heirs: an orphaned boy, his two young cousins, and the memory of a late marchioness who once ruled the land. As the priest reflects on his own long‑standing habit of dining in the castle every weekend, he senses that the familiar rhythms of the village are about to be upended. Listeners are drawn into a world where faith, duty, and the quiet hopes of ordinary people intersect with the looming uncertainty of a treasured heritage about to change hands.