Sites and Monuments
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Cité Thiers ancienneBruay-sur-l'EscautThe Thiers ancienne estate in Bruay-sur-l’Escaut The Thiers ancienne estate is the result of the addition of successive impressive urban developments alongside the former Thiers pit, named after one of the board members of the Compagnie ...
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Eglise St WasnonCondé-sur-l'EscautThe Church of Saint-Wasnon Erected between 1751 and 1755 on the site of the former parish church, the Church of Saint-Wasnon was ordered by Marshal Emmanuel de Croÿ from Pierre Contant d’Ivry, a popular Parisian architect very ...
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Place et marais d'HergniesHergniesThe square and marshes of Hergnies A charming rural village on the banks of the Scheldt, benefiting from the dynamism of the Scarpe-Escaut regional nature park, Hergnies has emerged as a centre for green and waterborne tourism in ...
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Ferme d'Haussy, Cense du châteauArtresThe Haussy Farm known as the Cense du Château in Artres The small agricultural village of Artres offers the visitor not only the pleasant sight of its natural setting on hillsides bathed by the Rhônelle, but also some noteworthy ...
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Cité TaffinVieux-CondéThe Taffin estate in Vieux-Condé This estate, which today stands as a noteworthy example of a sustainable and attractive district in the centre of Vieux-Condé, is located on the site of the grounds of the Taffin family’s chateau, ...
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Ville fortifiée de Condé-sur-l'EscautCondé-sur-l'EscautThe fortified town of Condé-sur-l’Escaut (XII- XIX.) Whether as an assailant or a simple visitor it's always a surprise to discover this town famous for its double defensive system which is a major feature of the regional fortified ...
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Eglise St Géry de MaingMaingSaint-Géry in Maing The Church of Maing is one of the oldest in the Valenciennes area. It is mentioned for the first time in the 11th century in a charter from the Bishop of Cambrai Manassés, placing the altar of Maing under the ...
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Ecluse des repenties et parc de la citadelleValenciennesThe Écluse des Repenties and the Parc de la Citadelle in Valenciennes (XVIII.) A huge park provides an opportunity to discover the remains of the Ecluse des Repenties (the penitents’ lock), the now restored Citadelle (fortress) ...
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Cimetière St RochValenciennesThe Saint-Roch Cemetery in Valenciennes Opened in 1792, Valenciennes' Saint-Roch Cemetery is the eternal resting place of the men and women who made Valenciennes and its people so famous. Discover its monuments which are fine examples ...
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Terril de la Bleuse BorneAnzinThe spoil heaps of the Bleuse Borne mining area in Anzin At 8.83 million tonnes, this pit was among the most productive of the Compagnie des Mines d’Anzin. It closed in 1935, and its mine head frame was dismantled in 1953. The sheer ...
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Ensemble Beffroi-corps de gardeCondé-sur-l'EscautThe Belfry and Guardroom in Condé-sur-l’Escaut. (XVIII.) On the western side of Place Pierre Delcourt we find the belfry and its guardroom. This is an interesting example of the sharing of municipal and state activities locally ...
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Les maisons scaldiennes de ValenciennesValenciennesThe Maisons Scaldiennes of Valenciennes (XIII- XVI.) The city of Valenciennes is home to a highly original group of half-timbered houses of a kind only found in the major towns of the Scheldt basin from where they get their name ...
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