Tourist Attractions & Monuments Picardy

The church was once the highest in the canton. It was destroyed in 1916. The new was carried out in a style n\ o-roman by an architect from Albert, a Mr. Pauchet, and completed in 1931. She has a single ship for the nave, and she's a oriente. The construction is made of couleurs, and the piers are granite. The porch consists of four mate: bricks, gre rose, be ́ tone and granite.

Built in chalk, this is a bright, Gothic church. It was bombed in 1940, but restored in 1945. Like most of the department's churches, it is dominated by its steeple: A sturdy square tower, which has a breathtaking view over the surrounding countryside. Inside, there is a nave, covered with a wooden arch (oak and chestnut) in the form of overturned ship's hull, but above all stained glass windows that deserve the visit. The two oldest are dated 1545.

Those who do not want to miss anything from the municipality will be able to go to the Hotel de Ville, founded, like the St. front chapel, by Queen Jeanne of Evreux in the th century. The building served as a tower, a hospice, a girls'school, a military hospital (during the wars of 1870 and 1914-1918) and a retirement home. Today, it is home to the Youth of the Commune Service and the initiative union.

The marshlands of Liesse-Notre-Dame are a beautiful preserved natural space. On nearly 3500 hectares, one discovers a large marsh of about 232 hectares, with peaty ponds, wet woods and beds, as well as species of plants, bird species and different species of dragonfly. A partnership established in 2001 between the commune and the Conservatoire des Sites Naturel de Picardie helps preserve this unique place.

One of the city's emblematic places. Saint Vincent's tank is a huge wooded area, shaped by the two arms of the upper city. By observing it, difficult to say if you are in town or in the countryside, the panorama is striking. There you will find plenty of small trails to go there. The hiking tour entitled «La Goutte d'Or», where you will find details at the tourist office, will allow you to discover it.

The church was built between the th and th centuries in a Romanesque style. Like many buildings, it has suffered damage over the centuries and has been restored several times. Its bell, for example, was changed after that of origin was destroyed in the th century; The warhead window was also replaced with the central door, and it was redesigned. The church was classified as a historic monument on February 7, 1921.

Every city has its hero! In Ham, this hero is called Maximilien Sebastien Foy, general of the First Empire born in the commune on February 3, 1775. A bronze statue, a poignant work by Hiolle, was installed in his honor on the Place de l 'Ville, on July 20, 1879. The general was represented with his left hand on the heart, the right arm tensed, as frozen at the time he wrote, from the top of the tribune of the National Assembly: «There is echo in France when we pronounce the words honor and homeland». You will also discover the general home of the general in the place of the current Café du Commerce.

St. Martin's Church demands that. Built in the th century, rubble and brick with a mixture of silex, it dominates the surrounding plain. But if the monument is impressive, it is mainly for its th century, massive and square tower tower, which has a clock with a clock. Inside, you will discover some wooden statues as well as an altar, classified since 1912. For lovers of religious heritage, chapels are found in the village.

It is not a monument in particular that there is to visit here, but a full place. It is located at the heart of the concentric plan adopted after the First World War (between 1922 and 1928) to rebuild the city. So it is really the centre of the village, which revolves around it. This ensemble has been a historic monument since 1998 to architects Paul Bigot and Henri-Paul Nénot.

The Mill of the plain was originally a flour mill. It consisted of two wheels, one on each side of the river until 1838, when an application for authorization was filed to transform it into one wheel. On the death of the owner, in 1914, the activity was managed by his widow, who could not prevent the bankrupt from entering the 1920 s. Acquired a few years later by a company (the large mills in Marle), it became the largest mill in the Aisne, with production of more than 400 000 quintals per year.

You are here on the central square of the municipality. It was here, once, that the Lord of Marle or his squire made justice. It is also here that, according to tradition, Thomas de Marle made des on an acute spear. It is also on this place that public meetings have always been held: reading decrees, decrees or elections. The castle's fortified door was located on La Motte square.

Still a church with singular charm. It is neither immense nor majestic, nor is it surprising by its simplicity and authenticity. The church consists of a nave, one côté to the north, a transept and a choir. The oldest parts date back to the th century. We admire the Louis XV woodwork, as well as beautiful stained glass windows, which came to replace those destroyed by the two world wars.

Tours tours are fashionable, and they combine the practical side on the instructive side. First example of mulhouse visit proposed by the city: " Art Deco in Saint-Quentin ". Through a well-studied course you can discover colourful mosaics, floral friezes, or Bow Windows… Another example: the visit "Let yourself be guided by music", which, through some music notes, makes you discover the heritage of the commune in another way.

The St. Martin's Church of Apple is divided into several parts: a nave, a two-turret choir, a collateral and a steeple. These different parts were built at different times, giving the building its atypical appearance. The first span dates from the end of the th century, the second of the th century, while the nave and the little collateral date back to the th century. 

From this church you will have a significant view over the whole village. It was built on a hill in the th century. First, there is its imposing tower tower, before focusing on its architecture in the Latin Cross: a nave with two sides and a transept, extended by a small room. In the west of the building, there is also a heavy wooden door that is open only at the major ceremonies.

Entirely dedicated to the life and career of General Don José de San Martin, the liberator of Argentina, this little museum plunges you into the early th century. In this former bourgeois house of 1848, the famous Argentine general died in 1850. The entrance is free, yet another good reason to grow there and discover a time and history sometimes ill known…

A picturesque cadra for an authentic museum: paved streets, wall in stone… This museum, which has elected in the old presbytery, in the historic quarter, takes you to a place completely over time. By visiting the Museum of the Arts and popular traditions, you will focus on modern developments of our time, compared to the simplicity of yesteryear. Quiet, calm, calm and quiet. Exhibitions, antiques, painting, sculpture, windows… are on the program!

In neo-regionalist style, the town Hall of Bruay-La-Buissière testifies to its monumental view of the power of the city in coal age. Starting point of our tour tour by bus, you will leave the discovery of these emblematic living places for minors: Sainte-Barbe Chapel, the City of Electricians, the New World Quarter, Bruay 6, the Park and its Art Deco swimming pool. Duration: 2 p. m.

A sudden envy of nature? This three-hour tour, guided and commented, brings you to the discovery of these green lungs that are the mining pool! Farm gardens, reclaimed spaces, urban parks… Here is a different way to apprehend the great coal epic that shaped the landscapes of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Don't forget to wear suitable shoes for walking!

This building opened on September 25, 1903, thanks to San Rainbeaux, director of the Marles Mining Company. At the end of the th century and in the early years of the xxth century, social movements created awareness of public services on the conditions of the mining corporation. In particular, companies were imposed on the institution of care, retirement or assistance structures for minors and their families. At Auchel, San Rainbeaux decided to undertake the construction of a hospital to meet the general requirements, to which he added a clinic for consultation with infants. At that time, maternity wards did not exist: women give birth in their homes, under precarious hygiene conditions and without any medical follow-up. The purpose of the Drop of milk was to provide mothers with a care centre where children were auscultés. It also provided milk to mothers who needed it.