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Farm in the Weppes district.
Lens
town’s inhabitants it crashed in a
beet field. The seven British crew
members sadly died on board their
plane. An association is working to
reassemble and exhibit the pieces
of the aircraft as reminder of the
disaster.
Today, Marquillies is known in
particular for its museum of
horse-drawn vehicles, which has
over thirty vehicles dating from
1900 to 1960 and used for carrying
people in town and country,
including farm carts, fire engine
pumps and even a hearse.
Finally, let us pay tribute to Paul
Sion, born in Marquillies in 1886.
He was a trades union leader and
politician in Lens, a valiant member
of the Resistance and presided over
the Liberation Council until 1945.
Annual events
Activities and curiosities
Weppes sports festival in August
(+33(0)3.20.50.63.85).
Fromelles:
First World War museum – closed
during August (+33(0)3.20.50.60.72 or
+33(0)3.20.50.28.61).
Haubourdin:
Museum of mechanical music
(+33(0)3.20.50.03.04).
Houplin Ancoisne:
Mosaic – Cultures Garden (end of May to
end of October: Deûle Park - +33(0)3.
20.63.33.95).
Marquillies:
Horse-drawn carriage and carts museum
(+33(0)3.20.29.07.99).
Sainghin-en-Weppes:
Leather ecomuseum
(+33(0)3.20.58.40.58).
The Weppes district:
Aubers:
RDV Nature et Patrimoine
Discover the Nord’s flora, fauna and
heritage treasures on free guided
tours organised by the Conseil Général
du Nord (brochure available on
+33(0)3.20.57.59.59).
(11 km - 2 hr 45 or 3 hr 40)
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Walking trail:
Autour de la Libaude:
11 km
Accommodation and restaurants
Information and brochures on accommodation and places to eat are available from
Tourist Offices and the Nord Tourist Board.
Duration: 2 hr 45
or 3 hr 40
Enquiries
Weppes district Tourist Office:
+33(0)3.20.50.63.85.
First World War military cemeteries
(+33(0)3.20.50.63.85), the XVth century
lime tree at Joncquoy.
Start: church, Marquillies
Yellow waymarking
IGN map: 2405 Est
and 2505 Ouest
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Further information
Nord Tourist Board
6, rue Gauthier de Châtillon - B.P. 1232 - 59013 Lille Cedex - FRANCE
+33 (0)3 20 57 59 59. All our tourist information can be found on the
Tourist Board web site: www.cdt-nord.fr, where this leaflet and others
can be viewed and downloaded free of charge.
Marquillies.
of the few parts of the church that
survived the destruction was the
bell, on which was inscribed: “…
I hope one day to ring in
celebration of victory and the
return of Alsace and Lorraine to
France”. The Germans therefore
decided to put it on show in Berlin
rather than turn it into munitions.
After being kept for a while in the
Museum of Fine-Arts in Lille, it
was re-hung in the new church
in Marquillies. The second incident
was the explosion in mid-air, on the
night of the 5th-6th October 1942, of
a British Halifax bomber on its way
to bomb Aachen. Fortunately for the
Museum of horse-drawn vehicles.
A sheepfold.
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All the practical information featured relates to an
area within a radius of 10 km from the trail.
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Marquillies is said to mean
“frontier of misfortune”, but this
etymology has not prevented it
being, over the course of its history,
the victim of the invasions and
sorrows of the day. Two incidents,
however, provide evidence of a
degree of mercy shown to the town.
During the First World War, one
Countryside in the Weppes district.
Gifts from the skies and the earth
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Notes for walkers:
A trail predominantly
on farming land around
Marquillies.
Take care along the
RD 145, which at least
has a wide verge.
Best time of year:
April to October.
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Autour de la Libaude
(11 km - 2 hr 45 or 3 hr 40)
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Start: church, Marquillies.
The church bell dates from 1700. The
steeple fell silent in 1870 after the Germans
requisitioned the bell. Intending to melt it
down to make cannons. When it was
restored, it bore the inscription: “I praise the
true God, I call the faithful to divine office
and I hope one day to ring in celebration of
the return to France of Alsace and
Lorraine.”. In 1914, the Germans wished to
recover the bell and discovered the
compromising inscription. From that time
onwards, each German victory on the
Russian front was rung and engraved on
the bell. It was transported to Berlin in
1916, but later returned to its new steeple.
In the cemetery, visitors can reflect at the
tomb of the Chevalier Edouard Peterinck
(1797-1835) groom to Charles X, or of
Monsignor Clabaut who was the first
bishop to the Inuit.
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Go along the rue Léon-Bacquet
towards the Mairie, then the rue de
Verdun. Turn right into the rue de la Bourse.
After the stadium, take the farm track and
then, at the intersection, turn left, cross over
a road and go on to Grand Moisnil. On
your way you have a panoramic view
over towards Marquillies.
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Cross over the railway line and go
straight ahead for 500 m, then turn sharply
left. Go on past the track leading to the
electricity lines and join the RD 22 straight
ahead.
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Go to the right along the road – note
the curious little chapel of Our Lady of
Lourdes. Pass by the rue du Bois on your
right and, at the next intersection, turn left
(250 m along the rue du Bois, on the right,
there is a cockfighting pit where cockfights
still take place). At the next intersection turn
left and cross over the railway line and
then, a little further on, right.
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Head off to the left towards the
hamlet of Hocron and then 600 m further
on take a path to your right that runs along
besides some farms.
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Turn left; at the road turn left and at
the wayside cross turn right along the
cobbled track. At the end, walk along to the
left on the wide verge of the RD 145 for
800 m, before turning left towards the
horse-drawn vehicle museum.
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Go right. Pass by the Ferme des
Mottes (dried flowers) – a large building
dating from 1769 and with an enclosed
courtyard – and turn left. At the stop sign,
carry on ahead on the route de Franquise,
along the left-hand side of the farm
buildings.
Follow the guide!
Arrows, marker posts and paint
marks are positioned all along the
various circuits.
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Go on to the museum on your right –
take care. The museum is housed in an old
sheepfold dating from 1750. Take the
path to the right and return to the church
along the rue du chemin Neuf.
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Scale:
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• Stick to the waymarked route and show consideration for the work of growers,
forestry workers and those in charge of the sites you pass through.
• Safeguard the local flora, fauna and environment; take your litter away with you.
• Observe signs and respect the amenities along your route.
• In the event of changes in the route (improvements, diversions, ongoing works etc)
follow the revised waymarking, even though it does not correspond to this description.
• To report a error (sign-posting, classification or a similar problem) or to suggest an
improvement to the route or to this leaflet, please contact the CONSEIL GÉNÉRAL DU
NORD, Direction du Sport, du Tourisme et des Espaces Naturels
Hôtel du Département - 59047 LILLE CEDEX - FRANCE (+33 (0)3.20.63.53.89)
[email protected]
Extracts from map IGN 2405 Est and 2405 Ouest - Convention n° 7006/IGN - Copyright 2003
Trail produced with the help of the Weppes District Tourist Office and the Comité
Départemental de la Randonnée Pédestre.