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Armentières (French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃tjɛʁ]; West Flemish: Armentiers, Picard: Armintîre) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. [3] The motto of the town is Pauvre mais fière (Poor but proud).
- Beffroi D’Armentières
- Église Saint Vaast
- Grand-Place
- Les Prés Du Hem
- Petit Musée de La Gaufre
- Musée de La Bataille de Fromelles
- La Ferme Beck
- Lille’s Historic Centre
- Palais Des Beaux-Arts de Lille
- Zoo de Lille
The indisputable must-see in Armentières is the red brick and limestone belfry, which is attached to the town hall. This UNESCO-listed building echoes the history of the town, having been wrecked and then proudly rebuilt, first in the middle ages and then after the First World War. The architecture now is neo-Flemish, and the stained glass windows ...
Armentières’ church is on a cathedral-like scale with a bell-tower that soars to 83 metres, the highest point in the town. Once again, the church’s story is one of destruction and rebirth, going right back to the 800s. And in 1921, while the church was still in ruins, the Supreme Allied Commander Marshal Foch attended a special mass here to present...
For a medium-sized town Armentières has a serosuly impressive public square: Grand-Place spreads out around its town hall and belfry and fronts the Église Saint Vaast. A big section of this square has been pedestrianised in the last few years, isolating the belfry at the centre and making it seem even more impressive. In summer there’s no better pl...
Next to Armentières, in 120 hectares of green parkland around a vast lake is an activity centre with dozens of things to do. On sunny days you could visit to laze on the beach, go kayaking, hire a pedal boat or even take a sailing lesson. For the littlest visitors there’s also a miniature railway that hugs the western shore of the lake and is also ...
You could pass a fun couple of days without ever straying far from the town, as there’s a quirky assortment of small museums. Just five minutes from Grand Place in Armentières is the Petit Musée de la Gaufre. Around old flaming fireplaces an artisan will talk you through the history and techniques of authentic waffle-making. There’s a collection of...
In all directions the countryside is peppered with graveyards and memorials to the First World War. Armentières had its own devastating battle in 1918, but the nearest major museum is 10 minutes down the road outside Fromelles. Here you’ll learn about the bloodiest battle ever faced by the Australian army, in which up to 7,500 people lost their liv...
Outside Bailleul, around 15 minutes from Armentières, there’s a rural attraction that will take you to the heart of the region’s love affair with beer. It’s only a small operation, but every stage of the beer-making process is revealed, from hop and yeast cultivation to fermentation and bottling. All of this is done with old-time methods, and using...
You’ll find yourself in the middle of this wonderful city in no time at all, idling on cobblestone streets flanked by gorgeous 17th-century houses. You could wander for hours and not get bored, but there are a few indispensable sights before you start your tour. The Vieille Bourse (Old Stock Exchange) is 24 Mannerist houses configured around an atm...
You’ll have to drive all the way to Paris to find an art museum that can match this one in Lille. There’s painting from the 1400s to the 1900s by a stupendous roll-call of artists: Rubens, Rembrandt, Picasso, Goya, Manet, Seurat, El Greco, van Dyck, Courbet and Delacroix to name a few. The sculpture collection is also astounding, with pieces by Ant...
The closest of Lille’s days out to Armentières, the Zoo de Lille has the bonus of being free for children under five. The location helps too, as the attraction is at the foot of Vauban’s star-shaped citadel. There are 450 inhabitants from 70 species, among which are gibbons, tapirs, rhinos, zebras, alpacas, capybaras and red pandas. In the Maison T...
Armentières, town, Nord département, Hauts-de-France région, northern France. It lies along the Lys River, near the Belgian frontier. The town was entirely rebuilt after being destroyed in World War I, and its red brick buildings present a uniform appearance. Armentières was 2 miles (3 km) behind the battle line throughout most of World War ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Ancienne cité industrielle des bords de Lys et l'une des dix « villes drapières » (ou « drapantes ») du nord de la France depuis le Moyen Âge, Armentières a connu la prospérité à la Belle Époque et jusque dans les années 1950, grâce à l'industrie textile [116].
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