Le Quesnoy, Medieval fortified town in Nord, France
Le Quesnoy features thick stone walls and a system of ramparts surrounding its central area, with two main gates at north and southeast points.
The town's fortifications were established in 1150 by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut, who constructed a fortress to protect the growing settlement.
The Town Hall, built in 1700, contains a carillon of 48 bells in its tower, performing regular musical performances throughout the year.
The weekly market brings local producers and traders to the town center, offering fresh products and traditional goods to residents and visitors.
New Zealand soldiers used ladders to scale the town walls during the 1918 liberation, leading to a lasting connection commemorated in the Liberation Museum.
Location: Nord
Location: arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Elevation above the sea: 117 m
Shares border with: Orsinval, Villereau, Villers-Pol, Beaudignies, Frasnoy, Ghissignies, Louvignies-Quesnoy, Potelle, Ruesnes
Phone: +33327475550
Email: contact@lequesnoy.fr
Website: http://lequesnoy.fr
GPS coordinates: 50.24889,3.63750
Latest update: May 27, 2025 12:58
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City walls of Le Quesnoy
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Fives-Hirson Railway
4.3 km
Église Saint-Étienne de Beaudignies
3.6 km
Église de l'Assomption de Bermerain
7.5 km
La Cité Déchaînée
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Beffroi de Le Quesnoy
183 m
Église Sainte-Elisabeth de Neuville-en-Avesnois
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Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension
841 m
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Gommegnies
5.5 km
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Escarmain
7.2 km
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Jolimetz
3.7 km
Église Saint-Clément de Frasnoy
3.9 km
Église Saint-Quinibert de Salesches
6.1 km
Église Saint-Martin de Villers-Pol
4.4 km
Église Saint-Côme-et-Saint-Damien de Sepmeries
6.4 km
Église Saint-Géry de Villereau
2.1 km
Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Le Quesnoy
223 m
Église Saint-Éloi de Louvignies-Quesnoy
2.7 km
Église Saint-Nicolas d'Orsinval
2.7 km
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Ghissignies
3 km
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Maresches
6.6 km
Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Ruesnes
3.9 km
Église Saint-Hubert de Capelle
6.5 km
Église Saint-Martin de Preux-au-Sart
5.2 km
Château comtal du Quesnoy
716 m
Église Saint-Pierre de Wargnies-le-Petit
5.7 km
Chapelle des Cœurs-de-Jésus-et-Marie de Beaudignies
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