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Nicknamed Athens of the Nord, the town of Valenciennes saw the birth of a number of famous artists, such as Antoine Watteau, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and Henri Harpignies. Numerous works of the painters and sculptors of Valenciennes can be admired at the Fine art museum.

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• A privileged situation:
• Valenciennes, sub-prefecture of the department of North, capital of the province of Hainaut French, is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, 3rd economic region of France.
• At two hours from the main capitals of Northern Europe, Valenciennes is particularly favored by its geographical location. In the heart of Europe, the city is in close proximity to five European countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and the United Kingdom.
• High-performance urban transport networks, high-quality motorways, direct TGV connections to Paris, nearby international airports, guarantee easy, fast and safe travel.
• Valenciennes is the central city of the 3rd conurbation of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, the Valenciennois, which includes the Valenciennes metropolitan communities, the Porte du Hainaut and the community of communes in the Vallée de la Scarpe. The district counts 81 communes rich in diversity: a multitude of landscapes, equipment and leisure are offered to the inhabitants. Its population, of which more than 30% is under 20, is an exceptional pool of skills.
• High-performing economic clusters, human-scale housing, shops of all sizes, the presence of major administrations, modern leisure facilities, crèches, hospitals, cultural and sporting events, Large agglomerations while avoiding their inconveniences.
• Transport infrastructure:
• A road network interconnected to the European network: A2 Paris-Bruxelles - A23 Valenciennes-Lille - Mining rope Valenciennes-Douai.
• Access to the major ports of the North Sea via the large-scale Scheldt canal: Dunkirk-Valenciennes-Belgium canal and the port of Valenciennes, the third river port after Dunkirk and Lille .
• Five international airports within two hours of Valenciennes: Lille-Lesquin (25 mn) - Paris / Roissy Charles de Gaulle (1h45 mn) - Brussels-Zaventem (1h) - Beauvais (1h45) - Charleroi (1h).
• A business aerodrome equipped all weather at 5mn from Valenciennes.
• Direct connections by TGV to Paris.
• An efficient urban transport network:
• A tramway line connecting the university and the Dutemple district to the city center, with an extension to Denain .
• A second planned line to the Pays de Condé with an extension to Belgium.
• A bus network of 638 km, 31 lines, 750 stops.
• Twinning and multiple cooperation: This openness to Europe and the world is also reflected in numerous twinning and cooperation since 1955. These exchanges are a source of mutual enrichment:
• Medway (England).
• Yichang (China).
• Düren (Germany).
• Moscow (Russia).
• Agrigento (Italy).
• Nacka (Sweden).
• Gliwice (Poland).
• Miskolc (Hungary).
• An eventful history:
• Located in the border zone and at the crossroads of many communication routes, Valenciennes has had a turbulent history, often rich and flamboyant but sometimes very dramatic.
• The first mention of the city dates from the end of the 7th century. However, the creation and development of the town on the banks of the Scheldt date back to earlier times in connection with the Roman settlements of Famars and Bavay .
• Valenciennes, which has become a real strategic post with its keep, its fortified enclosure, its county palace, its town hall, its belfry, its convents and monasteries, has always been coveted. Originally Frankish, Valenciennes passed successively under the authority of the houses of Lorraine, Flanders, Bavaria, Burgundy, Austria, and Spain to become definitely French in 1677.
• The commercial and industrial influence of the capital of Hainaut has never ceased over the centuries. The coal, discovered in 1723, then, in the eighteenth century, the lace and earthenware industry allowed it to reach its apogee. In 1860, Valenciennes was nicknamed "Athens of the North" thanks to the many famous local artists (including 21 first prizes of Rome: Harpignies, Carpeaux, etc.) or passing through the city and the sumptuous festivals there.
• A past marked by wars: Valenciennes suffered many battles, sieges, invasions that left wounds in the body of the city. More recently, the fighting of the reconquest in 1918 and the burning downtown of 1940 caused considerable damage modifying the urban fabric. The Tower of the Dodenne, built in 1449 to reinforce the defenses of the city and to control the entrance of the river in the city, is the last testimony of this fortified city with the warlike past.
• Valenciennes, today: The city is completely metamorphosed and again plays its role as metropolis of regional balance. A spectacular urban redevelopment makes it possible to offer to the Valenciennois a framework of life of the most pleasant and the best conditions to flourish. Valenciennes has regained its former glory and the long-awaited attractiveness of a city center.
• The miracle of the Saint-Cordon:
• Known beyond its borders, the oldest tradition of Valenciennes goes back to the sources of its history. In 1008, during an epidemic of plague, the Virgin Mary appeared to a pious hermit named Bertholin. She then deployed around the city a cordon of protection which instantly stopped the contagion of this scourge and healed the sick. Each year, the Brotherhood of the Kingdoms of Notre-Dame du Saint-Cordon, created at this time, ensures and surrounds with great solemnity the commemoration of this miracle in order to pay tribute to the Queen of the City.
• In 2008, around the basilica of Notre-Dame du Saint-Cordon, "the millennium of Saint-Cordon".
• Numerous cultural and religious activities: concerts, symposiums, exhibitions, conferences, historical parade... not to mention the 14 September 2008 procession marked by an exceptional character.
• In the country of the holidays:
• Reception, leisure and celebration are deeply embedded in the tradition and history of the city.
• Carnivals, ducasses, braderies, the people here have a strong sense of conviviality and celebration. Like many northern cities, Valenciennes has retained the tradition of giants, colorful characters who have been at the heart of the popular jitters for centuries. Every year, during the patronal festivals of September, Binbin trains the young and the old in a magnificent carnival and folkloric procession.
• The lace of Valenciennes:
• Very rare, the lace of Valenciennes is one of the most precious in the world. The art of the "Valenciennes" experienced a dazzling development thanks to a Valenciennoise, Françoise Badar, who founded a women's congregation in the eighteenth century to transmit its know-how. What used to be a flourishing industry occupying some 4,000 workmen and which made all sorts of corporations survive until the revolution, has now become a recreation in the ranks of the Fine Arts.
• In the hall of the city hall and the multimedia library, discover an exhibition of magnificent works. The Lace School of Valenciennes offers demonstrations of this beautiful tradition. The "Valenciennes" is available in several outlets in the city.
• Gastronomy :
• Gastronomy is also very present at Valenciennes. The members of the association Home and Gastronomy, which brings together restaurateurs, hoteliers and tourism professionals, will introduce you to rich and varied cuisine, not to mention the tasty Northern cuisine and local specialties such as the Lucullus language.
• The Pâtissiers du Hainaut are not to be outdone and will delight your taste buds with the famous pastries "Le Carpeaux", "Sottises" and many other delicacies such as the "Germinal" biscuit...
• Culture :
• Merchant and industrial city in essence, Valenciennes has always left an important place to the arts and artists thanks to which its influence now exceeds the borders.
• Culture accessible to all: Driven by the conviction that culture is a vehicle for discovery, education, integration and openness, Valenciennes is committed to designing and implementing a particularly voluntarist and ambitious cultural policy. The number and quality of its equipment make Valenciennes "Northern Athens". A national scene, the Phoenix, and municipal institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Multimedia Library, the Higher School of Fine Arts, the Conservatory..., promote the plurality and diversity of cultural events proposed to the Valenciennes.

Things to see and do

• The Museum of Fine Arts of Valenciennes:
• This imposing palace with large proportions highlights the prestigious works of art covering the periods ranging from Gallo-Roman archeology to the twentieth century. It holds an extraordinary collection of Flemish paintings, (Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck) and French, (Watteau, Pater, Lancret, etc.).
• Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and his contemporaries are staged in a large sculpture garden in the heart of the building.
• The Museum of Fine Arts of Valenciennes also offers all the resources of a modern museum: conference room, bookshop shop, educational workshops and cybercafé.
• The multimedia library of Valenciennes:
• Classified "historical monument", it occupies the buildings of the former college of the Jesuits. Rich of an invaluable collection of manuscripts, incunabula, books before the nineteenth century, it possesses the oldest poem written in the French language "La Cantilène de Sainte-Eulalie" dating from the year 882.
• Completely renovated, the library is a great site for access to knowledge and information for all audiences: 300,000 books, newspapers, magazines, records, films, 30 microcomputers in network with an online catalog. The multimedia library is a place for exchanges and activities and hosts exhibitions, shows, conferences and reading workshops.
• The Conservatory of Valenciennes:
• Land of reception or birth of many famous composers, Valenciennes saw its Academy of Music in 1697. It was in 1884 that this prestigious institution became the National School of Music and Dramatic Art.
• In this "resource school", teachers each year host 620 pupils from 5 to 20 years of age in 40 classes for 34 different disciplines taught. They benefit from an artistic program classified and controlled by the Ministry of Culture. The child practices, listens, expresses himself and looks. This balance between the knowledge of oneself and others allows him to find a real flourishing during the musical moments: evaluations, examinations, auditions, concerts, animations...
• "The Phoenix", national scene:
• This theater, the most important theater in the north of Paris, has a particularly flamboyant and imposing architecture. Every year, it offers a wide range of programming: theater, classical music, jazz, dance and young audiences.
• At the cutting edge of new technologies, it is at the disposal of companies and institutions for the organization of their seminars, congresses, symposiums, conventions...
• A whole heritage to explore:
• At dusk, do not hesitate to take a walk in the city to discover Valenciennes in a dress of light.
• Through the installation of the light plan, more than 60 sites are now illuminated: historical monuments, private buildings, squares, squares, gardens..., the most beautiful addresses are available to you!

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15 Best Things to Do in Valenciennes (France)

Just shy of the Belgian border in the Nord department, Valenciennes is a city noted for culture and creativity, which gave it the nickname, “Athens of the North”. For hundreds of years this relatively small place churned out painters, sculptors and architects who helped shape French culture forever.

You can sample the works of figures like Carpeaux and Watteau at Valenciennes’ fine arts museum, and view invaluable early French manuscripts by appointment at the Bibliothèque Municipale. Valenciennes stood in the path of two World Wars, but restored its monuments and has just revamped its centre with a trendy shopping mall.

Lets explore the best things to do in Valenciennes :

1. Musée des Beaux-Arts

In a city that has long prided itself on its culture Valenciennes’ fine arts museum is a treat.

It opened in 1801, presenting the works of the Academy of Painting and Sculpture and today is loaded with works by French, Flemish and Dutch masters.

One that everybody will know is Peter Paul Rubens, and he’s accompanied by a host of familiar names like Bosch, van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, Sébastien Bourdon and Camille Pissarro.

Valenciennes’s biggest contribution to the art world was Antoine Watteau, born here in 1684 and one of the first to paint in the Rococo style.

His work, La Vraie Gaieté is on show at the museum.

2. Fosse Dutemple

Valenciennes, like a lot of the eastern Nord region, lies above rich coal seams which were first exploited in the 18th century.

The industry was waning by the 20th century and almost all sign of it is gone today.

But if you’re interested in this chapter of the town’s past there are dozens of sites to visit with hints about what went on here across two centuries.

The best of these is Fosse Dutemple, a UNESCO site for its colossal reinforced concrete headframe, which was placed above the shaft just after the First World War.

3. Watteau Monument

By the Church of Saint-Géry on the Rue de Paris is a refined little garden around a fountain with a dignified statue of Antoine Watteau.

Here he is shown with paint brush and palette in hand on a decorative plinth with muses and scrolls.

The statue is from the 19th century and was crafted by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, another of Valenciennes’ notable artists.

Carpeaux shot to prominence in the 1850s when he received a series of commissions from Napoleon III. Here you’re also just a couple of steps from Watteau’s birthplace, at 39 Rue de Paris.

4. Place d’Armes

In the very centre of Valenciennes, Place d’Armes is a grand square and the bedrock of political and commercial life in the city.

The striking town hall will hold your attention right away.

That ornate facade was fashioned in 1867 by Henri Lemaire, another son of Valenciennes who made waves in the art world.

Among other things he crafted the facade of the Gare du Nord in Paris.

Scraping the sky in the north end is Litanie, a 45-metre metallic needle on the site of Valenciennes’ belfry, which collapsed in 1840. Up close you’ll notice countless sentences cut from the metal; these were written by Valenciennes’ citizens and are accompanied by recordings of their voices from a speaker.

5. Église Saint-Géry

The oldest church in the city was built in the first half of the 12th century for the Franciscan order and is listed as a French Historical Monument.

Some changes were made to the building in the 1800s, when the bell tower was added.

But, inside the nave is close to how it was in the church’s earliest days: Get a closer look at the 12 columns made with “pierre bleue” limestone and topped with capitals that represent each of the apostles.

The church took heavy damage in the Second World War but was restored stone for stone in the decades that followed.

6. Maison Espagnole

For a time between the 16th and 17th centuries Valenciennes was under the yoke of the Spanish Netherlands.

It was during this period that the handsome timber-framed Maison Espagnole was built.

The building with its graceful corbels and leaded windows, had been on the corner of Rue de Mons and Rue des Capucins, but was carefully dismantled and rebuilt here on Rue Askièvre in 1964 when the city’s streets were being redirected.

You can pop in to see the interiors because it now hosts Valenciennes tourist office.

7. Basilique Saint-Cordon

This church has been going through restoration for the last few years, but it’s still a good idea to come and admire the outside.

It was erected in the 1850s by an Alexandre Grigny, who worked on a multitude of building across the Nord region, as well as the Note-Dame Basilica in Geneva.

The building here is a striking piece of Neo-Gothic architecture with a lofty tower and stonework inspired by Northern France’s most revered medieval cathedrals at Chartres and Amiens.

8. Centre Place d’Armes

Recently Valenciennes has done a lot to spruce up the city centre, echoing similar projects at the heart of other French cities over the last decade or so.

The biggest job was the Centre Place d’Armes, a stylish shopping centre with all the classic high street stores like H&M, Zara, Sephora and fnac.

The mall is right on Valenciennes’ main square, so if it’s a rainy day or you fancy an afternoon of shopping you could easily while a way a few hours in here.

9. Bibliothèque Municipale

No ordinary library, Valenciennes’ Bibliothèque Municipale is in the old Collège de la Compagnie de Jésus, which was founded in the 16th century.

The stately Baroque architecture is from the 17th century, but things get even more exciting inside.

If you’re curious you can arrange to see the Jesuits’ library, which has been preserved as it was when it was founded in the 1700s.

Among the 350,000 manuscripts and volumes is something very special: The Sequence of Saint Eulalia, which is from 880 and the earliest piece of hagiography to be written in the French language.

10. La Maison Du Prévôt

Another rare vestige of Valenciennes’ distant past is the Provost’s House, which is also registered as a French Historic Monument.

It’s a delightful brick mansion with limestone quoins, mullioned windows and a turret with a spire.

The house goes back to 1485 and was built for the Abbot of Hasnon, who held the title of Provost of the Notre-Dame church.

This church stood across the road but was wrecked in the Revolution, leaving the House of the Provost stranded as a mysterious scrap of Valenciennes’ faded medieval history.

11. Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

It takes no more than 15 minutes to reach this sensational old spa town hiding in the forest in the Scarpe-Escaut Regional Park.

Unmissable in every sense is the titanic abbatial tower in the town, which is all that’s left of an old monastery.

Step back and be awe-struck by all 82 metres of this monument, which took shape in the 1630s and is clad with delicate ornamentation.

And then head inside, because there’s a museum with more than 300 pieces of fine earthenware produced by the town’s vaunted 18th-century faience factories.

12. Scarpe-Escaut Regional Park

The park that encloses Saint-Amand-les-Eaux is the oldest of France’s 48 Regional Parks, but is important for another reason: On the Belgian border it joins up with the sprawling Plaines de l’Escaut Nature Park to create a seamless region of unblemished countryside that you could wander for days in a mosaic of orchards, streams edged by willow trees, dense old woodland and wetland.

In some places there are hints of centuries old mines that have slowly returned to nature.

Like Fosse Dutemple, many of these have earned UNESCO World Heritage Listing.

13. Cambrai

On the A2 autoroute the city of Cambrai is within half an hour of Valenciennes, and more than merits the short journey.

Even if you don’t already know the city you may be aware of the name as a decisive First World War battle happened here in 1917, and was the first time tanks were ever used in conflict.

But modern Cambrai has a cultivated and upmarket character, with a splendid Baroque cathedral, a UNESCO-listed belfry and a first-rate fine arts museum.

This is set in a distinguished 18th-century mansion and is noted for its sculpture, with two pieces by Rodin and another from Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.

14. Matisse Museum – Le Cateau-Cambrésis

About the same distance to the south, along country roads through wide open farmland is the town in which Henri Matisse was born.

The artist himself founded the museum here in 1952 shortly before he passed away.

If you’re a fan of his work you shouldn’t think twice about making the journey as the museum has the third-largest collection of his work in France.

There are 170 pieces, covering the course of his career from the dawn of the 20th century to the 1950s.

His contemporary, the cubist Auguste Herbin is also well-represented, having donated 65 of his paintings in 1956.

15. Local Delicacies

At a restaurant in Valenciennes it pays to be brave and try the city’s most famous culinary exports: Lucullus is smoked ox tongue, simmered in a broth and then covered with foie gras.

It is normally served on toasted bread and comes as a starter.

Better suited to younger palates is goyère au maroilles, a luxurious and fluffy soufflé topped with local maroilles cheese.

Being so close to France it’s no surprise that beer is made in this area, and the Brasserie des Sources in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux uses the town’s spring water for a variety of brews from the Germinal lager to the lambic Abbiatale de Saint-Amand.

15 Best Things to Do in Valenciennes (France):

• Musée des Beaux-Arts
• Fosse Dutemple
• Watteau Monument
• Place d'Armes
• Église Saint-Géry
• Maison Espagnole
• Basilique Saint-Cordon
• Centre Place d'Armes
• Bibliothèque Municipale
• La Maison Du Prévôt
• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
• Scarpe-Escaut Regional Park
• Matisse Museum - Le Cateau-Cambrésis
• Local Delicacies

Valenciennes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 12 km from Valenciennes

Visit Valenciennes: highlights and tourist information

Valenciennes is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Valenciennes in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 12 km and Le Quesnoy at 15 km.

Valenciennes, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

Forest of Mormal

Solre-le-Chateau

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Map of places to visit near valenciennes, markets in and near valenciennes.

• Anzin: market Tuesday & Friday (2km)
• Beuvrages: market Sunday (3km)
• Bruay-sur-l'Escaut: market Thursday & Sunday (5km)
• Denain: market Thursday (10km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (11km)
• Escaudain: market Monday (13km)
• Fenain: market Saturday (16km)
• Abscon: market Tuesday (16km)
• Aniche: market Friday (19km)
• Bavay: market Friday (20km)

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What to do at Valenciennes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Valenciennes.

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (31km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (46km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (58km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (12km)
• Fourmies (53km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (11km)
• l'Avesnois (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (36km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (30km)
• Le parc Barbieux (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

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• Lille (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (20km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (20km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (32km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (30km)
• Roubaix (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (16km)
• Wattignies (42km)
• Wasquehal (44km)
• Tourcoing (48km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (51km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (46km)

Geography and distances

Valenciennes is in the north-east of France at 45 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Valenciennes is 187 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Valenciennes

Canton: Valenciennes

Arrondissement: Valenciennes

Department: Nord

Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais

New region: Hauts-de-France

Postcode: 59300

Distance to Valenciennes

from Lille (prefecture): 45 km

from Paris: 187 km

from Calais: 135 km

from Nice: 792 km

from Bordeaux: 686 km

from Strasbourg: 363 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Valenciennes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner .

We have 24 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anzin , Aubry-du-Hainaut , Aulnoy-Lez-Valenciennes , Beuvrages , Bruay-sur-l'Escaut , Curgies , Estreux , Famars , Herin , La Sentinelle , Maing , Marly , Oisy , Onnaing , Petite-Foret , Preseau , Prouvy , Raismes , Rouvignies , Saint-Saulve , Saultain , Thiant , Trith-Saint-Leger and Vicq .

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Eat & drink

• Royal Hainaut Spa & Resort Hotel
• Le Grand Hotel de Valenciennes
• Mercure Valenciennes Centre Hotel
• Auberge du Bon Fermier
• Hôtel Novotel Valenciennes
• Chez Justine
• Ô Divine'Bar
• MEILI-MELO BY MANKOUFU
• Restaurant Chez Mon Vieux
• La Galerie, Brasserie de Tradition
• Musee des Beaux-Arts Valenciennes
• Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon
• Etang du Vignoble
• Jardin de la Rhônelle
• Hotel de Ville de Valenciennes

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• Hotel de Ville de Valenciennes
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• Église Saint-Géry
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• Shopping center Place d'Armes

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After the medieval city walls were destroyed, six gateways (from the 13th century) and stone and brick towers (from the 14th century) are the only remains of the so-called Tour Valenciennoise, on the Rue des Arbalestriers. The Tour Valenciennoise was unveiled in 1359. Its solid walls – this is an understatement, as they are four metres thick – have always managed to withhold the most persistent of destructive hands. As my grandfather used to say, in those days, things were built to last!...

After the medieval city walls were destroyed, six gateways (from the 13th century) and stone and brick towers (from the 14th century) are the only remains of the so-called Tour Valenciennoise, on the Rue des Arbalestriers. The Tour Valenciennoise was unveiled in 1359. Its solid walls – this is an understatement, as they are four metres thick – have always managed to withhold the most persistent of destructive hands. As my grandfather used to say, in those days, things were built to last! Two floors of the tower still remain, and in 2009, these were totally restored. Originally, the Tour Valenciennoise had an extra floor, and its roof was allegedly in the shape of a pepper pot. The recent renovation work is pretty impressive, set off with a modern touch. There is now a metal footbridge outside providing access to the tower.

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