LILLERS.

LILLERS

LONDON2 hours

PARIS2 hours

Where the Plains of Flanders and the hills of Artois meet, Lillers is a small town (10 000 inhabitants) with a rich architectural heritage

The Chapel of Mercy, a small 18th century

building in the French style.

Lillers Collegiate Church and

chapel

Saint Omer Collegiate Church dates from the middle of the

11th century. It is the most important

Romanesque building north of Paris

Beaurepaire Manor and Silversmith’s

house

Beaurepaire Manor, built in 1532.

The Silversmith’s House 1631,

Château de Relingues

Dating from 1634.

Two small chateaux

Sotomayor Manor

in Hurionville.Built in 1560.

Philiomel Manor17th century

Industrial activities are on the wane.From the numerous factories, there only remains the sugar refinery

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Yet, for the small communities in the Lillers area, the town of Lillers remains an important centre for administrative offices and various services : treasury office, banks, radiological practice, medical specialists, etc…