Le
Marais Audomarois... Architecture
The
Architectural
Heritage the built inheritance of Audomarois is rich, very related to the development of the water resources and relatively not very affected by the upheavals of the industrial revolution or the warlike conflicts. The city centers of Saint-Omer in particular preserved a homogeneous frame and of great quality, currently vector of a strong tourist image. The Natural Barn with Arch: An inheritance marked by water. The valley of Aa to the regular course caused, as of the 14 2nd century, the creation of many mills and hydraulic, precursory works of local industrialization. Today still, 14 mills and 27 winnowings mark the course of Hem and Aa in the audomarois. The marsh from which the draining began at the 7th century gathers many other hydraulic works including 5 mills of pumpings and many winnowings. The search of water on the calcareous plate of Artois caused the creation of well of which some are monumental. The water of the rivers and rivers is found domesticated with the length of the channel of neuffossé which preserves, on its older layout, of the original technical installations the such drawbridges or the ship lift of Fontinettes.
Heritage the built inheritance of Audomarois is rich, very related to the development of the water resources and relatively not very affected by the upheavals of the industrial revolution or the warlike conflicts. The city centers of Saint-Omer in particular preserved a homogeneous frame and of great quality, currently vector of a strong tourist image. The Natural Barn with Arch: An inheritance marked by water. The valley of Aa to the regular course caused, as of the 14 2nd century, the creation of many mills and hydraulic, precursory works of local industrialization. Today still, 14 mills and 27 winnowings mark the course of Hem and Aa in the audomarois. The marsh from which the draining began at the 7th century gathers many other hydraulic works including 5 mills of pumpings and many winnowings. The search of water on the calcareous plate of Artois caused the creation of well of which some are monumental. The water of the rivers and rivers is found domesticated with the length of the channel of neuffossé which preserves, on its older layout, of the original technical installations the such drawbridges or the ship lift of Fontinettes.
The
heritage of the monks
The early monastic establishment especially related to Saint-Omer and his surroundings immediate. Around cathedral of Saint-Omer (jewel of the Gothic art from which constructions began at the 13th century), still remain a half-dozen of significant religious buildings for the majority built of the 14è to the 16è century. They constitute as many strong points of the preserved urban centre of Saint-Omer.
Marks of the old military presence
Area border, in extreme cases of the counties of Flandres and Artois, the area of Saint-Omer was marked by the conflicts until the 17è century. It preserves some grounds of the fortifications of the time: feudal, firm mounds strengthened and remainders of the ramparts of Saint-Omer built by Vauban.
The early monastic establishment especially related to Saint-Omer and his surroundings immediate. Around cathedral of Saint-Omer (jewel of the Gothic art from which constructions began at the 13th century), still remain a half-dozen of significant religious buildings for the majority built of the 14è to the 16è century. They constitute as many strong points of the preserved urban centre of Saint-Omer.
Marks of the old military presence
Area border, in extreme cases of the counties of Flandres and Artois, the area of Saint-Omer was marked by the conflicts until the 17è century. It preserves some grounds of the fortifications of the time: feudal, firm mounds strengthened and remainders of the ramparts of Saint-Omer built by Vauban.
More
recently, the second world war left like traces on the ground of many
installations of launching of V1 and V2; most impressive being those located
on the communes of Eperlecques
and Wizernes.
A preserved civil inheritance
Audomarois has an inheritance built civil rich person and often preserved. The essence of this frame gathers in Saint-Omer will intra muros and constitutes a patrimonial whole of great value and a tourist and cultural asset. In rural sector, the Valley of Hem also preserved homogeneous sets built and of quality. Two characteristic types of frame mark also the landscape audomarois: - windmills, many on the watershed of the Artesian plate, - castle-residences dated from the 18è and 19è centuries, witnesses as in the remainder of Artois, the movable land richness.
A preserved civil inheritance
Audomarois has an inheritance built civil rich person and often preserved. The essence of this frame gathers in Saint-Omer will intra muros and constitutes a patrimonial whole of great value and a tourist and cultural asset. In rural sector, the Valley of Hem also preserved homogeneous sets built and of quality. Two characteristic types of frame mark also the landscape audomarois: - windmills, many on the watershed of the Artesian plate, - castle-residences dated from the 18è and 19è centuries, witnesses as in the remainder of Artois, the movable land richness.
