Mélantois
The Mélantois is an inland area of northern France, at south-east of Lille. Between the Deûle and the Marque, it is bounded to the north by a line from Willems to La Madeleine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Region
- Description: area of France
- Also known as: “Melantois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin de Templemars and Fort de Seclin.
Église Saint-Martin de Templemars
Church
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Templemars is a church.
Fort de Seclin
Forest
Photo: HERALDIX, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de Seclin, also known as Fort Duhoux, is located near the commune of Seclin, France, about 9.5 kilometres south of Lille. Built from 1873 to 1875, it is part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications that France built following the defeat of the Franco-Prussian War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wattignies and Seclin.
Wattignies
Town
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wattignies is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. It lies in the south-western part of the Lille conurbation. It covers an area of 6.31 square kilometres, and as of 2019 its population was 15,075.
Seclin
Town
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seclin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Seclin is situated 3 km southwest of Mélantois.
Faches-Thumesnil
Town
Photo: Codepem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faches-Thumesnil is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a suburb south of Lille and forms part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Faches-Thumesnil is situated 4 km north of Mélantois.
Mélantois
- Category: area
- Location: North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Mélantois” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “梅朗图瓦”
- Dutch: “Melantois”
- Dutch: “Mélantois”
- French: “Mélantois”
- French: “pays du Mélantois”
- French: “quartier du Mélantois”
- Italian: “Mélantois”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pluvinage and Templemars.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wattignies-Templemars Railway Station and Seclin Railway Station.
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