The best road cycling routes around Mons-En-Pévèle

In the Phalempin forest, the route is very pleasant for cycling in dry weather. In wet weather, it is better to go around unless you are on a gravel bike; if it is very muddy, a mountain bike is recommended.

After the French Revolution, Protestants in Lille met in the former chapel of the Maison des Bons-Fils. This chapel was demolished around 1868 due to the construction of Rue Faidherbe. The city provided a plot of land in a new neighborhood being developed in connection with the city's expansion. This "Latin Quarter" would also house St. Michael's Church, the University of Lille, and the synagogue (100 meters further on Rue Auguste Angellier). Source: Wikipedia

Nice, and original, 2 streets away from it, you won't expect to stumble upon this old Porte.

Small climb accessible to all

The Palais Rameau was built in 1878 thanks to the bequest of Charles Rameau, President of the Lille Horticultural Society. It was originally intended for flower and fruit exhibitions, as well as for music and the arts. The project was entrusted to Lille architects Auguste Mourcou and Henri Contamine. Its architecture, based on the principle of a horticultural greenhouse, blends regional and oriental influences. Over time, it had lost its original purpose, serving notably as an examination center from 1930 to 1960. The Palais Rameau underwent a major renovation to see the birth of an innovative project, combining science, education, and experimentation, focused on urban agriculture. This project is the result of a partnership between the City of Lille, which owns the building, and Junia, the engineering school, which wanted to develop a demonstration project for the "Agriculture and Food of Tomorrow" there. The goal is to offer students, as well as professors and researchers, and residents an ecosystem conducive to discovering and reinventing the agriculture and food of tomorrow. The ambition of this space is to make it the first European demonstration site for urban agriculture and food. Ultimately, 3,600m² of space dedicated to the agriculture of tomorrow will be open, as well as 5,500m² of outdoor spaces.

The Church of the Sacred Heart is a church located at the intersection of Rue Nationale and Rue Solférino, in the Lille-Centre district of Lille. Built during the last decades of the 19th century, it contains a set of eleven stained-glass windows, listed as a historic monument since 1983. The building was constructed following a vow made by the Ladies of the Association of the Children of Mary of the Sacred Heart (in the Chapel of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, Rue Royale) on October 7, 1870, to protect Lille from Prussian invasion. About ten years later, when the parish church was already open for worship, a second vow was made by the town's ladies concerning the construction of a chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart (the Vow Chapel, an apsidal chapel located behind the choir) and intended to become a special place of contemplation within the church itself. The church was built by the architect Jules Batigny between 1875 and 1878 and again between 1895 and 1898. The apsidal chapels were added during the second half of the 1880s. When the church was consecrated on June 20, 1902, the bell tower was not yet completed. On this occasion, Marie-Alphonse Sonnois, Archbishop of Cambrai (at that time, Lille did not yet have its own diocese and was therefore incorporated into that of Cambrai), consecrated the city of Lille to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. On June 12, 1910, a major congress of the Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart was held, presided over by Monsignor François-Marie-Joseph Delamaire (coadjutor bishop). The 75-meter-high bell tower was not completed until 1928 by the architect Charles Sarazin. Built of reinforced concrete, it was unable to withstand the elements and had to be completely restored from 2005 to 2008. The bell tower houses a carillon of several bells that has been silent for several years... Only seven stained-glass windows have been restored. The building is still awaiting the restoration of the other five, which are in poor condition. In April 2018, the church was closed to worship by municipal decree for six months. The reason was the presence of dry rot.

The temple of the United Protestant Church of France, on rue Jeanne d'Arc in Lille, was inaugurated in 1871. Even today, this parish is committed to promoting the richness of the two Reformed and Lutheran traditions from which it originates, during its services or beautiful musical evenings. Worldwide, there are an estimated 115 million Lutherans and Reformed. Evangelicals number more than 500 million. Worship is celebrated every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

A rather flat area