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Château of the Lords of Flêtre

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Château of the Lords of Flêtre

Name: Château of the Lords of Flêtre
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Location: Flêtre, Dunkirk, Northern France, France

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1. Chemin du mont des Cats – Magnificent view loop from Neuf-Berquin

39.8km

02:21

210m

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2. Bike loop from Flêtre

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3. Cross Monument 3 Priests – Beffroi de Bailleul loop from Armentières

65.9km

03:50

270m

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Kenny

May 18, 2025

This castle was the seat of the lordship of Flêtre. The Van Vleteren family ruled here, succeeded in 1364 by the Van Houtte family. Between 1364 and 1380, Jan van Houtte had a fortified castle built. It was equipped with a wooden gallery between the castle and the freestanding tower, from which the soldiers could hurl projectiles at the besiegers. Later, as military technology advanced, these were replaced by machicolations.

In 1532, the lordship passed through marriage to the Wignacourt family. In 1656, Flêtre, under Jacob van Wignacourt, was elevated to a county. The last Count of Flêtre, Balthasar-Philippe de Wignacourt, died in poverty in 1810.

During the French Revolution, the castle was expropriated and largely demolished to reuse the building materials. However, the keep was so massive that demolition was decided against. In the early 19th century, the estate was purchased by an industrialist, who built a house on the site of the demolished castle and converted the keep into a reception hall, with Louis XV-style wall paneling.

Later, the estate was purchased by Edmond Vanuxem, a brewer in Ardres. He commissioned the construction of the current brick castle, completed in 1872. After the First World War, the moats were filled in.

nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteel_van_Wignacourt

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Location: Flêtre, Dunkirk, Northern France, France

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Château of the Lords of Flêtre

1. Chemin du mont des Cats – Magnificent view loop from Neuf-Berquin

2. Bike loop from Flêtre

3. Cross Monument 3 Priests – Beffroi de Bailleul loop from Armentières

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