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Mouscron celebrates its liberation every first Saturday in September, as stated on the information board on site. This liberation monument honors seven resistance heroes who lost their lives here during the liberation night of September 1-2, 1944.

Passage under the railway, for pedestrians and cyclists only. Note: above the arch, the year 1920 is indicated on one side of the tunnel; on the other side, 1919.

In the church, a reclining statue of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, encased in a glass coffin, can be seen. Its history lies in a promise made in gratitude by the Bonnave-Dubar family, who lived in Lowingen: in 1923, they purchased the reclining statue from the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, France. This statue had been used for the transfer of the relics of Blessed Thérèse Martin, a Carmelite nun. The Sacred Congregation for Rites granted the Bonnave-Dubar family permission to place this statue in the church of Luingne in a letter dated December 10, 1923. It was solemnly consecrated on March 2, 1924. On June 28, 1924, the statue was placed in the Bonnave-Dubar family's relics. Source: Information sign on site

Lowingen/Luingne, now a submunicipality of Mouscron, had its first church as early as 1117. It was a Romanesque church building that was damaged by iconoclasts in 1566. Louis XIV's troops also caused damage, which was repaired in 1676. In the 19th century, the church was deemed too small and was demolished. A new, neo-Gothic church was built in 1849, designed by Pierre Croquison, and consecrated in 1850. The three-aisled brick church has a tower at the front, which is over 42 meters high. The church furnishings are mainly neo-Gothic. Source: Wikipedia

The "Pont Blanc Educational Reserve" is a small site located along the railway line. The soil is unusual... and produces unusual plants (including orchids) and insects (including the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly). Several educational information boards are located in the area.

Looks like well maintained, let's hope it keep on going. It was very humid today, yet not slippery.

"Ecole maternelle" is written on the façade... but the style of the lettering on the side wall, "Dottignies - Saint Léger," clearly refers to the building's former function: a train station. This station was located on the now-defunct railway line 85 (Leupegem-Herzeeuw). Although located in Dottignies (now part of Mouscron), it also served the village of Saint-Léger, a sub-municipality of Estaimpuis. The station building was converted into a nursery school in 1968.

Quiet and relaxing WITHOUT traffic