La Maison du Canal – Ruins of la Royère castle loop from Lys-lez-Lannoy
La Maison du Canal – Ruins of la Royère castle loop from Lys-lez-Lannoy
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La Maison du Canal – Ruins of la Royère castle loop from Lys-lez-Lannoy
01:09
18.7km
50m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 22, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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3.91 km
Former Roubaix factory railroad
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4.69 km
Canal de Roubaix
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Plans for this canal date back to 1821, and it was deemed necessary to supply water and coal to the rapidly developing textile industries in Roubaix and Tourcoing. The first section of the canal begins at the Deûle and includes the canalization of part of the Marque River. This section opened in 1831. The connection from Roubaix to the Belgian-French border was also completed in 1843. The section through Belgium to the Scheldt, the Espierres Canal, was also opened at that time.
A watershed existed between the two sections of the canal (between the Lys and the Scheldt), and a tunnel was planned, but this led to difficulties and delays. Therefore, an alternative route was chosen further north, also serving Tourcoing. This more northerly section opened in 1877. A branch of this section of the canal is the Canal de Tourcoing. This was completed in 1893.
In 1985, the canal was closed due to dilapidated infrastructure. However, it was restored as an industrial heritage site and reopened to shipping in 2010.
The canal is 20 km long and has 12 locks.
Source: Wikipedia
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6.43 km
Grimonpont Drawbridge in Leers
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7.75 km
Belgium–France Border on the Canal de Roubaix
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8.02 km
La Maison du Canal
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8.54 km
Espierres Pedestrian and Lift Bridge
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9.39 km
Garden Behind the Church in Belgium
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11.7 km
Ruins of la Royère castle
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The inhabitants of Tournai submitted to Philip II Augustus. The Tournai region would belong to the French royal family for over 300 years (1187-1521).
La Royère is located in the Château de Lille, in the Flanders region, on the hills of Leers and Néchin, on the edge of the Wattines forest, on the border with Tournaisis: it is the castle of the border.
In 1227, it was probably a feudal motte with a stone tower that was purchased by Arnoul IV.
Wealthier than the seller Hugues de Roubaix, he may have had Tournai's stone walls built. From 1500 onwards, the lords of Roubaix also became lords of La Royère through marriage: the de Werchin and the de Melun.
Pierre de Melun, governor of Tournai, lord of Roubaix and La Royère, and a Protestant supporter, was considered civilly dead by Philip II, the Catholic king. His possessions passed to the Ligne family through Anne de Melun.
As a supporter of the Edict of Nantes (Henry IV, 1598), Louis XIV returned La Royère to the de Melun family. This led to family disputes: the property first went to the de Ligne family and then back to the de Melun family.
A Crombez from Tournai bought La Royère, 35 hectares (Popp map circa 1850). Miss Crombez de Remond de Montmort married Count Ferdinand Costa de Saint-Gérix de Beauregard…
Everything was then sold to farmers. Source: leershistorique.fr
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18.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.65 km
4.24 km
4.18 km
2.54 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
6.91 km
5.87 km
4.19 km
1.08 km
619 m
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