Noyelles-les-Seclin

Noyelles-lès-Seclin is a common French, located in the department of the Northern and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Geography

History

Noyelles knew three historical events:

In 1708 , at the time of the seat of the town of Lille by the duke of Malborough (August has October), the French troops arriverent south to try to raise the seat. Malborough having established a double belt around Lille while being pressed on the rivers and the marshes, the center of its device was with wattignies and faced the plains of Seclin and Noyelles.

In 1786 , with the general states the Flanders was represented by the count Charles de Lannoy, living the castle of wattignies, assisted of the baron of the Exchange living the white castle has Noyelles.

In September 1944 , the city was in the center of a desperate attempt at resistance in advance of the troops of release. The German garrison of the fort of seclin left its position on September 1st, 1944, to put out of battery its guns in the middle of glazing bar at the entry of the village of objective Emmerin.Leur was to surprise the British troops which advanced towards Belgium. German managed to trap 2 English tanks on September 3rd, 1944.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

brick remainders of the mill of the battle field of 1708. Battle field enters the duke of malborough to north (wattignies) and the French troops come from the south to make raise the seat of the town of Lille.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of North

External bonds

Lille metropolis
noyelles-les-seclin
city-noyelles-the-seclin
Noyelles-lès-Seclin on the site of the national geographical Institute
Noyelles-lès-Seclin on the site of INSEE
Noyelles-lès-Seclin on the site of Quid
Localization of Noyelles-lès-Seclin on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Noyelles-lès-Seclin on Mapquest

Random links: