Pévèle

Geography

Pévèle would draw its name from Latin pavula who means grazing ground . It is an area of soft reliefs (with notemment the hill of Mons-in-Pévèle) developed mainly in the Argile Yprésien, with coverings ic Loess scattered.

History

It is an area of old the châtellenie of Lille, as well as the Ferrain, the Mélantois, the Carembault and the Weppes.

This area was the theater many wars during the Middle Ages: famous the Bataille of Bouvines in 1214 opposed to the king of France Philippe II Auguste to a coalition of England, of the revolted Flanders and of the Saint Romain Germanique Worsens; in 1305, the battle of Mons-in-Pévèle where Philippe IV Beautiful the triumphed over the revolted Flemings.

See too

The the Community of communes of the Country of Pévèle, which gathers 19 common was created in 1993, on the territory of Pévèle.

Bonds

Site amateur of Pévèle
Site of the Foundation of Pévèle

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