History (continuation)...

The more recent history of the area refers to the Industrial revolution of XIXe: they is thus, inter alia, that the mines are developped, inspiring Emile ZOLA for the writing of GERMINAL.

To discover, the Museum of LEWARDE (close to Douai) which testifies to the life of the minors

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First half of the XXe century is marked by the two world wars, concerning particularly our area.

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Many cimeteries and memorials of war 14-18 are present in our area:
Notre Dame of Lorette, Canadian Memorial of Vimy...

As for the second world war, it is still visible on our coasts by the vestiges of blockaus, fortiifcations, memory of the "Atlantic Wall".

Hitler feared an unloading on our beaches:
thus, one finds the battery Todt, the Fortresses of Eperlecques and Mimoyecques witnesses of this period.

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