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Visit Eperlecques in the Audomarois marshes
The village of Eperlecques is one of the largest in the Audomaroise region. Located between Audomarois and Calaisis, Eperlecques covers 2550 hectares! This area includes 750 hectares of forest and 230 hectares of marshes, including old peat bogs recognized for their environmental interest. The village of Eperlecques also has the particularity of being divided into eight hamlets.…
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Visit the village of Moulle in the Audomarois marshes
Located less than 10 kilometers from Saint-Omer, the village of Moulle occupies 47 hectares of the Audomarois marshland. It contains the source of the Houlle river, although the location is also claimed by Houlle, the neighboring village. Indeed, the source of this tributary of the Aa begins in a field located at…
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Visit the village of Houlle in the Audomarois marshes
The village of Houlle, located in the northwest of the Audomarois marshes near Moulle and Eperlecques, is definitely a tourist destination for those looking for a vacation spot on the water's edge. This village of 1150 inhabitants is indeed known for its campsites, but also and above all for the Persyn distillery producing the famous…
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Discover and visit Watten in the Audomarois marshes
The commune of Watten is located on the northern borders of the marsh. It is at this level that a bottleneck partially retains the waters of the Aa in the marsh, before the river joins the coast by crossing the maritime plain. This bottleneck is at the origin of the etymology of the commune, Watten comes from Wotten, meaning…
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Visit the village of Serques in the Audomarois marshes
Serques is a friendly village of 1200 inhabitants, largely occupied by the Audomarois marshland. In fact, it represents 42% of the surface area of the commune, or 442 hectares! Note that in addition to the small canals and watergangs, the Serques marsh is crossed by two important rivers: the Muissens and the Grand Large. In the…
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Tilques: a beautiful little village in the Audomarois marshes
Tilques is a friendly and peaceful village occupying some 135 hectares of the Audomarois marshes. It is accessed in particular by two “entrance gates” which are the marsh of the monks and the guillotine bridge. The latter marks the starting point of the Lansbergue trail, a walking path along the water leading to…
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Discovering Salperwick in the Audomarois marshes
Before the French Revolution, Salperwick was the seat of a lordship. Today, this small village, which is very touristy in the summer, includes 140 hectares of marshes, which represents 35% of its territory! The village has numerous islands in the marsh populated with secondary houses, a beautiful white stone church, an old castle… For…
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Discovering Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem
Result of the recent merger between Saint-Martin-au-Laert and Tatinghem, Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem constitutes one of the gateways opening onto the Audomarois marsh. Located in the southwest of the Audomarois marsh, in Pas-de-Calais (62), Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem includes 52 hectares of this natural space on its territory. We can access it via the aptly named Rue du Marais populated with small…