Recques-Sur-Hem: Heritage and Cycling Route

Recques-sur-Hem can be explored through a range of themes: ecclesiastical heritage, a connection with the forest, a house with espalier pear trees on the village square, and a cycling route. For planning your trip, this variety helps you distinguish between individual local features and a route spanning a wider landscape. If you are looking for hotels, you can decide in advance whether cultural history, details of the village, or cycling should be the main focus.

Culture and History

The tomb slab of Jean François Alexis Delattre is located in the church of Recques-sur-Hem, on the north wall of the choir. This precise location makes it a clearly defined point of interest within the church. The Chapelle Notre-Dame des Bois, by contrast, stands at the edge of the forest in Recques-sur-Hem; it was built in 1862. Together, the two sites illustrate different aspects of the local heritage: a named monument inside a church and a chapel on the boundary of the forest. For planning a trip focused on culture, both the exact location of the tomb slab and the year the chapel was built offer useful points of reference.

On 15 August 1979, an ancient, headless marble statue returned to the forest of Recques-sur-Hem. The exact date sets this event apart from the construction of the chapel in 1862: for the chapel, the focus is on when it was built, while for the statue, it is on its return to the forest. In this way, a dated construction and a dated story of return stand alongside each other as distinct historical points of reference.

Village Square and Cycling Route

The Poirier House stands on the village square in Recques-sur-Hem. It is home to two espalier pear trees that have been there for more than 150 years. Both bear the French “Arbre remarquable de France” label. Their long presence at the house and the label give this feature a distinct connection to the place: here, a named building on the village square is paired with two trees that have a special designation. If you are interested in specific details of the village landscape, this pair offers a different point of interest from the church and chapel.

The 3 Cayelles Trail cycling route is 38 km long and runs from the maritime plain to the first foothills of the Artois. It also highlights the Poirier House on the village square. This brings together a locally named feature and a wider landscape. Two details are particularly specific to the cycling theme: the 38 km length and the landscape between the maritime plain and the first foothills of the Artois. The Poirier House adds a point of reference in Recques-sur-Hem to this description.

More Local and Historical Themes

Château Cocove offers a historical contrast. Becquet de Cocove completed the château in 1741. The site dates back to the 10th century, when it was inhabited by the local lords. This sets two distinct historical layers side by side: the earlier use of the site and the later completion of the château. For travellers interested in history, this makes it possible to distinguish the history of a place from the date when the château was built.

The Marie Voort stream can also be considered on different scales. One section of the stream runs through Recques-sur-Hem; the stream is 3.32 km long and passes through four communes. The local connection refers to the section in Recques-sur-Hem, while the length and number of communes describe the stream as a whole.

The Moulins de Recques are located in Recques-sur-Hem at Rue du Vrolant, in La Pâture de la Cense. Along with the Poirier House on the village square, they offer another named point of interest. Château Cocove, the Marie Voort stream, and the Moulins de Recques add historical and landscape themes that differ from the cultural sites and cycling route.

Discover more destinations: Le Ponchel, Busnes, La Calotterie, Saint-Martin-Choquel, Ouve-Wirquin, Wissant, Beuvrequen, Isques.

For the wider travel overview: Pas-De-Calais.