Maubeuge: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Remparts Vauban are among the best-preserved fortifications built as part of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban’s work.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Maubeuge is planning an individual stay.

Culture

Today, the Remparts Vauban are classified as “Monuments Historiques”.

Many sections of the fortifications are freely accessible.

The Chapelle des Sœurs Noires has been listed in the supplementary inventory of the Monuments Historiques since 10 August 1949.

The building features Baroque architecture with blue stone and red brick.

The Salle Sthrau is a restored, unique decorative ensemble in the Art Deco style, incorporated into a former Baroque chapel.

Nature

The Zoo de Maubeuge is located in a 7-hectare, flower-filled and tree-lined park at the foot of the Remparts Vauban in the city centre.

The Zoo de Maubeuge is home to more than 250 animals from 50 mammal, bird and reptile species.

The Ferme du Zoo is an educational farm in Maubeuge that is open to everyone.

Visitors to the farm can visit the honey house and take part in educational workshops.

Routes

The Sambre-Voie verte from Maubeuge to Jeumont forms the French starting point of EuroVelo 3.

The 13.5-kilometre route follows the canalised Sambre River and passes regional industrial remnants and landscaped wetlands.

The Circuit du patrimoine in Maubeuge is a 5.2-kilometre route accessible on foot or by bicycle.

The circular route “Maubeuge, entre Sambre et Flamenne” is an 8.3-kilometre urban route connecting the city centre with the Sambre.

It follows riverbanks, wetlands and footbridges.

The Escales Sambre programme includes Maubeuge as one of its nautical stops.

Further destinations: Faches-Thumesnil, Deûlémont, Bousignies-Sur-Roc, Sains-Du-Nord, Aubry, Trelon, Lezennes, Dunkerque.

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