The Hôtel de Ville d’Orchies was built in 1610 in the Flemish Renaissance style using brick and stone. Those choosing Orchies as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
The Carillon d’Orchies is located in the Église Notre-Dame de l’Assomption and has 48 bells. A festival takes place around this instrument every year, celebrating it as a distinctive part of the region’s cultural heritage.
The Tour à Diable was built together with the town walls at the beginning of the 15th century, around 1414. It served both as a watchtower and as a prison. Inside, access to a cell with a massive door is still possible.
La Malle offers exhibitions, weekly activities and occasional events. At the entrance to the zone de gestion différenciée on Rue du Petit Camp, remains of a paved path can still be seen.
The “Rando Urbaine Entre arbres et histoires” is free and can be completed independently around the clock, seven days a week. It is an easy, family-friendly 5 km hike with no changes in elevation and takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The Sentier des Miclèwes is designated as a family-friendly 2 km walk lasting 45 minutes and leads through medieval Orchies in the footsteps of the pilgrims to Mont Saint-Michel. The Sentier des Miclèwes also describes the historic route along which Belgian and German pilgrims travelled towards Douai on the roads around Orchies until 1880.
The “Tomme sur le pouce au pays des grenouilles rousses” cycle path connects Orchies and Somain along a 23.5 km route.
In the surroundings of Orchies, the Forêt domaniale de Marchiennes extends across approximately 800 hectares and three municipalities.
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