La Couture: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in La Couture
Today’s Église Saint-Pierre de La Couture was rebuilt on the site of its predecessor in the Neo-Gothic style. Its ground-floor base is made of sandstone, while the façades and sculpted elements are made of cut stone. The roof is covered with natural slate tiles nailed in place. The original church, dating from the early 16th century, lay in ruins after the First World War.
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Culture
The current stained-glass windows of Église Saint-Pierre de La Couture were created by Jean Gaudin in 1932 and 1933. The window The Flight into Egypt depicts a burning village in the west and refers to the exodus of La Couture’s inhabitants during the Battle of the Lys.
A QR code at Église Saint-Pierre de La Couture provides information about its history and architecture in French and Portuguese. The church is closed; depending on opening hours, keys can be requested at the town hall opposite. La Couture also holds a memorial ceremony every year on the first or second Saturday in April.
Nature
The walking route Les Trins d'Car leads through the green surroundings of the village of La Couture and identifies garlic, onions and shallots as typical products of the Lys plain. La Couture en Vadrouille offers hikes of 8 to 12 kilometres as well as leisurely walks of 3 to 4 kilometres. The programme also includes Nordic walking sessions starting from the church square.
Getting Around
A Portuguese war memorial stands at Église Saint-Pierre de La Couture in La Couture. It is called Monument national portugais and commemorates the Portuguese soldiers who fell on 9 April 1918. It was designed by the Portuguese sculptor Antonion J. Texeira Lopes and built by Portuguese workers.
The cycling route “14-18, un conflit mondial” connects several memorial sites and also includes this Portuguese monument in La Couture; it can also be travelled by car.
For the broader travel overview: Pas-De-Calais.
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