The Church of Saint Germain of Carnières et al !

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Again,now on more familiar territory, but always in my road warrior ways ! I have passed by here several times, and visit brother of the wife of my dear late wife Martine ‘s brother,,, and had big parties here with family get together, However, this is a town of 950 inhabitants so not much to see maybe the church, I stop by on my way to Caudry and finally got me a picture of the church, This is the continuation of wonderful sights in the dept 59 Nord of the region of Hauts de France, and in my belle France , Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Saint Germain of Carniéres et al  ! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Carnières is the real rural France and just plain nature, The town is located 12 km from Cambrai. 8 km from Caudry, and 77 km from Lille, We were side stepping for a visit on the road D97 from the road D643 on our way to Caudry. 

The Church Saint Germain was built in 1889 at place du Général de Gaulle, This came from an older church built in the 2nd quarter of the 16C, Right next to the church you see a wonderful Gothic bell tower of the old church without a spire, but with a turret dated from 1543, Numerous graffiti are engraved on its walls: names of visitors or residents, inscriptions recalling the passage of German troops during the two world wars, or even the coat of arms of the Jeunesse Ouvriere Chrétienne.(Christian Working Youth).

Carnieres ch Saint Germain front belltower oct23

Carnieres ch Saint Germain side belltower oct23

Another spot to see if time is the British military cemetery from the Great War or WWI located behind the communal cemetery.Occupied from the end of August 1914 by German troops, the village of Carnières remained far from the front until October 10, 1918, when the positions German troops defending the town were attacked by British troops. The fighting lasted several days until the village was finally captured. This cemetery was established on this date , The cemetery contains 54 graves of WWI soldiers who fell during the liberation of the village. Their names are in the link below,

A site of memories on the British cemetery of Carniéres : http://www.inmemories.com/Cemeteries/carnieres.htm

A bit of history I like tell us way back in 911, the village was the property of the clerics of Notre-Dame de Cambrai, by a charter from King Charles known as Le Simple Robert de Carnières, on the advice of Baudouin V , Count of Hainaut, declared himself vassal of the King of England, Richard I known as the Lionheart. By 1577, Carnières was a provost On October 12, 1870, the Washington balloon flew from Orléans train station in Paris, (later Gare d’Orsay and now Musée d’Orsay) ,then besieged by the Prussians, and ended its journey at Carnières after having traveled 204 kms

A small site on official general info on the town of Carnières : https://carnieres.fr/la-mairie/

The local Cambrésis tourist office on Carnières : https://www.tourisme-cambresis.fr/commune-26-Carnieres.html

There you go folks, a dandy wonderful road warrior ride that we love it much, This time in the north of France and just lovely, Family area and memories flashing, but glad I did it . Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Germain of Carnières et al, as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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