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You can park on Rue de la Font or near the abbey grounds. Please note that many of the parking spaces are in a blue zone.
(S/E) This walk begins in front of Lure Town Hall and the first question is about the name of the town’s inhabitants.
Facing the town hall, turn left. Stop at number 16 on the street. This stop is a chance to talk about the town’s foundation, built on vast marshes.
Cross the street to reach the end of the central reservation, in front of the war memorial. Here, the question concerns the events commemorated on our war memorials.
Facing the monument, turn right. Walk to and cross the Place du Monument Charles de Gaulle. Stand in front of No. 14, where you’ll be asked what this building might originally have been.
(1) Now head towards the sub-prefecture on your left. This stop relates to the question about the end of the town’s prestigious religious history.
Walk to the end of the street and look out for an old washhouse on your right. Go and stand in front of it. This very pretty washhouse provides an opportunity to talk about the profession of a washerwoman.
Facing the washhouse, take the pedestrian crossing behind you, then head left and turn right at the first street, Avenue Fernand Scheurer. Walk along this street on the left-hand pavement, following the boundary wall to the end, where you can stop. Here you’ll discover the site’s original use.
Continue along this street and go past the junction. Head to the children’s playground and cross the road via the pedestrian crossing. Walk to the end of the car park and stop on the esplanade, where the sign provides information about the cultural centre.
(2) Take the path between the cultural centre and the nursery school on your right to reach the Passage Vox. You’ll see a large mural in front of you; stop in front of it. This stop corresponds to the question about street art, which is very prominent in the town.
(3) With the mural on your left, walk towards the street and look at the roundabout on your right. You’ll have a view of the station – a good opportunity to talk about the railway in Lure in the19th century.
Head back to Rue des Fossés de la Douve, turn right and walk to the end of the street. Cross at the pedestrian crossing and go to the statue set into the wall on your right. Here, the information panel tells the story of Sapeur Camember, a famous fictional character.
(4) Facing the statue, turn right and take the street on your left, Rue des Gleux. Stop in front of No. 12. This is a Masonic lodge and the question concerns the term ‘Freemasons’.
Carry on along this street, take the bend to the left and stop in front of the building on your right, the Espace Méliès cinema. Here you’ll find out who this famous figure was.
Facing the cinema, turn left. Stop just past No. 8 and cross the road to face the house at No. 7. You are standing in front of one of the oldest houses in Lure, and your keen eye will enable you to answer the question about the sculptures on its façade.
Facing the façade, turn right and then take the street on your left. You’ll be walking along Rue Pasteur. Stop in front of No. 24. Here, the anecdote relates to an incident in the town’s history where the residents protected a young man.
Now cross the street, carry on to No. 23, then turn left; walk past the church and stand on its forecourt. This stop corresponds to the question about the orientation of churches.
(5) Behind you is number 46 on the street. Cross the road to get there. Here, too, take a look at a statue – that of Saint Barbara.
Take this narrow lane, known as a ‘traje’, and stop at the end. This stop, which immerses you in the narrow streets of days gone by, corresponds to the question about the advantages of these ‘trajes’. Now head off to your right . You’ll arrive in front of the town hall (S/E).
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