Chapelle Beaudelle et le plan relief

The Beaudelle Chapel in Aire-sur-la-Lys dates back to 1877. Jean-Baptiste Beaudelle, a little-known local man at the time, donated his vast house on his death so that the town could finance the construction of a hospice. Originally a chapel for the hospice, the neo-Gothic building was ideally located on the Place du Rivage. That's why, until the early 20th century, it was the town's real port. Merchandise ships arriving via the Lys were taken in charge on the other side of the bridge on the...