Hainaut occidental

Western Hainaut — from Estaimbourg to Leuze-en-Hainaut

From Estaimbourg to Leuze-en-Hainaut, this route brings together seven buildings built between 1926 and 1937. It starts at the villa La Jonquière, built in 1926 for the director of the neighbouring tannery and signed “Paul Hamesse Frères”, and the former boys’ secondary school in Pecq, rebuilt in 1931 in a regionalist spirit tinged with Art Deco. In Tournai, it passes Marcel Tock’s house on Chaussée de Lille (1934), two houses on Boulevard du Roi Albert, one built in 1931 by Eugène Rucq, the other dated 1933, and Georges Bariseau’s former provincial school of textiles and hosiery (1930), whose gymnasium bears a bas-relief by De Korte on the theme of sport. It ends in Leuze-en-Hainaut, at Georges Dubuisson’s town hall and magistrates’ court (1937), whose square tower marks the corner of the avenue and the square.

7 stops · Duration full day · Distance multi-villes

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1. Villa La Jonquière — Estaimbourg (Estaimpuis)

   Paul Hamesse (Paul Hamesse Frères) · 1926

   Standing alone in its enclosed garden, the villa La Jonquière was built in 1926 for the director of the neighbouring tannery; it is signed “Paul Hamesse Frères” on one of the piers of the street fence.

2. Ancienne École moyenne pour garçons — Pecq

   Inconnu · 1931

   Founded in 1865 by the burgomaster Ch. Duchatelet, the former boys' school, which became the State secondary school (École moyenne de l'État), was rebuilt in 1931; it now houses “L

3. Habitation, chaussée de Lille 41

   Marcel Tock · 1934

   A modernist dwelling tinged with Art Deco, built in 1934 by the architect Marcel Tock.

4. Maison Art déco, boulevard du Roi Albert 114 — Tournai

   Eugène Rucq · 1931

   Fronted by a small garden, this Art Deco house was built in 1931 by the architect Eugène Rucq.

5. Habitation, boulevard du Roi Albert 82 — Tournai

   Inconnu · 1933

   Set slightly back from the street, this house dated 1933 stands between Art Deco and modernism.

6. Ancienne École provinciale des textiles et bonneterie — Tournai

   Georges Bariseau & De Korte (sculpteur) · 1930

   In 1930 the Province of Hainaut, wishing to promote high-quality technical and vocational education, had the architect Georges Bariseau build this building for the former provincia

7. Hôtel de ville et justice de paix — Leuze-en-Hainaut

   Georges Dubuisson, Léon Leturcq et Hautecoeur (entrepreneurs) · 1937

   This town hall and justice of the peace court was built in 1937 and inaugurated a year later; its square tower marks the corner of the avenue and the square.

Translated from the French original.