In the early twentieth century, a water tower was erected near the Treignes border station to supply the steam locomotives running between Charleroi and the French border.
Melle, near Ghent, was once the walhalla for flower and ornamental cultivation. Greenhouses, florist houses and horticultural businesses flanked the roads.
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The opening stages of the Tour de France cross northern France, a region deeply marked by the legacy of World War I and the coal industry.
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