Being so close to the Netherlands, Lucheux was formerly surrounded by walls. As the town overflowed its walls, one of its gates was raised to the rank of community tower in 1380. Jeanne d’Arc spent one night there before being taken to Rouen for her execution.
It was also in this belfry that Louis XI, who loved hunting in the region, signed the Postal Edict in 1464. This edict provided for post houses to be set up every four leagues, where they maintained horses ready to carry the king’s mail. A building with a warlike appearance, this belfry has retained all its former charm.
The pinnacle roof is covered with tiles made of hazelnut wood and its clock is still wound every eight days by a municipal employee. Worthy of note too, in 1993, the 8,000 pieces that formed the archives of the Lucheux seigniory were still preserved there !
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