Gosnay Things to Do Tips by Helga67

The mill

The first mention of a water mill of Gosnay dates from the 16th century. It was built next to the river "La Lawe" that floats through Gosnay and was used to grind grain and twist oil until 1977.
Now it is called "Le Nid du Moulin" (the Nest of the mill) and is the home to handicapped adults.

Address: 1, Rue du Moulin, Gosnay

Town Hall

The town hall is a lovely little building next to Gosnay's primary school.

Gosnay's church

In the middle of town next to the main street, you will find the Saint Leger church. The nave and the chorus were entirely dismounted and rebuilt in 1746.
At the occasion of the Jubilee of the birth of Christ, the painter Rene Ducourant made some paintings for a project of Contemporary Sacred Art. You can admire his paintings in the church.

Typical houses

Gosnay is a typical mine workers town. In former days, the people of this village worked in the mines of Bruay, some 5 km west of Gosnay. The mining company had these houses built for its workers. The mining industry is gone, the houses are what is left of that period.

La Chartreuse du Mont Sainte-Marie

The monastery was sold during the French Revolution as a National Property and partly pulled down.
In 1899, it was bought by Bruay's Mining Company to be turned into houses for workers.

La Chartreuse du Mont Sainte-Marie

Before he died, the bischop of Arras, Thierry d'Herichon had planned to found a nuns' monastery next to the friars' convent. His executor, Countess Mahaut wanted to achieve his pious intentions and had a new monastery built, La Chartreuse du Mont Sainte-Marie. In 1773, there were only 24 nuns and 12 novices left under the control of Marie-Albertine de Briois who was their priest and who was guillotined in Arras in 1794.

Directions: Take the last street on your left in the centre of town.