Farming and Fishing in Pas de Calais, France

Farming
At the north-east of France, Nord-Pas de Calais' farming is famous for its cooler climate in comparison to the south of France. The region's farmers are one of the biggest cereal producers of France. Clay soils make the fields really fertile, which is ideal for farming. A cooler climate enables the farmers to provide vegetables for the markets such as onions, garlic and other types of vegetables.

Bommelaers Wall Ecomusée
Farm museum, Ghyvelde
Scenes of bygone rural life
Here you will discover a past way of life in rural Flanders and the customs of a traditional countryside life.
Guided tours and special exhibitions are proposed - special offers for school groups.

Location: route de Furnes (N1)
between Leffrinckoucke and Zuydcoote, in front of the Dunes factory.
Contact
Tel/fax: 00 33 3 28 20 11 03

Country Life Museum
Steenwerck
A Flemish village in 1900
On this big farm, you enter the farmhouse and you feel if you were back at the beginning of the century. You will also discover also a very nice collection of traditional tools, machines, clothes, toys and other objects that were used a century ago.

Location: village of Steenwerck
6km north of Bailleul
Musée de la Vie Rurale
49 rue du Musée, STEENWERCK
Contact
Tel: 00 33 3 28 49 94 78
Fax: 00 33 3 28 40 46 17

Fishing

The ports of the region’s coastline have access to the North Sea, the Channel, and the Atlantic – that’s why fishing has been having such an important part in the region's livelihood for centuries now.

Boulogne -
There is quite a big fishing fleet there. It is one of France's largest fishing ports. A third of France's fresh fish catch is brought here.