La Maison du Patrimoine

Coquelles is the city of the Channel Tunnel. Next to the pretty town hall, the Maison du Patrimoine is the essential place to learn everything about the 20th century construction site. The rich collections of the "Association des Batisseurs du Tunnel sous la Manche" are the testimony of a true industrial, technical and human epic. 

The construction of the Channel Tunnel lasted from 1987 to 1993. It is called the Construction Site of the 4500th Century. It is a major turning point in the history of relations between the European continent and Great Britain. This period greatly changed the landscape of the west of Calais, and concerned the population of the territory. More than XNUMX men and women from the region worked on this legendary construction site.

The memory of this construction site, of this technological challenge, of these men and women has been gathered by the "Association des Batisseurs du Tunnel sous la Manche". At the Maison du Patrimoine in Coquelles, a 40 m2 space allows you to discover numerous photos, videos and press cuttings on this period anchored in local memories. 

Pricing: Free

Opening days: Wednesday from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m. and last Saturday of each month