Merville

Merville is a collective in the Nord office and Hauts-de-France area of northern France. The West Flemish name of the town – which lies 13 kilometers north of Bethune and 30 kilometers west of Lille – is Mergem. Situated at the union of a trench framework and a canalized stream, Merville upheld a broad vessel building industry, with various shipyards and chandlers situated in the town.

The business went into decrease in the post-war period and is today for all intents and purposes wiped out. The area church of St Peter in Merville is an exceptionally substantial limit ward church, whose measurements make it a noticeable milestone, obvious at extensive separations from the town. Merville is an area of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lille. The diocesan theological college of the Lille see was once in the past situated in Merville.

It is likewise an extensive structure, based on four stories around a focal group, with huge house of prayer and refectory, and settlement for more than 200 staff and understudies. With diminishing quantities of occupations the theological school shut in 1970. The broad structures were quickly involved by a network of religious sisters, and afterward turned into the Lille ward's retreat and gathering focus, a job in which today is as yet utilized.