The city of Marquette is located at the confluence of the Deûle and Brand, in the Lille metropolitan area, 5 km from Lille. Surrounded by the cities of Marcq-en-Baroeul, Saint-Andre-lez-Lille and La Madeleine, Marquette enjoys an exceptional advantage and contributing to the influence of the Urban Community of Lille.
The city of Marquette has survived the centuries. Since the Stone Age, human presence has been constant over the lands of the city. A theory supported by the results of excavations carried out many recent years in different neighborhoods.
This rich history is punctuated by bouts strong: the construction of the Cistercian abbey at the instigation of the Countess Jeanne de Flandre, destruction related to the wars, the era of industrialization with the major business of the marquettois territory ...
Today, the city strives to keep the powerful symbols of those times.
