Les Amitiés Françaises Godalming: La Courneuve, métamorphoses d’une banlieue française
Join us on Thursday 19th November 2026 at 19:30 for our next monthly lecture, given by Dr Bruno Levasseur.
La Courneuve, a suburb less than 10 kilometres from Paris, has often made the headlines. Dr Levasseur will look behind the sensationalist portrayals and trace the history of this emblematic commune. It has been through market gardens, factories and shanty towns, and then the rise of the grands ensembles, the housing estates that symbolised modernity. The spectacular demolition of its towers and blocks has opened up a new landscape and pointed towards a different future.
The talk is an illustrated stroll through the streets and avenues of La Courneuve, asking what that future might look like.
Where? As usual, we’ll be at the Wilfrid Noyce Community Centre, Oglethorpe Hall, Crown Court Car Park, Godalming, GU7 1DY. Parking is free in the evening.Can’t make it in person? No problem, just join us on Zoom. Our Secretary, Alan Liddle, will send the link out so have a look in your inbox and if you can’t see it, in your junk/spam box.Venez nombreux.
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