Ville de Tourcoing

Focusonthetowncentre Focusonthetowncentre centre-ville; centre-ville; Tourcoing’scentreisthebeatingheartofthetown.Itisnowadaysveryaccessible(publictransport,non-pollutingtransport,parking,traffic,etc.),multifunctional,welcomingandattractive.Welcome! Thingstoseeanddointhetowncentre Tourcoing’stowncentreoffersawiderangeofcultural,sporting,commercialandleisureamenities,allwithincloserangeofeachother. Viewthetowncentreamenitiesonthetownmap Shops/markets Tourcoing’shistoricpedestrianstreetscontainawiderangeofsmallshops…Alongsidedozensofbusinesses,theSaintChristopheshoppingcentreandtheLesÉcranscinemaaddtothislocaloffer. Towncentremarkets: Ifyoulikemarketshoppingthereareseveralopportunitieseveryweek! MondayandThursday,8.30amto12.30pm(foodandclothing) Saturday,8.30amto12.30pm(food) Accessibility&transport Thetowncentrehasamultimodalpublictransporthubwithdirectconnections:  Byunderground,tramway,bus(includingLIANE,ahighservicelevelline) Byrailwiththenearbystation.In2016,TourcoingwillbewelcomingOuigotrains(low-costTGVofferfromtheSNCF) 25V’Lilleself-servicebikehirestations,i.e.200bikes.ThetownalsohasaV’Lillecentreforpracticalinformationandlong-termbikehire,andoffers“Lilas”car-sharevehicles(self-servicecarhire). Bycar,nearly2000parkingspaces(enclosedand/orcovered)areavailable,andaredesignedtrafficschemeprovideseasieraccesstothehyper-centre. TowncentreprojectsTheSwimmingPoolQuadrilateral TheCouncilhasembarkedonanambitiousdevelopmentprogrammeknownasthe“SwimmingPoolQuadrilateral”:astrategicareacovering5hectaresbetweenrueNationale,rueduBus,rueduHazeandrueGabrielPéri.Thisunexploitedtowncentresitewilleventuallycontain300homes,aschoolwith15classes,aninfancycentre,culturalandassociativefacilities,offices,shopsandrenovatedpublicspaces. “Institutdumondearabe” Tourcoing’stowncentrewillsoonbehometotheregionalbranchofthe“InstitutduMondeArabe”.TheInstitutewillbehousedintheformerswimmingschool,whichmanyofTourcoing’sinhabitantsfrequentedafewdecadesago… AdministrativeCentre TomakeiteasiertoreceivetheTourcoingpublicandmakeinternalorganisationmoreefficient,alltheTourcoingTownHallserviceswillsoonbegroupedtogetherinthesamebuilding,arealadministrativecentreattheheartoftheSwimmingPoolQuadrilateral. No No Norelation