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Valencienne's Public Library
2 rue Ferrand, 59300 Valenciennes Route Planner
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Situated in the former Jesuits' School (early 17C), with an elegant façade, the Jesuits' library, located on the first floor, boasts painted decorations dating back to the 18C. It includes 350,000 incunabular volumes and manuscripts, such as the Cantilène of Sainte Eulalie (the oldest known poem in the oïl tongue, written around 880).

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