The French town of Leers is situated east of Roubaix and Wattrelos south of the 'Canal de Roubaix' along the road D6 in Northern France.

F-59390 Leers
?? inhabitants
18 m above sealevel
Distances: Lille: 10 miles; Roubaix: 1.5 miles; Paris: 150 miles;
Tournai (B): 12 miles

B-7730 Estaimpuis (Leers-Nord)
Leers-North is part of the Walloon borough 'Estaimpuis' in Hennegau/Hainaut province.

Overview: map

From the centre of the Belgian city towards the border: the living-houses in the background are in France already.

(chemin Mitoyen)

On our way to the border from the French side: French directions indicator towards the Belgian side.

Arrival on the Belgian side: Place name bord of the town quarter 'Leers-North', part of Estaimpuis. The additional board in yellow says "Belgium" in French.

French place name board at the next intersection.

(rue J Jaurès)

French and Belgian national flag on the electricity mast.

The border on this street: on the left French living houses, on the right a branch of the Belgian supermarket chain "Del Haize".

Entering French Leers: Place name board to the left with phone booth of France Télécom.

View from the same French side towards Belgium: this redbrick farm-like house with Belgian street boards.

A more detailed look.

At the former border check-point, a typical Belgian snackbar"Friterie de Douane" next to the "Café de la Douane".
Above the snackbar the name of Leers-Nord can be read below the roof.

Old street sign (Belgium) indicating that the customs (control) would just be an amazing 15 yards away. There is none left nowadays.

Touristic information board of Leers in France.