There are seven

Roman roads Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Re ...

(Voie romaine) in the Nord ''

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...

'' in

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Départementale 52

The Steen-straete, also called ''départementale'' 52 (RD52 or D52), is a road between Cassel and the sea. It was at a time a Roman road, north-south direction extending from Boëseghem, passing by

Cassel Cassel may refer to: People * Cassel (surname) Places ;France * Cassel, Nord, a town and commune in northern France ** Battle of Cassel (1071) ** Battle of Cassel (1328) ** Battle of Cassel (1677) ;Germany * Cassel, Germany, a city in Hesse re ...

to the sea. It now leads to Dunkirk. This road could have preceded the Romans.Notice sur LA COMMUNE DE P1TGAM, AU WEST-QUARTIER DE FLANDRE, by A. BONVARLET, Annales du comité Flamand de France Tome 9 1867, P183-329
/ref> It forms the villages limit between

Ledringhem Ledringhem ( vls, Ledringem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated also in the ancient territory of the County of Flanders, in the '' Houtland'' (or ''woodland'', with the cities of Cassel and Hazebrouck) in th ...

and

Arnèke Arnèke (; vls, label=French Flemish, Arnyke; nl, Arneke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Geography Arnèke is situated on the D55 (''route de Wormhout''). The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. T ...

, between Zegerscappel and

Esquelbecq Esquelbecq (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its southern limit with Ledringhem is ''chemin de Rubrouck''. Heraldry History In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was ''seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem'' (Lor ...

and between Pitgam- Steene and

Crochte Crochte is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the f ...

Départementale 238

From Boëseghem to Cassel, the section is now ''départementale'' (RD 238 or D238).

Communauté de communes de la Voie romaine

There is a

Communauté de communes A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (in ...

in Nord département called ''Communauté de communes de la Voie romaine'', gathering the villages of Boëseghem, Morbecque, Steenbecque and Thiennes.

References

Routes départementales in France History of Nord (French department) Roman roads in Gaul Transport in Hauts-de-France {{france-road-stub