Fort Nicolas Pierquin is a military fort built from 1879 by General Serré de Rivières on a 10.5-hectare site. It was part of a group of six forts and two batteries defending Lille. Decommissioned by decree on August 23, 1962, it remained in the military domain until October 4, 1996, when the commune of Ennetières-en-Weppes took over ownership.