Sint-Rijkers

Oeren was first mentioned in the 11th-century. At that time Adela, widow of Baldwin V of Lille, Count of Flanders (1036-1057), lived in the castle of Saint-Rijkers, later donated to Saint-Peter's Church in Lille and endowed with several privileges. Sint-Rijkers initially belonged to the parish of Alveringem. On the territory there was a chapel in honor of Saint-Richarius. It became an independent parish in 1066. Later it became property of the abbey of Eversam. Oldest mention of a church is in 1086.^[1][2]

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50°59′30″N 2°41′16″E / 50.99167°N 2.68778°E / 50.99167; 2.68778

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