The Château de Flers stands in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, in the Nord department of France. It was completed in 1661 and is described as very characteristic of 17th-century Flemish architecture. It takes its name from the nearby former village of Flers-lez-Lille.
The De Kessel family, lords of Flers, owned it from 1667 to 1747. After that Philippe André de Baudequin acquired it. Around 1787 it was modified: the mullions were removed, the ceilings were replaced, new chimneys were built and a new drawbridge was installed. After the family emigrated during the French Revolution, the château became a farmhouse.
It was listed as a historic monument in 1951, and the State bought it in 1969. Today it houses the tourism office, municipal departments and a museum of archaeology and local history.
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