West Flanders
Arrondissement of Ypres
Poperinge

Watou

Watou is a village in the Belgian province of and a district of the town of . The village has a population of 1,900. It lies on the border with .
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  • Type: Suburb with 1,880 residents
  • Description: section of Poperinge, Belgium
  • Postal code: 8978

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Bavokerk and Église Saint-Antoine d’Houtkerque.

Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Lion59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Watou.

Brewery
Photo: Jlantzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Bernardus is a brewery in Watou, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Proven and Abele.

Suburb
is a rural in the province of , and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality . The village has about 1400 inhabitants. is situated 4½ km northeast of Watou.

Hamlet
is a small or hamlet in the city of , in the province of . The village is located on the territory of Poperinge proper and its "deelgemeente" Watou, but is also partly located on territory. is situated 5 km southeast of Watou.

Hamlet
Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Watou.

Watou

Latitude
50.85856° or 50° 51′ 31″ north
Longitude
2.62028° or 2° 37′ 13″ east
Population
1,880
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE WTU
Open location code
9F24VJ5C+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 73719986
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2783961
Wiki­data ID
Q1887077
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Vlaams—“Watou” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Watou”
  • Cebuano: “Watou”
  • Dutch: “Watou”
  • French: “Watou”
  • Hungarian: “Watou”
  • Irish: “Watou”
  • Polish: “Watou (Poperinge)”
  • Polish: “Watou”
  • Russian: “Ватау”
  • Swedish: “Watou”
  • Vlaams: “Woatou”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Begraafplaats Watou and Brennepark.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Watou”. Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.