Villers-lez-Heest

Villers-lez-Heest is a village in , , and has about 436 residents. Villers-lez-Heest is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
Photo: Grentidez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 436 residents
  • Description: section of La Bruyère, Belgium
  • Also known as: “La Bruyère (Villers-lez-Heest)”
  • Postal code: 5080

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tumulus aux Six Frères and Fort de Cognelée.

Archaeological site
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Villers-lez-Heest.

Bunker
Photo: Caemir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in . It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. is situated 3 km east of Villers-lez-Heest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Warisoulx and Émines.

Village
Photo: Grentidez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . In December 2009, one half of an escaped prisoner duo from the city of was recaptured in a barn.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977.

Village
Photo: Rossano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. is situated 2½ km southeast of Villers-lez-Heest.

Villers-lez-Heest

Latitude
50.52942° or 50° 31′ 46″ north
Longitude
4.84536° or 4° 50′ 43″ east
Population
436
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
9F26GRHW+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 401288796
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2784629
Wiki­data ID
Q2538690
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Walloon—“Villers-lez-Heest” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Villers-lez-Heest”
  • French: “Villers-lez-Heest”
  • Irish: “Villers-lez-Heest”
  • Polish: “Villers-lez-Heest”
  • Walloon: “Viyé-les-Hesses”
  • “Villers-lez-Heest”

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