Villers-lez-Heest
Villers-lez-Heest is a village in La Bruyère, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia and has about 436 residents. Villers-lez-Heest is situated nearby to the village Warisoulx, as well as near Émines.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.
Tumulus aux Six Frères
Archaeological site
Tumulus aux Six Frères is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Villers-lez-Heest.
Fort de Cognelée
Bunker
Photo: Caemir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de Cognelée is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Fort de Cognelée is situated 3 km east of Villers-lez-Heest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warisoulx and Émines.
Warisoulx
Village
Photo: Grentidez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Warisoulx is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Bruyère, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. In December 2009, one half of an escaped prisoner duo from the city of Namur was recaptured in a Warisoulx barn.
Émines
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Émines is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Bruyère, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977.
Daussoulx
Village
Photo: Rossano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daussoulx is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. Daussoulx is situated 2½ km southeast of Villers-lez-Heest.
Villers-lez-Heest
- Categories: human settlement, municipality section, and locality
- Location: La Bruyère, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.52942° or 50° 31′ 46″ northLongitude
4.84536° or 4° 50′ 43″ eastPopulation
436Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)Open location code
9F26GRHW+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 401288796OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2784629Wikidata 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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