Vierves-sur-Viroin
Vierves-sur-Viroin is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Viroinval, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The village surrounds the castle, which was erected during the Middle Ages.Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 505 residents
- Description: section of Viroinval, Wallonia, Belgium
- Also known as: “Vierves” and “Viroinval (Vierves-sur-Viroin)”
- Postal code: 5670
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hauteroche Castle and Treignes railway station.
Hauteroche Castle
Ruins
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Hauteroche Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle, destroyed after a siege in 1554, in the village of Dourbes in the municipality of Viroinval, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The castle site was scientifically excavated between 1976 and 2002. Hauteroche Castle is situated 2½ km west of Vierves-sur-Viroin.
Treignes railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Treignes railway station is situated 3½ km east of Vierves-sur-Viroin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olloy-sur-Viroin and Treignes.
Treignes
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Treignes is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Vierves-sur-Viroin.
Dourbes
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Dourbes is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Vierves-sur-Viroin.
Vierves-sur-Viroin
- Categories: human settlement, municipality section, and locality
- Location: Viroinval, Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.08027° or 50° 4′ 49″ northLongitude
4.63425° or 4° 38′ 3″ eastPopulation
505Elevation
157 metres (515 feet)United Nations Location Code
BE VROOpen location code
9F263JJM+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 679184823OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Walloon—“Vierves-sur-Viroin” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Vierves-sur-Viroin”
- Dutch: “Vierves-sur-Viroin”
- French: “Vierves-sur-Viroin”
- Irish: “Vierves-sur-Viroin”
- Polish: “Vierves-sur-Viroin”
- Walloon: “Viêpe”
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