Bois des Socs

Places of Interest

Mariembourg railway station

Railway station

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Château-ferme de Roly

Castle

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Roly Castle is a château-ferme, or fortified farmhouse, in Roly in the municipality of Philippeville, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The existence of a fortification, in the form of a tower, is recorded here as early as 1069, but the present donjon dates from the 13th century, and this is the oldest extant part of the buildings.

Fagnolle Castle

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Fagnolle Castle is a castle located in the district of Fagnolle, in the municipality of Philippeville, Wallonia, Belgium, and in the Fagne region. The castle was formerly the centre of government of the small independent Barony, later County, of Fagnolle.

Places in the Area

Roly

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Roly is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Philippeville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Remains from the Neolithic have been discovered in the area, indicating a long human presence in the area.

Mariembourg

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Mariembourg is a town in the municipality of Couvin in the Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The town is named after Mary of Hungary, governor of what was then the Habsburg Netherlands, who ordered the construction of a fortress town there in 1542. Mariembourg is situated 2½ km south of Bois des Socs.

Fagnolle

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Fagnolle is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Philippeville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Fagnolle was a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie association. until 2020. Fagnolle Castle is located just outside the village. Fagnolle is situated 3 km southeast of Bois des Socs.

Bois des Socs

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