Semois
The Semois is a river flowing from the Ardennes uplands of Belgium and France towards the Meuse, of which it is a right tributary. The source of the Semois is in Arlon, Wallonia, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, close to the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Belgium and France, tributary of the Meuse
- Also known as: “La Semois”, “Semoise”, and “Semoy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maison du Marichau and Saint-Agatha church.
Maison du Marichau
Historic building
Photo: Coalabi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison du Marichau is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Membre and Laforêt.
Laforêt
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Laforêt is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Vresse-sur-Semois, located in the province of Namur, Belgium, and is close to the French border.
Vresse-sur-Semois
Village
Photo: sankasssss, CC BY 3.0.
Vresse-sur-Semois is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Alle, Bagimont, Bohan, Chairière, Laforêt, Membre, Mouzaive, Nafraiture, Orchimont, Pussemange, Sugny, and Vresse.
Semois
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Semois from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Semois” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սեմյուզ”
- Asturian: “Ríu Semois”
- Basque: “Semois”
- Belarusian: “Семуа”
- Belarusian: “Сэмуа”
- Breton: “Semois”
- Bulgarian: “Семуа”
- Catalan: “Semois”
- Cebuano: “Semoy”
- Chinese: “瑟穆瓦河”
- Chuvash: “Семуа”
- Czech: “Semois”
- Danish: “Semois”
- Dutch: “Semois”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سيمويس”
- Esperanto: “Semois”
- Estonian: “Semois”
- French: “Semois”
- French: “Semoy”
- German: “Semois”
- German: “Semoy”
- German: “Sesbach”
- Greek: “Σεμουά”
- Hungarian: “Semois”
- Hungarian: “Semoy”
- Irish: “Semois”
- Italian: “Semois”
- Japanese: “スモワ川”
- Ladin: “Semois”
- Latin: “Sesomires”
- Latin: “Sesomiris”
- Latvian: “Semuā”
- Lithuanian: “Semua”
- Luxembourgish: “Semois”
- Macedonian: “Семоа”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Semois”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Semois”
- Norwegian: “Semois”
- Polish: “Semois”
- Portuguese: “Semois”
- Romanian: “Semois”
- Russian: “Семуа”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Semois”
- Spanish: “Semois”
- Swedish: “Semois”
- Swedish: “Semoy”
- Ukrainian: “Семуа”
- Venetian: “Fiume Semois”
- Vlaams: “Semois”
- Walloon: “Semoy”
- Walloon: “Simwès”
- Welsh: “Afon Semois”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grand’Croix and Cerivaux.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bois de Rabumont and Bois Sahut.
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