Sart-Saint-Laurent

Sart-Saint-Laurent is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality Fosses-la-Ville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The village has a few streets of houses and is mostly surrounded by small farms and forests.

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Type: Village with 1,040 residents
Description: section of Fosses-la-Ville, Belgium
Postal code: 5070

Places of Interest

Highlights include Floreffe Abbey and Chapel of Saint Brigid.

Floreffe Abbey

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Floreffe Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery, the second of the order to be founded, situated on the Sambre at Floreffe, about 11 km south-west of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. Floreffe Abbey is situated 3½ km north of Sart-Saint-Laurent.

Chapel of Saint Brigid

Church

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The Chapel of Saint Brigid is an 11th-century chapel overlooking the town of Fosses-la-Ville, province of Namur, Belgium. This large and ancient chapel is placed under the protection of Saint Brigid, an Irish nun. Chapel of Saint Brigid is situated 3 km west of Sart-Saint-Laurent.

Collegiate Church of Saint Foillan

Church

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The Collegiate Church of Saint Foillan is a church in Fosses-la-Ville, a town of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. While its origins can be traced to a Merovingian monastery, the oldest parts of the present church, the tower and westwork, are from the 10th century. Collegiate Church of Saint Foillan is situated 3 km west of Sart-Saint-Laurent.