Saint-Gérard
Saint-Gérard is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Its name refers to Gerard of Brogne, who founded Brogne Abbey here in the 10th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Village with 2,660 residents
- Description: section of Mettet, Belgium
- Also known as: “Saint-Gérard, Belgium”
- Postal code: 5640
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brogne Abbey.
Brogne Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Grentidez, Public domain.
Brogne Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Saint-Gerard of Brogne, was a Benedictine abbey founded in the early 10th century by Gerard of Brogne in the village of Brogne. It was dedicated to Saint Peter and to Saint Gérard. They abbey was suppressed in 1796.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Graux and Denée.
Graux
Village
Photo: Friedrich Tellberg, Public domain.
Graux is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Saint-Gérard.
Denée
Village
Denée is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Anhée, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Maredsous Abbey and Maredret Abbey are located nearby, in the hamlet of Maredsous. Denée is situated 3 km south of Saint-Gérard.
Bioul
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Bioul is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Anhée, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Bioul was previously administered as an independent municipality until 1977. Bioul is situated 4½ km east of Saint-Gérard.
Saint-Gérard
- Category: locality
- Location: Mettet, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.34634° or 50° 20′ 47″ northLongitude
4.73953° or 4° 44′ 22″ eastPopulation
2,660Elevation
232 metres (761 feet)Open location code
9F268PWQ+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 252142562OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2787423Wikidata ID
Q3462380
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Walloon—“Saint-Gérard” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Saint-Gérard”
- Dutch: “Saint-Gerard”
- Dutch: “Saint-Gérard”
- French: “Saint-Gerard (Belgique)”
- French: “Saint-gérard (belgique)”
- French: “Saint-Gérard”
- Polish: “Saint-Gérard (Mettet)”
- Polish: “Saint-Gérard”
- Russian: “Сен-Жерар”
- Walloon: “Sint-Djuråd”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint-Gérard”. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.