Rochefort

Rochefort is a locality in , , and has about 12,000 residents. Rochefort is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
  • Type: Locality with 12,000 residents
  • Description: town in Rochefort municipality, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Notre-Dame-de-Foy-de-Rochefort”
  • Postal code: 5580

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Our Lady of the Visitation, Rochefort and Château de Rochefort.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of the Visitation, also known as the Church of the Visitation of the Holy Virgin, is a Catholic church and seat of a deanery in , Belgium.

Photo: Hellumpie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jemelle and Han-sur-Lesse.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Namur is a province in the region of . is situated 3 km east of Rochefort.

Village
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is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . was called Ham from 1139, Ham Han Sur Lesche, from 1266, Han Sur Lece from 1465 and Ham sur lez from 1528, by which time it had 14 families. is situated 5 km southwest of Rochefort.

Village
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is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . was settled already during the third century in the form of an oppidum, the remains of which are still visible in the village. is situated 5 km southwest of Rochefort.

Rochefort

Latitude
50.1631° or 50° 9′ 47″ north
Longitude
5.2216° or 5° 13′ 18″ east
Population
12,000
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE ROC
Open location code
9F27567C+6J
Geo­Names ID
2787948
Wiki­data ID
Q21764555
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Rochefort” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Rochefort”
  • Catalan: “Rochefort”
  • Cebuano: “Rochefort”
  • Dutch: “Rochefort”
  • French: “Rochefort”
  • German: “Rochefort”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rochefort”
  • Russian: “Рошфор”
  • Swedish: “Rochefort”

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