Moustier-sur-Sambre

Moustier-sur-Sambre is a village in , , and has about 2,720 residents. Moustier-sur-Sambre is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Village with 2,720 residents
  • Description: section of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Belgium
  • Also known as: Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (Moustier-sur-Sambre)
  • Postal code: 5190

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spy Cave and Moustier railway station.

Cave
is located in near in the municipality of , , above the left bank of the Orneau River. Classified as a premier Heritage site of the Walloon Region, the location ranks among the most significant paleolithic sites in .

Railway stop
is a railway stop.

Railway station
is situated 3 km southwest of Moustier-sur-Sambre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spy and Jemeppe-sur-Sambre.

Village
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Here in 1886, in the Grotte de or the Betche aux Roches cavern, Maximin Lohest and Marcel de Puydt found two nearly perfect Neanderthal skeletons at the depth of 16 feet, with numerous implements of the Mousterian type.

Town
is a municipality of located in the , . On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 17,990 inhabitants.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Moustier-sur-Sambre.

Moustier-sur-Sambre

Latitude
50.46605° or 50° 27′ 58″ north
Longitude
4.69672° or 4° 41′ 48″ east
Population
2,720
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Open location code
9F26FM8W+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 419363150
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2790591
Wiki­data ID
Q3326401
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Walloon—“Moustier-sur-Sambre” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Moustier-sur-Sambre
  • Dutch: Moustier-sur-Sambre
  • Dutch: Moustier
  • French: Moustier-sur-sambre
  • French: Moustier-sur-Sambre
  • French: Moustier-Sur-Sambre
  • Irish: Moustier-sur-Sambre
  • Polish: Moustier-sur-Sambre
  • Walloon: Moustî-so-Sambe

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Highlights include Église Saint-Frédégand and TTSC Moustier.

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