Marchovelette
Marchovelette is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Fernelmont, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It was formerly a municipality itself until the fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 848 residents
- Description: section of Fernelmont, Belgium
- Also known as: “Fernelmont (Marchovelette)”
- Postal code: 5380
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort de Marchovelette and Saint Remigius Church (Franc-Waret).
Fort de Marchovelette
Bunker
The Fort de Marchovelette is one of nine forts built as part of the fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont.
Saint Remigius Church (Franc-Waret)
Church
Photo: Mhorion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Remigius Church (Franc-Waret) is situated 2½ km east of Marchovelette.
Marchovelette Cemetery and Memorial
Cemetery
Marchovelette Cemetery and Memorial is situated 2½ km southwest of Marchovelette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gelbressée and Cognelée.
Gelbressée
Village
Gelbressée is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.
Cognelée
Village
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Cognelée is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. Cognelée is situated 2½ km west of Marchovelette.
Boninne
Village
Boninne is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. Boninne is situated 3 km south of Marchovelette.
Marchovelette
- Categories: human settlement, municipality section, and locality
- Location: Fernelmont, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.52392° or 50° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
4.94123° or 4° 56′ 28″ eastPopulation
848Elevation
183 metres (600 feet)Open location code
9F26GWFR+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 688775294OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2791729Wikidata ID
Q2041522
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Marchovelette” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Марчовелете”
- Catalan: “Marchovelette”
- Cebuano: “Marchovelette”
- Dutch: “Marchovelette”
- French: “Marchovelette”
- Irish: “Marchovelette”
- Persian: “مارشولت”
- Polish: “Marchovelette”
- Swedish: “Marchovelette”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aire de jeux et espace multisports de Marchovelette and Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs.
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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 “Marchovelette”. Photo: TheToch, Public domain.