Maransart

Maransart is a town and district of the municipality of , in the province of . The holotype of the extinct crocodilian Dollosuchoides was discovered here in 1915 and the Middle Eocene Brussels Formation, where Dollosuchoides was recovered from, is known to outcrop near Maransart.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 964 residents
  • Description: village and section of Lasne, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Lasne (Maransart)”
  • Postal code: 1380

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbaye d’Aywiers and Napoleon’s Last HQ.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
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Napoleon's Last HQ is a housed in the Ferme du Caillou at , , where the Emperor Napoleon stayed the night before the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. is situated 3½ km southwest of Maransart.

Ruins
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Châteaux or Fichermont in the Belgian municipality of is now a ruin. At the start of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 it was garrisoned by Dutch soldiers on the easternmost flank of Wellington's defensive line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Genappe and Braine-l’Alleud.

Town
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is a municipality and city of located in the . is situated 6 km south of Maransart.

Town
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Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of , in the province of , , about 20 kilometres south of . The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-l'Alleud, , and . is situated 7 km west of Maransart.

Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality of located in the province of . On January 1, 2018, had a total population of 22,401. is situated 7 km northeast of Maransart.

Maransart

Latitude
50.66037° or 50° 39′ 37″ north
Longitude
4.46149° or 4° 27′ 41″ east
Population
964
Elevation
108 metres (354 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE WBR
Open location code
9F26MF66+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 293583932
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2791759
Wiki­data ID
Q1864847
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Walloon—“Maransart” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Maransart”
  • French: “Maransart”
  • Hungarian: “Maransart”
  • Irish: “Maransart”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maransart”
  • Norwegian: “Maransart”
  • Polish: “Maransart”
  • Walloon: “Maransåt”
  • “Maransart”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Église Notre-Dame and Centre Sportif de Maransart.

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