Ligny

Ligny is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe.
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  • Type: Village with 2,640 residents
  • Description: section of Sombreffe, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Sombreffe (Ligny)”
  • Postal code: 5140

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ligny railway station and Sombreffe Castle.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Castle
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is a medieval castle in , province of Namur, , . is situated 2½ km northeast of Ligny.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Amand and Boignée.

Village
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is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the Arrondissement of Charleroi, , .

Village
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is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe. is situated 3 km southeast of Ligny.

Village
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is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe. is situated 3½ km east of Ligny.

Ligny

Latitude
50.51263° or 50° 30′ 46″ north
Longitude
4.57576° or 4° 34′ 33″ east
Population
2,640
Elevation
136 metres (446 feet)
Open location code
9F26GH7G+38
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3883031454
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2792369
Wiki­data ID
Q1642281
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Walloon—“Ligny” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليجني”
  • Catalan: “Ligny”
  • Chinese: “利尼”
  • Dutch: “Ligny”
  • Estonian: “Ligny”
  • French: “Ligny”
  • German: “Ligny”
  • Greek: “Λινί”
  • Irish: “Ligny”
  • Italian: “Ligny”
  • Japanese: “リニー”
  • Lombard: “Ligny”
  • Luxembourgish: “Ligny”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ligny”
  • Persian: “لیگنی”
  • Polish: “Ligny”
  • Portuguese: “Ligny”
  • Russian: “Линьи”
  • Slovenian: “Ligny”
  • Spanish: “Ligny”
  • Swedish: “Ligny”
  • Ukrainian: “Ліньї”
  • Urdu: “لینی”
  • Walloon: “Lignè”

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