Le Pachis

Le Pachis is a locality in Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia. Le Pachis is situated near the hamlet Goyet, as well as near the locality Maizeroulle.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Goyet Caves and Faulx-les-Tombes Castle.

Goyet Caves

Cave

The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in Belgium in a limestone cliff about 15 m above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province.

Faulx-les-Tombes Castle

Castle

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is a 19th-century château in Faulx-les-Tombes in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The first castle on the site was built in the 13th century and was a dependency of the County of Namur.

Namêche railway station

Railway station

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Namêche railway station is situated 2½ km north of Le Pachis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Goyet and Mozet.

Goyet

Hamlet

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

Goyet is a hamlet of the municipality Gesves, Wallonia, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It is famous for Goyet Caves, with glacial remnants of Neandertals, Homo sapiens and canid.

Mozet

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Mozet is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Although the area has been settled since Roman times, the current village developed around the church and castle of an allod in the early 11th century.

Thon-Samson

Village

Photo: Lucyin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thon-Samson is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Andenne, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Thon-Samson is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie association.

Le Pachis

Type: Locality
Location: Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.44761° or 50° 26′ 51″ north

Longitude

5.00797° or 5° 0′ 29″ east

Elevation

115 metres (377 feet)

Open location code

9F27C2X5+25

GeoNames ID

2792853

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Maizeroulle and Struviaux.

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Highlights: Fort de Maizeret and Fontaine Fosette.

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