Graux
Graux is a village in Mettet, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia and has about 202 residents. Graux is situated nearby to the locality Fond des Vaux, as well as near Carrefour de Saint Gérard.Photo: Friedrich Tellberg, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 202 residents
- Description: section of Mettet, Belgium
- Postal code: 5640
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brogne Abbey.
Brogne Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Grentidez, Public domain.
Brogne Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Saint-Gerard of Brogne, was a Benedictine abbey founded in the early 10th century by Gerard of Brogne in the village of Brogne. It was dedicated to Saint Peter and to Saint Gérard. They abbey was suppressed in 1796. Brogne Abbey is situated 2½ km northeast of Graux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denée and Furnaux.
Denée
Village
Denée is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Anhée, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Maredsous Abbey and Maredret Abbey are located nearby, in the hamlet of Maredsous.
Furnaux
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furnaux is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The discovery of remains from Roman times in Furnaux indicates that the village has been inhabited since at least the first century AD.
Saint-Gérard
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Saint-Gérard is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Mettet, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Its name refers to Gerard of Brogne, who founded Brogne Abbey here in the 10th century. Saint-Gérard is situated 2½ km northeast of Graux.
Graux
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mettet, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.3256° or 50° 19′ 32″ northLongitude
4.72032° or 4° 43′ 13″ eastPopulation
202Elevation
247 metres (810 feet)Open location code
9F268PGC+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 518834485OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2797150Wikidata ID
Q2715765
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Walloon—“Graux” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Graux”
- Dutch: “Graux”
- French: “Graux”
- Irish: “Graux”
- Polish: “Graux (Mattet)”
- Polish: “Graux”
- Walloon: “Grå”
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