Grand Pré
Grand Pré is a ruin in Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia. Grand Pré is situated nearby to the village Faulx-les-Tombes, as well as near Sorinne-la-Longue.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grandpré Abbey and Faulx-les-Tombes Castle.
Grandpré Abbey
Place of worship
Photo: Thomas Bertrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grandpré Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located at Faulx-les-Tombes, in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The only remains of the abbey are the gatehouse and the attached range at the main entrance, the farm buildings and the mill, once powered by the Samson brook, which crosses the site. Grandpré Abbey is situated 210 metres north of Grand Pré.
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. Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is situated 2 km northwest of Grand Pré.
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. Goyet Caves is situated 3 km north of Grand Pré.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faulx-les-Tombes and Sorinne-la-Longue.
Faulx-les-Tombes
Village
Photo: Guatebe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faulx-les-Tombes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already during the Paleolithic.
Sorinne-la-Longue
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Sorinne-la-Longue is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Grand Pré.
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. Goyet is situated 3½ km north of Grand Pré.
Grand Pré
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Grand Pre”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.41667° or 50° 25′ northLongitude
5.01667° or 5° 1′ eastElevation
164 metres (538 feet)Open location code
9F27C288+MMGeoNames ID
2797212
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