Grandes Tombales
Grandes Tombales is a locality in Namur, Namur, Wallonia. Grandes Tombales is situated nearby to the village Temploux, as well as near the locality Le Fays.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Namur-Suarlée Airfield and Fort de Suarlée.
Namur-Suarlée Airfield
Aerodrome
Namur-Suarlée Airfield is a regional aerodrome in Belgium, located at Suarlée and Temploux, 4 nautical miles west-northwest of Namur, in Namur Province, Wallonia.
Fort de Suarlée
Ruins
Photo: Caemir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de Suarlée is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Fort de Suarlée is situated 3½ km east of Grandes Tombales.
Château de Flawinne
Castle
Photo: Marc Ronvaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The château de Flawinne or Castle of Flawinne is in the Belgian village of Flawinne on the outskirts of Namur, Wallonia. Château de Flawinne is situated 4 km southeast of Grandes Tombales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temploux and Suarlée.
Temploux
Village
Photo: We El, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temploux is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur. It lies in the Condroz 7 kilometres west of the city centre.
Suarlée
Village
Suarlée is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Namur.
Spy
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Spy is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Here in 1886, in the Grotte de Spy or the Betche aux Roches cavern, Maximin Lohest and Marcel de Puydt found two nearly perfect Neanderthal skeletons at the depth of 16 feet, with numerous implements of the Mousterian type. Spy is situated 3½ km west of Grandes Tombales.
Grandes Tombales
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Grandes Tomballes”
- Location: Namur, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.48333° or 50° 29′ northLongitude
4.75° or 4° 45′ eastElevation
174 metres (571 feet)Open location code
9F26FQM2+82GeoNames ID
2797266
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