Goumont
Goumont is a ruin in Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Goumont is situated nearby to the peak Lion’s Mound, as well as near the village Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hougoumont and Lion’s Mound.
Hougoumont
Garden
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château d'Hougoumont is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in the Braine-l'Alleud municipality, near Waterloo, Belgium. Hougoumont is situated 1 km northeast of Goumont.
Lion’s Mound
Peak
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826.
Église Saint-Étienne de Braine-l’Alleud
Church
Photo: Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Étienne de Braine-l’Alleud is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Goumont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac and Waterloo.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 2½ km west of Goumont.
Waterloo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena.
Goumont
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “De Goumont”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.66667° or 50° 40′ northLongitude
4.38333° or 4° 23′ eastElevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open location code
9F26M98M+M8GeoNames ID
2797355
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