Furnaux

Furnaux is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . The discovery of remains from Roman times in Furnaux indicates that the village has been inhabited since at least the first century AD.
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  • Type: Village with 485 residents
  • Description: section of Mettet, Wallonia, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Mettet (Furnaux)”
  • Postal code: 5641

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thozée Castle.

Castle
Photo: Mortier.Daniel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 4 km northwest of Furnaux.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ermeton-sur-Biert and Graux.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . There is a 14th-century castle in the village, which since 1936 has been in use as Ermeton Abbey and in 1973 was designated a heritage site.

Village
Photo: Friedrich Tellberg, Public domain.
is a village.

Village
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . and Maredret Abbey are located nearby, in the hamlet of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Furnaux.

Furnaux

Latitude
50.30823° or 50° 18′ 30″ north
Longitude
4.70569° or 4° 42′ 21″ east
Population
485
Elevation
242 metres (794 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE FNX
Open location code
9F268P54+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 684049662
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2797892
Wiki­data ID
Q2178305
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Walloon—“Furnaux” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Furnaux”
  • French: “Furnaux”
  • Irish: “Furnaux”
  • Polish: “Furnaux”
  • Walloon: “Furnå”
  • “Furnaux”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ancienne gare de Furnaux and Dépression karstique de la Ferme de Stache.

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