Forchies-la-Marche

Forchies-la-Marche is a village in Fontaine-l’Évêque, Arrondissement de Charleroi, Wallonia and has about 5,650 residents. Forchies-la-Marche is situated nearby to the village Piéton, as well as near the locality Les Garennes.

Type: Village with 5,650 residents
Also known as: “Fontaine-l’Évêque (Forchies-la-Marche)”
Postal code: 6141

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forchies railway station and Piéton railway station.

Forchies railway station

Railway stop

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Forchies railway station is a railway stop.

Piéton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Trazegnies Castle

Castle

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Trazegnies Castle is a castle located in Trazegnies, Courcelles in the Belgian province of Hainaut. Trazegnies Castle is situated 2½ km north of Forchies-la-Marche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gouy Interchange and Courcelles.

Gouy Interchange

Locality

Photo: Rossano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gouy Interchange is a locality, which is situated 4½ km north of Forchies-la-Marche.

Courcelles

Town

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Courcelles is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of January 1, 2006, Courcelles had a total population of 29,626. Courcelles is situated 4½ km northeast of Forchies-la-Marche.

Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont

Town

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont had a total population of 14,900. Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont is situated 4½ km northwest of Forchies-la-Marche.

Forchies-la-Marche

Category: locality
Location: Fontaine-l’Évêque, Arrondissement de Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.43842° or 50° 26′ 18″ north

Longitude

4.31962° or 4° 19′ 11″ east

Population

5,650

Elevation

166 metres (545 feet)

United Nations Location Code

BE FMR

Open location code

9F26C8Q9+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 427112192

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2798145

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In Other Languages

“Forchies-la-Marche” goes by many names.

Russian: “Форши-ла-Марш”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Piéton and Les Garennes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Église Sainte-Vierge and nouveau cimetière.

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