Fontenelle
Fontenelle is a village in Walcourt, Arrondissement de Philippeville, Wallonia and has about 154 residents. Fontenelle is situated nearby to the hamlet Mertenne, as well as near the village Castillon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 154 residents
- Description: section of Walcourt, Wallonia, Belgium
- Postal code: 5650
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of Saint Maternus and Walcourt railway station.
Basilica of Saint Maternus
Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of Saint Maternus, also known as the Basilica of Our Lady is a minor basilica in Walcourt, in the Namur Province of Belgium. According to legend, an oratory was founded here by Maternus of Cologne, who also carved a Madonna to replace an earlier pagan idol. Basilica of Saint Maternus is situated 3½ km east of Fontenelle.
Walcourt railway station
Railway station
Walcourt railway station is situated 4 km east of Fontenelle.
Abbaye du Jardinet
Monastery
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbaye du Jardinet is a monastery, which is situated 4 km east of Fontenelle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silenrieux and Berzée.
Silenrieux
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Silenrieux is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Cerfontaine, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The earliest evidence of human settlement in the area date from the Iron Age. Silenrieux is situated 3½ km southeast of Fontenelle.
Berzée
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berzée is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Walcourt, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. A settlement probably existed here during Gallo-Roman times. Berzée is situated 4½ km north of Fontenelle.
Clermont
Village
Photo: Jordiipa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clermont is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Fontenelle.
Fontenelle
- Categories: human settlement, municipality section, and locality
- Location: Walcourt, Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.24901° or 50° 14′ 56″ northLongitude
4.38273° or 4° 22′ 58″ eastPopulation
154Elevation
209 metres (686 feet)Open location code
9F2669XM+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 675492827OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2798167Wikidata ID
Q2623892
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Fontenelle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fontenelle”
- Dutch: “Fontenelle (Belgie)”
- Dutch: “Fontenelle”
- French: “Fontenelle”
- German: “Fontenelle”
- Irish: “Fontenelle”
- Polish: “Fontenelle (Walcourt)”
- Polish: “Fontenelle”
- Russian: “Фонтенель”
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Localities in the Area
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