Fagnolle

Fagnolle is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Philippeville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Fagnolle was a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie association. until 2020. Fagnolle Castle is located just outside the village.

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Type: Village with 201 residents
Description: section of Philippeville, Wallonia, Belgium
Also known as: “Philippeville (Fagnolle)”
Postal code: 5600

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fagnolle Castle and Mariembourg railway station.

Fagnolle Castle

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Fagnolle Castle is a castle located in the district of Fagnolle, in the municipality of Philippeville, Wallonia, Belgium, and in the Fagne region. The castle was formerly the centre of government of the small independent Barony, later County, of Fagnolle.

Mariembourg railway station

Railway station

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Mariembourg railway station is situated 3½ km west of Fagnolle.

Hauteroche Castle

Ruins

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Hauteroche Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle, destroyed after a siege in 1554, in the village of Dourbes in the municipality of Viroinval, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The castle site was scientifically excavated between 1976 and 2002. Hauteroche Castle is situated 3 km southeast of Fagnolle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dourbes and Mariembourg.

Dourbes

Village

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Dourbes is a village.

Mariembourg

Village

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Mariembourg is a town in the municipality of Couvin in the Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The town is named after Mary of Hungary, governor of what was then the Habsburg Netherlands, who ordered the construction of a fortress town there in 1542. Mariembourg is situated 3½ km west of Fagnolle.