Poilvache Castle
Poilvache Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the Walloon municipality of Yvoir in the province of Namur, Belgium, overlooking the village of Houx from a clifftop on the river Meuse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Wallonia
- Also known as: “Ruines du Chateau de Poilvache” and “Ruines du Château de Poilvache”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pont-rails d’Anhée and Yvoir railway station.
Pont-rails d’Anhée
Bridge
Pont-rails d’Anhée is a bridge, which is situated 570 metres west of Poilvache Castle.
Yvoir railway station
Railway station
Photo: Clementrossignol, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yvoir railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Poilvache Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houx and Anhée.
Anhée
Village
Photo: ArVisSto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anhée is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,934 inhabitants. The total area is 65.67 km.
Poilvache Castle
- Categories: château, ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Yvoir, Arrondissement de Dinant, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.30505° or 50° 18′ 18″ northLongitude
4.89934° or 4° 53′ 58″ eastElevation
193 metres (633 feet)Open location code
9F268V4X+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 93649572OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Poilvache Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kasteel Poilvache”
- French: “château de Poilvache”
- French: “Château de Poilvache”
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