Boncelles
Boncelles is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Seraing, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The Fort de Boncelles is situated in Boncelles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 5,750 residents
- Description: section of Seraing, Belgium
- Also known as: “Seraing (Boncelles)”
- Postal code: 4100
Places of Interest
Highlights include University hospital center of Liège and Roche aux Faucons.
Roche aux Faucons
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Bel Adone, Public domain.
Roche aux Faucons is a scenic viewpoint.
Fort de Boncelles
Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de Boncelles is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tilff and Neupré.
Tilff
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tilff is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Boncelles.
Neupré
Photo: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neupré is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Neupré had a total population of 9,798. The total area is 31.69 km.
Esneux
Town
Photo: Hullie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esneux is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Esneux had a total population of 13,072. The total area is 34.05 km2 which gives a population density of 384 inhabitants per km². Esneux is situated 4½ km southeast of Boncelles.
Boncelles
- Categories: human settlement, municipality section, and locality
- Location: Seraing, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.57028° or 50° 34′ 13″ northLongitude
5.53785° or 5° 32′ 16″ eastPopulation
5,750Elevation
241 metres (791 feet)Open location code
9F27HGCQ+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 749535425OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2801550Wikidata ID
Q2909967
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Walloon—“Boncelles” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بونسيل”
- Catalan: “Boncelles”
- Dutch: “Boncelles”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بونسيل”
- French: “Boncelles”
- Irish: “Boncelles”
- Polish: “Boncelles”
- Russian: “Бонсель”
- Walloon: “Ås Bonceles”
- Walloon: “Les Bonceles”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Sart Haguet and En Frèhisse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mairie de quartier de Boncelles and Cimetière de Boncelles.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boncelles”. Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.