Bois du Foyau
Bois du Foyau is a residential area in Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Bois du Foyau is situated nearby to the village Wauthier-Braine, as well as near Haut-Ittre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pillory of Braine-le-Château and K-W Line.
Pillory of Braine-le-Château
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Pillory of Braine-le-Château is situated 1½ km northwest of Bois du Foyau.
K-W Line
Ruins
Photo: WO2, Public domain.
The Koningshooikt–Wavre Line, abbreviated to KW Line and often known as the Dyle Line after the Dijle river, was a 60-kilometre-long fortified line of defence prepared by the Belgian Army between Koningshooikt and Wavre which was intended to protect Brussels from a possible German invasion. K-W Line is situated 3 km north of Bois du Foyau.
Nizelles Abbey
Monastery
Nizelles Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks located in Wallonia in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, on a short distance to the south of Brussels. Nizelles Abbey is situated 2½ km east of Bois du Foyau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wauthier-Braine and Haut-Ittre.
Ittre
Village
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ittre is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Since the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977, the municipality is composed of three districts: Haut-Ittre, Ittre and Virginal-Samme. Ittre is situated 2½ km southwest of Bois du Foyau.
Bois du Foyau
Latitude
50.67106° or 50° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
4.28055° or 4° 16′ 50″ eastElevation
137 metres (449 feet)Open location code
9F26M7CJ+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 165803421OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
2801631
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