Boignée

Boignée is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sombreffe, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe.

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Type: Village with 586 residents
Description: section of Sombreffe, Belgium
Also known as: “Boignee” and “Sombreffe (Boignée)”
Postal code: 5140

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sombreffe Castle and Balâtre Castle.

Sombreffe Castle

Castle

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Sombreffe Castle is a medieval castle in Sombreffe, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. Sombreffe Castle is situated 3½ km north of Boignée.

Balâtre Castle

Farmhouse

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Balâtre Castle is a castle or fortified estate in the village of Balâtre, in the Belgian municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre.

Ligny railway station

Railway stop

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Ligny railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km west of Boignée.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tongrinne and Balâtre.

Tongrinne

Village

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Tongrinne is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sombreffe, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe.

Balâtre

Village

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Balâtre is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Balâtre was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Jemeppe-sur-Sambre.