Balâtre

Balâtre is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Balâtre was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Jemeppe-sur-Sambre.
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  • Type: Village with 623 residents
  • Description: section of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Balatre”, “Balâtre, Belgium”, and “Jemeppe-sur-Sambre (Balâtre)”
  • Postal code: 5190

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spy Cave and Falnuée Castle.

Cave
Photo: Krocat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in near in the municipality of , , above the left bank of the Orneau River. Classified as a premier Heritage site of the Walloon Region, the location ranks among the most significant paleolithic sites in . is situated 3½ km southeast of Balâtre.

Castle
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
(French: Château-ferme de Falnuée is a château-ferme in , in the municipality of , province of Namur, , . It is now a golf clubhouse.

Tower
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Martin and Villeret.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet of in the district of Saint-Martin and the municipality of , located in the ), .

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe.

Balâtre

Latitude
50.49831° or 50° 29′ 54″ north
Longitude
4.63824° or 4° 38′ 18″ east
Population
623
Elevation
129 metres (423 feet)
Open location code
9F26FJXQ+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 688355306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2802749
Wiki­data ID
Q2383137
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Walloon—“Balâtre” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Balatre (Belgie)”
  • Dutch: “Balâtre”
  • French: “Balâtre”
  • Hungarian: “Balâtre”
  • Irish: “Balâtre”
  • Persian: “بالاتق، بلژیوم”
  • Polish: “Balâtre (Jemeppe-sur-Sambre)”
  • Polish: “Balâtre”
  • Walloon: “Balåsse”
  • “Balâtre”

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