Auvelais

Auvelais is a town of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . The town lies in a meander of the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 8,460 residents
  • Description: section of Sambreville, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Sambreville (Auvelais)”
  • Postal code: 5060

Places of Interest

Highlights include Auvelais railway station and Jemeppe-sur-Sambre railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Didier Misson, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Railway station
Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Railway station
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sambreville and Tamines.

Town
Photo: Zitouni63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality and since March 12, 2024 a city of located in the , Belgium. On January 1, 2006, had a total population of 26,949.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . During the Middle Ages, there was a seat of an alderman in the village, which had strong connections to the priory in Oignies on the other side of the .

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Auvelais.

Auvelais

Latitude
50.44702° or 50° 26′ 49″ north
Longitude
4.63546° or 4° 38′ 8″ east
Population
8,460
Elevation
96 metres (315 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE AVS
Open location code
9F26CJWP+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 482112925
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2802902
Wiki­data ID
Q940240
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Satellite Map

Discover Auvelais from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Walloon—“Auvelais” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Auvelais”
  • Catalan: “Auvelais”
  • Danish: “Auvelais”
  • Dutch: “Auvelais”
  • French: “Auvelais”
  • Hungarian: “Auvelais”
  • Irish: “Auvelais”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Auvelais”
  • Polish: “Auvelais”
  • Russian: “Овле”
  • Walloon: “Åvlè”

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