Aiseau

Aiseau is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aiseau-Presles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was a separate municipality before the Merger of Commons in 1977. It borders the Biesme, near its mouth on the Sambre.

Type: Village with 10,900 residents
Description: section of Aiseau-Presles, Wallonia, Belgium
Also known as: “Aiseau-Presles (Aiseau)”
Postal code: 6250

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oignies Abbey and Belle-Motte French National Cemetery.

Oignies Abbey

Monastery

Photo: Jmh2o, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oignies Abbey is a former Augustinian monastery in Aiseau-Presles, Wallonia. Established in 1187, it is situated on the banks of the Sambre River in Belgium.

Belle-Motte French National Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Djozewal, CC BY 1.0.

Presles Castle

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falisolle and Tamines.

Falisolle

Village

Photo: Zitouni63, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Falisolle is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium and located a few kilometers south of Sambre. Falisolle is situated 2½ km east of Aiseau.

Tamines

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Tamines is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. 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 Sambre. Tamines is situated 3 km northeast of Aiseau.