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Chièvres

Chièvres Air Base

Chièvres Air Base, also referred to as SHAPE Airfield at Chievres Air Base, is a NATO airfield operated by the United States Air Force. It is located 1 nautical mile east southeast of the town of in the province of Hainaut, and about 12 mi from Headquarters, , in .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: NATO military airfield near Chièvres, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Chievres Air Base”, “Chievres Airbase”, and “EBCV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pairi Daiza and Brugelette railway station.

Zoo
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is a privately owned zoo and botanical garden located in , , Belgium. The 75-hectare large animal theme park is located on the site of the former Cistercian Cambron Abbey, and is home to over 7,000 animals.

Railway station
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Castle
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is a former castle, now a country house or château, in Attre in the municipality of , province of Hainaut, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambron-Casteau and Mévergnies-lez-Lens.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a French-speaking village located in the province of , mid-way between and . Its most notable attraction, drawing over 1.7 million visitors per year, is animal park Pairi Daiza.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Chièvres Air Base

Latitude
50.57655° or 50° 34′ 36″ north
Longitude
3.84715° or 3° 50′ 50″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Operator
U.S. Army Garrison BENELUX
ICAO airport code
EBCV
Open location code
9F25HRGW+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108813342
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6296490
Wiki­data ID
Q43363
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Chièvres Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chièvres Air Base”
  • Chinese: “謝夫爾空軍基地”
  • Dutch: “Vliegbasis Chievres”
  • Dutch: “Vliegbasis Chièvres”
  • French: “base aérienne de Chièvres”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Chièvres”
  • French: “Base de Chièvres”
  • French: “Chièvres AB”
  • French: “Chievres Air Base”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Chièvres”
  • Indonesian: “EBCV”
  • Japanese: “キエーヴル空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “シエーヴル空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Chievres”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Terbang Chievres”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Chievres”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chievres Air Base”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chievres flystasjon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “EBCV”
  • Norwegian: “Chievres Air Base”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی شیور”
  • Swedish: “Chièvres Air Base”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ шюр”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Шювр”
  • Vietnamese: “căn cứ không quân Chièvres”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bauffe and Brugelette.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Poste de secours Chièvres and Église Saint-Brice.

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