Bousignies-sur-Roc

Bousignies-sur-Roc is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. In early 2021, the commune made international headlines after some historians on a walk noticed that a stone marking the French-Belgian border near the village was moved by about two meters into the French territory.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Sainte-Aldegonde de Bousignies-sur-Roc and St Martin’s Church, Cousolre.

Église Sainte-Aldegonde de Bousignies-sur-Roc

Church

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Église Sainte-Aldegonde de Bousignies-sur-Roc is a church.

St Martin’s Church, Cousolre

Church

Photo: Chatsam, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Martin Church of Cousolre or St Martin's Church of Cousolre is a church located in Cousolre, in the department of Nord, in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Chapelle Saint-Walbert de Cousolre

Church

Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.

Chapelle Saint-Walbert de Cousolre is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beaumont and Hantes-Wihéries.

Beaumont

Town

Photo: Chatsam, Public domain.

Beaumont is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, on the border with France. On 1 January 2012 Beaumont had a total population of 7,060. Beaumont is situated 5 km southeast of Bousignies-sur-Roc.