Carrières Harmignies
Carrières Harmignies is a gap in Hauts-de-France, France and has an elevation of 65 metres. Carrières Harmignies is situated nearby to the locality Malplaquet, as well as near the village Saint-Symphorien.Places of Interest
Highlights include Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes and St Symphorien Military Cemetery.
Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes
Archaeological site
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium.
St Symphorien Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
The St Symphorien Military Cemetery is a First World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Saint-Symphorien, Belgium. It contains the graves of 284 German and 229 Commonwealth soldiers, principally those killed during the Battle of Mons.
Nouvelles Communal Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nouvelles Communal Cemetery is situated 3½ km west of Carrières Harmignies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harmignies and Spiennes.
Harmignies
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Harmignies is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.
Spiennes
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spiennes is a small village with about a thousand inhabitants in Wallonia, close to Mons. The town itself is mostly an attraction for what it once was, that being the foremost Neolithic production centre of pre-historic Europe.
Saint-Symphorien
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Saint-Symphorien is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.
Carrières Harmignies
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 65 metres
- Also known as: “Carrieres Harmignies”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.41727° or 50° 25′ 2″ northLongitude
4.0143° or 4° 0′ 52″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
9F26C287+WPGeoNames ID
6930042
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