Ouvrage Bersillies
Ouvrage Bersillies is a petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line, built as part of the "New Fronts" program to address shortcomings in the Line's coverage of the border with Belgium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Sainte-Aldegonde de Bersillies and Église Saint Martin de Villers-Sire-Nicole.
Église Sainte-Aldegonde de Bersillies
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église Sainte-Aldegonde de Bersillies is a church, which is situated 590 metres southwest of Ouvrage Bersillies.
Église Saint Martin de Villers-Sire-Nicole
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église Saint Martin de Villers-Sire-Nicole is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Ouvrage Bersillies.
Église Saint-André de Mairieux
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église Saint-André de Mairieux is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Ouvrage Bersillies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jeumont and Feignies.
Jeumont
Town
Photo: Weygand, Public domain.
Jeumont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the Belgian border and on the river Sambre, adjacent to the Belgian town Erquelinnes. It is part of the agglomeration of Maubeuge. Jeumont is situated 7 km southeast of Ouvrage Bersillies.
Feignies
Village
Photo: Budotradan, Public domain.
Feignies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Feignies is twinned with the English village of Keyworth. Feignies is situated 7 km southwest of Ouvrage Bersillies.
Harveng
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Harveng 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. Harveng is situated 8 km north of Ouvrage Bersillies.
Ouvrage Bersillies
- Type: Fort
- Description: petit ouvrage of the Maginot Line
- Categories: petit ouvrage, historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bersillies, Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.32716° or 50° 19′ 38″ northLongitude
4.00645° or 4° 0′ 23″ eastInception
1890Open location code
9F2682G4+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13450178923OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
military=fortWikidata ID
Q3358717
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In Other Languages
“Ouvrage Bersillies” goes by many names.
- French: “ouvrage de Bersillies”
- French: “Ouvrage de Bersillies”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mairie de Bersillies and AM cupola mock-up.
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