Ouvrage de Rocq

Ouvrage de Rocq is a fort in Colleret, Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Hauts-de-France. Ouvrage de Rocq is situated nearby to the historic site Batterie des Foyaux, as well as near Batterie №29.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gare de Recquignies and Ouvrage Boussois.

Gare de Recquignies

Railway stop

Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.

Gare de Recquignies is a railway stop, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Ouvrage de Rocq.

Ouvrage Boussois

Fort

Photo: Chevalier libre, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ouvrage Boussois 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. Ouvrage Boussois is situated 2 km north of Ouvrage de Rocq.

Jeumont railway station

Railway station

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Jeumont railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Ouvrage de Rocq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jeumont and Hantes-Wihéries.

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 4 km northeast of Ouvrage de Rocq.