Ouvrage Boussois
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.Photo: Chevalier libre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin de Boussois and Jeumont railway station.
Église Saint-Martin de Boussois
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Église Saint-Martin de Boussois is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Ouvrage Boussois.
Jeumont railway station
Railway station
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Jeumont railway station is situated 2½ km east of Ouvrage Boussois.
Gare de Recquignies
Railway stop
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Gare de Recquignies is a railway stop, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ouvrage Boussois.
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 3½ km east of Ouvrage Boussois.
Hantes-Wihéries
Village
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Hantes-Wihéries is a village, which is situated 9 km east of Ouvrage Boussois.
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 10 km west of Ouvrage Boussois.
Ouvrage Boussois
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort de Boussois”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Boussois, Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.29501° or 50° 17′ 42″ northLongitude
4.05311° or 4° 3′ 11″ eastInception
1883Open location code
9F2673W3+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 13511980037OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q3358720
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In Other Languages
“Ouvrage Boussois” goes by many names.
- French: “ouvrage de Boussois”
- French: “Ouvrage de boussois”
- French: “Ouvrage de Boussois”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Les p’tits Quinquins and Aire de Boussois.
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