Corroy-le-Château
Corroy-le-Château is a village in Gembloux, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia. Corroy-le-Château is situated nearby to the village Bothey, as well as near the hamlet Vieille Maison.Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: section of Gembloux, Wallonia, Belgium
- Also known as: “Corroy-le-Chateau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Château de Corroy-le-Château and Belfry of Gembloux.
Château de Corroy-le-Château
Castle
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
The Castle of Corroy-le-Château is a medieval castle in the village of Corroy-le-Château, near Gembloux, in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. Originally built between 1220 and 1230 by William of Brabant, the castle is one of the best-preserved medieval buildings in Belgium, with gigantic round towers and a moat.
Belfry of Gembloux
Public building
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Belfry of Gembloux is a public building, which is situated 4 km northeast of Corroy-le-Château.
Falnuée Castle
Castle
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falnuée Castle (French: Château-ferme de Falnuée is a château-ferme in Mazy, in the municipality of Gembloux, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It is now a golf clubhouse. Falnuée Castle is situated 3½ km south of Corroy-le-Château.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bothey and Mazy.
Bothey
Village
Bothey is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gembloux, located in the province of Namur, Belgian. Bothey was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Gembloux.
Mazy
Village
Photo: Grentidez, Public domain.
Mazy is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gembloux, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Mazy is situated 3 km southeast of Corroy-le-Château.
Tongrinne
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Tongrinne is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sombreffe, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe. Tongrinne is situated 3 km southwest of Corroy-le-Château.
Corroy-le-Château
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Gembloux, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.53597° or 50° 32′ 10″ northLongitude
4.6547° or 4° 39′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F26GMP3+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 301317770OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q1706998
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Walloon—“Corroy-le-Château” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Corroy-le-Chateau”
- Dutch: “Corroy-le-Château”
- Estonian: “Corroy-le-Château”
- French: “Corroy-le-Chateau”
- French: “Corroy-le-Château”
- German: “Corroy-le-Château”
- Hungarian: “Corroy-le-Château”
- Irish: “Corroy-le-Château”
- Polish: “Corroy-le-Château”
- Walloon: “Côroe-l‘-Tchestea”
- Walloon: “Côroe-l’-Tchestea”
- Walloon: “Côroe”
- “Corroy-le-Château”
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