Paurcy

Paurcy is a forest in Belgium. Paurcy is situated nearby to the village Dourbes, as well as near the locality Walleu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fagnolle Castle and Hauteroche Castle.

Fagnolle Castle

Fagnolle Castle is a castle located in the district of Fagnolle, in the municipality of Philippeville, Wallonia, Belgium, and in the Fagne region. The castle was formerly the centre of government of the small independent Barony, later County, of Fagnolle.

Hauteroche Castle

Ruins

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Hauteroche Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle, destroyed after a siege in 1554, in the village of Dourbes in the municipality of Viroinval, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The castle site was scientifically excavated between 1976 and 2002.

Fondry des Chiens

Nature reserve

Photo: AardrijkskundeUitgelegd.nl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fondry des Chiens is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nismes and Mariembourg.

Nismes

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Nismes is a village.

Mariembourg

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mariembourg is a town in the municipality of Couvin in the Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The town is named after Mary of Hungary, governor of what was then the Habsburg Netherlands, who ordered the construction of a fortress town there in 1542.