Fairon

Fairon is a village in Hamoir, Arrondissement de Huy, Wallonia. Fairon is situated nearby to the locality Les Roches du Bois de la Fontaine, as well as near the hamlet Xhignesse.

Photo: Rebexho, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Saint Peter, Xhignesse and Hamoir station.

Church of Saint Peter, Xhignesse

Church

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

The Church of Saint Peter is a former parish church in Xhignesse, a village in the Belgian municipality of Hamoir. Tradition holds that the first church on the site was founded by Plectrude, the wife of Pepin of Herstal in the late 7th or early 8th century.

Hamoir station

Railway station

Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hamoir station serves the municipality of Hamoir, Wallonia, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The station is located at kilometer point 23.40 on along the Ourthe line from Angleur to Marloie, between Comblain-la-Tour and Sy stations.

Lassus Castle

Castle

Photo: Lordelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lassus Castle is a château in Hamoir, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium. The château, which stands on the banks of the Ourthe, was formerly the residence of the hereditary mayors of the village. Lassus Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Fairon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xhignesse and Comblain-la-Tour.

Xhignesse

Hamlet

Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Xhignesse is a village in the municipality of Hamoir, located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, Belgium. The village contains a well-preserved Romanesque church, the Church of Saint Peter, Xhignesse.

Comblain-la-Tour

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Comblain-la-Tour is a village.

Comblain-au-Pont

Village

Photo: David Edgar, CC BY 3.0.

Comblain-au-Pont is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. As of 1 January 2014 Comblain-au-Pont had a total population of 6,754. Comblain-au-Pont is situated 4 km northeast of Fairon.

Fairon

Type: Village
Description: human settlement in Hamoir, Belgium
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Hamoir, Arrondissement de Huy, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.44545° or 50° 26′ 44″ north

Longitude

5.54287° or 5° 32′ 34″ east

Open location code

9F27CGWV+54

OpenStreetMap ID

node 736011498

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

Wikidata ID

Q3064553

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Russian—“Fairon” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Fairon”
Dutch: “Fairon”
French: “Fairon”
Irish: “Fairon”
Luxembourgish: “Fairon”
Russian: “Ферон”

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