Fond de France

Fond de France is a locality in Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia. Fond de France is situated nearby to the village Faulx-les-Tombes, as well as near the hamlet Goyet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Goyet Caves and Faulx-les-Tombes Castle.

Goyet Caves

Cave

The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in Belgium in a limestone cliff about 15 m above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province.

Faulx-les-Tombes Castle

Castle

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is a 19th-century château in Faulx-les-Tombes in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The first castle on the site was built in the 13th century and was a dependency of the County of Namur.

Grandpré Abbey

Place of worship

Photo: Thomas Bertrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grandpré Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located at Faulx-les-Tombes, in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The only remains of the abbey are the gatehouse and the attached range at the main entrance, the farm buildings and the mill, once powered by the Samson brook, which crosses the site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faulx-les-Tombes and Goyet.

Faulx-les-Tombes

Village

Photo: Guatebe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Faulx-les-Tombes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already during the Paleolithic.

Goyet

Hamlet

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Goyet is a hamlet of the municipality Gesves, Wallonia, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It is famous for Goyet Caves, with glacial remnants of Neandertals, Homo sapiens and canid.

Strud

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Strud is a hamlet of the village of Haltinne, Wallonia, located in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Belgium. The village church dates from the 11th century, and has a tower from the 9th century. Strud is situated 3 km northeast of Fond de France.

Fond de France

Type: Locality
Location: Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.43263° or 50° 25′ 58″ north

Longitude

5.02397° or 5° 1′ 26″ east

Open location code

9F27C2MF+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9389366018

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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