Le Moulin de l’Abbaye

Le Moulin de l’Abbaye is a watermill in Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Wallonia which is located on Rue de l’Abbaye. Le Moulin de l’Abbaye is situated nearby to the place of worship Grandpré Abbey, as well as near the church Église Saint-Joseph.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grandpré Abbey and Faulx-les-Tombes Castle.

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.

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. Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is situated 1½ km northwest of Le Moulin de l’Abbaye.

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. Goyet Caves is situated 3 km north of Le Moulin de l’Abbaye.

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. Goyet is situated 3 km north of Le Moulin de l’Abbaye.

Sorinne-la-Longue

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Sorinne-la-Longue is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Le Moulin de l’Abbaye.

Le Moulin de l’Abbaye

Type: Watermill
Address: Rue de l’Abbaye 4, Faulx-les-Tombes, 5340
Categories: building, historic site, and industry
Location: Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.41889° or 50° 25′ 8″ north

Longitude

5.01782° or 5° 1′ 4″ east

Inception

1673

Open location code

9F27C299+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 108040133

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=watermill

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