Valenciennes Tower
Valenciennes Tower is a tower in Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia. Valenciennes Tower is situated nearby to Place Paul Heupgen, as well as near the courthouse Cours de Justice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mundaneum and Maison Losseau.
Mundaneum
Museum
Photo: Mr N, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mundaneum was an institution which aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system called the Universal Decimal Classification. Mundaneum is situated 230 metres west of Valenciennes Tower.
Maison Losseau
Museum
Photo: Agicart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Maison Losseau is an Art Nouveau private house located in Mons, Belgium. Dating from the 18th century, it was renovated in Art Nouveau style in the early 1900s at the request of Léon Losseau by Paul Saintenoy. Maison Losseau is situated 400 metres southwest of Valenciennes Tower.
Stade Charles Tondreau
Pitch
Photo: Musculatoro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stade Charles Tondreau is a multi-purpose stadium in Mons, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of R.A.E.C. Stade Charles Tondreau is situated 530 metres northeast of Valenciennes Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nimy and Hyon.
Nimy
Village
Nimy is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.
Hyon
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyon is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.
Mesvin
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Mesvin is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons. Mesvin is situated 3½ km south of Valenciennes Tower.
Valenciennes Tower
- Type: Tower
- Categories: fortified tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Mons, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.45841° or 50° 27′ 30″ northLongitude
3.95865° or 3° 57′ 31″ eastOpen location code
9F25FX55+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 110466922OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q85854903
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Valenciennes Tower” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tour Valenciennoise”
- French: “tour Valenciennoise”
- French: “Tour Valenciennoise”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Paul Heupgen and Cours de Justice.
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