Bois des Rivières

Bois des Rivières is a deciduous forest in Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Bois des Rivières is situated nearby to the locality Val de Creuse, as well as near the village Gottignies.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Havré railway station.

Strépy-Thieu boat lift

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it was the tallest boat lift in the world upon its completion in 2002, and remained so until the Three Gorges Dam ship lift in China was completed in January 2016.

Havré railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Havré Castle

Castle

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

Havré Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Havré in the town of Mons, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Havré and Obourg.

Havré

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Havré 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.

Obourg

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Obourg is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. In 1964, Saint-Denis was merged into Obourg. On 1 January 1972, Obourg was merged into Mons.

Thieu

Village

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thieu is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 1984, the Living Museum of the Canal du Centre in Thieu was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.

Bois des Rivières

Type: Deciduous forest
Category: forest
Location: Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.4877° or 50° 29′ 16″ north

Longitude

4.0632° or 4° 3′ 48″ east

Open location code

9F26F3Q7+37

OpenStreetMap ID

way 113510169

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Val de Creuse and Gottignies.

Notable Places Nearby

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