Harmignies BESS

Harmignies BESS is a power station in Hauts-de-France, France. Harmignies BESS is situated near Harmignies quarry, as well as near the house Harmignies railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Harmignies railway station and Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes.

Harmignies railway station

House

Photo: Libellule81, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Harmignies railway station is a house, which is situated 390 metres south of Harmignies BESS.

Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes

Archaeological site

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

The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium. Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes is situated 2½ km west of Harmignies BESS.

St Symphorien Military Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

The St Symphorien Military Cemetery is a First World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Saint-Symphorien, Belgium. It contains the graves of 284 German and 229 Commonwealth soldiers, principally those killed during the Battle of Mons. St Symphorien Military Cemetery is situated 2 km north of Harmignies BESS.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harmignies and Villers-Saint-Ghislain.

Harmignies

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Harmignies 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.

Villers-Saint-Ghislain

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Villers-Saint-Ghislain 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.

Saint-Symphorien

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Saint-Symphorien 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.

Harmignies BESS

Type: Power station
Category: industry
Location: Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.41526° or 50° 24′ 55″ north

Longitude

4.01821° or 4° 1′ 6″ east

Operator

ESG

Open location code

9F26C289+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1491083900

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Harmignies quarry and Chapelle Saint-Roch.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Elia 150kV et 70kV Harmignies and Silos d’Harmignies.

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