Étangs du Blanc Boquet

Étangs du Blanc Boquet is a fishing area in Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Étangs du Blanc Boquet is situated nearby to the forest Bois des Religieuses, as well as near Bois Saint-Joseph.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Le Rœulx Castle.

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. Strépy-Thieu boat lift is situated 3½ km south of Étangs du Blanc Boquet.

Le Rœulx Castle

Residential building

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

Le Rœulx Castle, also known as the Château des Princes de Croÿ, or "castle of the Princes de Croÿ", is a castle in the town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. Le Rœulx Castle is situated 1¼ km east of Étangs du Blanc Boquet.

Sart Canal Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Pechristener, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sart Canal Bridge is situated 3½ km southeast of Étangs du Blanc Boquet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gottignies and Thieusies.

Gottignies

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Gottignies is a village.

Thieusies

Village

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

Thieusies is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Soignies, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Since 1977, Thieusies formed part of the municipality of Soignies, also comprising the villages of Casteau, Horrues, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Naast, Neufvilles, and Soignies. Thieusies is situated 3 km west of Étangs du Blanc Boquet.

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. Thieu is situated 4 km south of Étangs du Blanc Boquet.

Étangs du Blanc Boquet

Type: Fishing area
Categories: recreation area and sports location
Location: Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.5076° or 50° 30′ 27″ north

Longitude

4.09246° or 4° 5′ 33″ east

Open location code

9F26G35R+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 162391175

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=fishing

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