Les Manettes

Les Manettes is a meadow in Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Les Manettes is situated nearby to the forest Bois des Pochets, as well as near the sports venue ET.SP. Brainoise.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pillory of Braine-le-Château and K-W Line.

Pillory of Braine-le-Château

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Pillory of Braine-le-Château is situated 1 km east of Les Manettes.

The Koningshooikt–Wavre Line, abbreviated to KW Line and often known as the Dyle Line after the Dijle river, was a 60-kilometre-long fortified line of defence prepared by the Belgian Army between Koningshooikt and Wavre which was intended to protect Brussels from a possible German invasion. K-W Line is situated 1½ km northeast of Les Manettes.

Braine Castle

Residential building

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Braine Castle is a castle in Braine-le-Château, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. In 649 the Abbess of Mons St. Waudru ceded her "land of Ittre", including Braine, to the Chapter of Mons. Braine Castle is situated 1 km east of Les Manettes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clabecq and Oisquercq.

Clabecq

Village

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

Clabecq is a district of the Belgian municipality of Tubize, Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant. It was formerly its own municipality until the period of fusion of Belgian municipalities in 1977.