Étang des Peupliers

Étang des Peupliers is in Lobbes, Arrondissement of Thuin, Wallonia. Étang des Peupliers is situated near the hamlet Aulne, as well as near the village Sars-la-Buissière.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lobbes Abbey and Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer.

Lobbes Abbey

Monastery

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Lobbes Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Lobbes, Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey played an important role in the religious, political and religious life of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, especially around the year 1000. Lobbes Abbey is situated 1½ km south of Étang des Peupliers.

Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer

Church

Photo: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer is a church in Lobbes, a town of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Originally built as a burial church for monks and abbots of nearby Lobbes Abbey, it developed into a pilgrimage church after Saint Ursmer was interred there. Collegiate Church of Saint Ursmer is situated 2 km south of Étang des Peupliers.

Lobbes railway station

Railway stop

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Lobbes railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 2 km south of Étang des Peupliers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thuin and Aulne.

Thuin

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Thuin is a small, partly hilltop town south-west of Charleroi in the Belgian province of Hainaut on the river Sambre. For rail fans, there is the ASVi museum featuring historic trams from the Vicinal era.

Aulne

Hamlet

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Aulne is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Étang des Peupliers.

Sars-la-Buissière

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Sars-la-Buissière is a village of Wallonia and a district in the municipality of Lobbes, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Sars-la-Buissière is situated 5 km southwest of Étang des Peupliers.

Étang des Peupliers

Type: Body of water
Location: Lobbes, Arrondissement of Thuin, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.3624° or 50° 21′ 45″ north

Longitude

4.26749° or 4° 16′ 3″ east

Open location code

9F269768+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 232695250

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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