Bois des Rocs

Bois des Rocs is a forest in Ittre, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Bois des Rocs is situated nearby to the hamlet Fauquez, as well as near the locality Monplaisir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ronquières inclined plane and Bois de la Houssière.

Ronquières inclined plane

Photo: Zinneke, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia, Belgium. It opened in April 1968 having taken six years to build.

Bois de la Houssière

Nature reserve

Photo: Christophe Gesché, CC BY 3.0.

Bois de la Houssière is a nature reserve.

Hennuyères railway station

Railway station

Photo: Clementrossignol, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braine-le-Comte and Ronquières.

Braine-le-Comte

Town

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Braine-le-Comte is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 21,649.

Ronquières

Village

Photo: flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ronquières is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is best known as the location of the Ronquières inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal.