Sablière du Vertbois
Sablière du Vertbois is a heath in Braine-le-Comte, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia. Sablière du Vertbois is situated nearby to the nature reserve Ancienne sablière du Point du Jour, as well as near the spring Font. St Nicolas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Braine-le-Comte railway station and Bois de la Houssière.
Braine-le-Comte railway station
Railway station
Photo: Volapuk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braine-le-Comte railway station is a railway station in Braine-le-Comte, Hainaut, Belgium. The station opened on 31 October 1841 and is located on railway lines 96, 117 and 123. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. Braine-le-Comte railway station is situated 2½ km west of Sablière du Vertbois.
Bois de la Houssière
Nature reserve
Photo: Christophe Gesché, CC BY 3.0.
Bois de la Houssière is a nature reserve.
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. Ronquières inclined plane is situated 3½ km east of Sablière du Vertbois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henripont and Braine-le-Comte.
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. Braine-le-Comte is situated 3 km west of Sablière du Vertbois.
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. Ronquières is situated 3½ km east of Sablière du Vertbois.
Sablière du Vertbois
- Type: Heath
- Location: Braine-le-Comte, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.60292° or 50° 36′ 11″ northLongitude
4.17515° or 4° 10′ 31″ eastOpen location code
9F26J53G+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 31672549OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ancienne sablière du Point du Jour and Font. St Nicolas.
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