Faulx-les-Tombes Castle

Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is a 19th-century château in Faulx-les-Tombes in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The first castle on the site was built in the 13th century and was a dependency of the County of Namur.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Wallonia
Also known as: “Chateau de Faulx-les-Tombes”, “Faulx-les-Tombes”, and “Kasteel van Faulx”
Address: Chaussée de Gramptinne 44, 5340

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Goyet Caves and Grandpré Abbey.

Goyet Caves

Cave

The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in Belgium in a limestone cliff about 15 m above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province. Goyet Caves is situated 2 km northeast of Faulx-les-Tombes Castle.

Grandpré Abbey

Place of worship

Photo: Thomas Bertrand, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grandpré Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located at Faulx-les-Tombes, in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The only remains of the abbey are the gatehouse and the attached range at the main entrance, the farm buildings and the mill, once powered by the Samson brook, which crosses the site. Grandpré Abbey is situated 1½ km southeast of Faulx-les-Tombes Castle.

Chapelle de Mont-Sainte-Marie

Church

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Chapelle de Mont-Sainte-Marie is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Faulx-les-Tombes Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faulx-les-Tombes and Mozet.

Faulx-les-Tombes

Village

Photo: Guatebe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Faulx-les-Tombes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Remains of Roman settlements have been discovered in the area, which was settled already during the Paleolithic.

Mozet

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.

Mozet is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Gesves, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Although the area has been settled since Roman times, the current village developed around the church and castle of an allod in the early 11th century.

Goyet

Hamlet

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

Goyet is a hamlet of the municipality Gesves, Wallonia, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. It is famous for Goyet Caves, with glacial remnants of Neandertals, Homo sapiens and canid.

Faulx-les-Tombes Castle

Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Gesves, Arrondissement of Namur, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.42894° or 50° 25′ 44″ north

Longitude

4.99965° or 4° 59′ 59″ east

Established

1871

Levels

Open location code

9F26CXHX+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 397741855

OpenStreetMap feature

building=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q2658442

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Faulx-les-Tombes Castle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Faulx-les-Tombesko gaztelua”
Dutch: “Kasteel van Faulx-les-Tombes”
French: “château de Faulx-les-Tombes”
French: “Château de Faulx”
Italian: “Castello di Faulx-les-Tombes”
Persian: “فولز لتومب”
Spanish: “Castillo de Faulx-les-Tombes”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Maison de l’Entité and Grottes d’Arville.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Faulx-Les Tombes Château and Chemin au naturel.

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