Le Doignon

Le Doignon is a suburb in Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Le Doignon is situated nearby to the quarter L’Estrée, as well as near the suburb La Grange des Champs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Braine-l’Alleud railway station and Lion’s Mound.

Braine-l’Alleud railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Braine-l'Alleud railway station is a railway station in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Lion’s Mound

Peak

Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826. Lion’s Mound is situated 3 km southeast of Le Doignon.

Église Saint-Étienne de Braine-l’Alleud

Church

Photo: Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Saint-Étienne de Braine-l’Alleud is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ter Cluysen and Waterloo.

Ter Cluysen

Neighborhood

Photo: GdML, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ter Cluysen is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Le Doignon.

Waterloo

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena.

Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It was a municipality in its own right before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977. Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 3½ km southwest of Le Doignon.

Le Doignon

Type: Suburb
Categories: locality and meadow
Location: Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.69472° or 50° 41′ 41″ north

Longitude

4.37034° or 4° 22′ 13″ east

Open location code

9F26M9VC+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 568569356

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=meadow

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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