Grand Large

The Grand Large is an artificial lake in , not far from the city of in the , . The lake is situated along the highway E19 between and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Fabrice duplaquet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: lake in Belgium
  • Also known as: “Le Grand Large”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mundaneum and Mons railway station.

Museum
Photo: Mr N, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was an institution which aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system known as the Universal Decimal Classification. is situated 2 km southeast of Grand Large.

Railway station
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is a railway station in , , Belgium. The station opened on 19 December 1841 on railway lines 96, 97 and 118. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. is situated 2 km south of Grand Large.

Museum
Photo: Agicart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an Art Nouveau private house located in , Belgium. Dating from the 18th century, it was renovated in Art Nouveau style in the early 1900s at the request of Léon Losseau by Paul Saintenoy. is situated 2 km southeast of Grand Large.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nimy and Mons.

Village
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons.

Photo: Fred LEPOINT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the capital of the province of , in the region of . The town is a worthy place to base yourself for a multi-day exploration of the Hainaut region.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons. is situated 2½ km northeast of Grand Large.

Grand Large

Latitude
50.47122° or 50° 28′ 16″ north
Longitude
3.9413° or 3° 56′ 29″ east
Inception
1954
Open location code
9F25FWCR+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8103443
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­basin
Wiki­data ID
Q2070988
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Satellite Map

Discover Grand Large from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Romanian—“Grand Large” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة غراند لارغي”
  • Dutch: “Grand Large (Belgie)”
  • Dutch: “Grand Large”
  • French: “Grand Large”
  • Latin: “Grandis Largus”
  • Luxembourgish: “Grand Large”
  • Macedonian: “Гран Ларж”
  • Romanian: “Grand Large”

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Highlights include Port de plaisance de Mons and LAGO Mons.

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