Carrières du Nord

Carrières du Nord is a quarry in Couvin, Arrondissement de Philippeville, Wallonia. Carrières du Nord is situated near the grassland Pelouse de la carrière du Nord, as well as near the quarry Carrière du Ballodrome.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Neptune Caves and Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Brouffe de Mariembourg.

Neptune Caves

Cave

Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0.

The Neptune Caves, also known as the Grottes de l'Adugeoir are a series of natural caves located in Wallonia near Petigny in the municipality of Couvin, Belgium. Neptune Caves is situated 2 km southeast of Carrières du Nord.

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Brouffe de Mariembourg

Church

Photo: Samuël Scyeur, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Brouffe de Mariembourg is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Carrières du Nord.

Mariembourg railway station

Railway station

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Mariembourg railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Carrières du Nord.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frasnes-lez-Couvin and Boussu-en-Fagne.

Frasnes-lez-Couvin

Village

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Frasnes-lez-Couvin is a village.

Boussu-en-Fagne

Village

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Boussu-en-Fagne is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Couvin, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Archaeological excavations in the area have revealed a Neolithic settlement as well as a large Roman villa, and a subsidiary Roman road.

Mariembourg

Village

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Mariembourg is a town in the municipality of Couvin in the Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The town is named after Mary of Hungary, governor of what was then the Habsburg Netherlands, who ordered the construction of a fortress town there in 1542.

Carrières du Nord

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Couvin, Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.08131° or 50° 4′ 53″ north

Longitude

4.49648° or 4° 29′ 47″ east

Open location code

9F263FJW+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 87977101

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pelouse de la carrière du Nord and Carrière du Ballodrome.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Frasnes Chapelle Saint-Joseph and École de Frasnes.

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