Poilvache Castle

Poilvache Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of in the province of Namur, , overlooking the village of Houx from a clifftop on the river .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in Wallonia
  • Also known as: “Ruines du château de Poilvache”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pont-rails d’Anhée and Yvoir railway station.

Bridge
Photo: Dirac, CC0.
is a bridge, which is situated 570 metres west of Poilvache Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Clementrossignol, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northwest of Poilvache Castle.

Bridge
Photo: Dirac, CC0.
is situated 2 km northwest of Poilvache Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houx and Anhée.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: ArVisSto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality of located in the , . On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,934 inhabitants. The total area is 65.67 km.

Hamlet
Photo: Grentidez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Poilvache Castle

Latitude
50.30505° or 50° 18′ 18″ north
Longitude
4.89934° or 4° 53′ 58″ east
Inception
13th century
Open location code
9F268V4X+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93649572
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q787193
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Poilvache Castle” goes by many names.

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