La Royère Castle

La Royère Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Néchin in the municipality of Estaimpuis, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

Photo: Sir Gawain, Public domain.

Type: Ruins
Description: castle in Wallonia
Also known as: “Ancien château de Néchin”, “Burg Royère”, “Château De La Royère”, “kasteel van Ninchin”, “La Royere Castle”, and “Ruines du château de la Royère”
Address: Rue du Château de la Royère, Néchin

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Vaast de Leers and Templeuve Castle.

Église Saint-Vaast de Leers

Church

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Saint-Vaast de Leers is a church, which is situated 2 km west of La Royère Castle.

Templeuve Castle

Castle

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

Templeuve Castle, also known as Castle of Formanoir de La Cazerie, is a castle in Templeuve Belgium. Templeuve Castle is situated 3½ km south of La Royère Castle.

Néchin La Festingue station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Néchin La Festingue station is situated 3 km southwest of La Royère Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Néchin and Leers-Nord.

Néchin

Village

Photo: Groslapin Le Terrible, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Néchin is a town of Wallonia and district of the municipality of Estaimpuis, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium, near the border with France's Hauts-de-France region.

Leers-Nord

Village

Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leers-Nord is a village.

Bailleul

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Bailleul is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Estaimpuis, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The village has been known to exist since at least 864, when it was mentioned for the first time. Bailleul is situated 3 km east of La Royère Castle.

La Royère Castle

Categories: château, castle, building, and historic site
Location: Estaimpuis, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.67558° or 50° 40′ 32″ north

Longitude

3.27581° or 3° 16′ 33″ east

Established

<1100

Open location code

9F25M7GG+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 954749736

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q6465001

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“La Royère Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “kasteel van la Royère”
Dutch: “Kasteel van la Royère”
French: “château de la Royère”
French: “Château de la Royère”
German: “Burg Roy�ère”
Italian: “Castello della Royère”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sanctuaire Jésus et Marie and S.C. Nechin.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Néchin N° 107 and Néchin Route de Pecq.

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Worth a closer look: Charleroi and Mons.

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