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Citadelle de Dinant
A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Florennes
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Florennes
Florennes works well as a base: 5 minutes from Morialmé, 22km from Citadelle de Dinant.
Florennes is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Morialmé, about 4 km away.
Florennes (French pronunciation: [flɔ.ʁɛn]; Walloon: Florene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. As of 1 January 2006, Florennes has a total population of 10,754. The total area is 133.55 km2 which gives a population density of 81 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists ofRead more
the following districts: Corenne, Flavion, Florennes, Hanzinelle, Hanzinne, Hemptinne, Morialmé, Morville, Rosée, Saint-Aubin and Thy-le-Bauduin.
Florennes hosts Florennes Air Base, a Belgian military airfield which is the home base for F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.
The first week-end of every July, Florennes is a large festival due to the folk walk with a couple of thousand walkers.
Cyclists Firmin Lambot, who won the Tour de France in 1919 and in 1922 and Léon Scieur, who won the Tour in 1921, were born in Florennes.
The village was formerly the site of Florennes Abbey, dissolved during the French Revolution and since entirely demolished.
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What is there to see near Florennes?
Within an hour or so of Florennes: Citadelle de Dinant (22 km), Citadel of Dinant (22 km), Citadel of Namur (29 km), Citadelle de Namur (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Florennes?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Voie Sacrée.
Where is Florennes?
Florennes is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Morialmé.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,723
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.2513, 4.6064
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Worth the detour from Florennes
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Citadel of Dinant
Clifftop fortress above the Meuse at Dinant, reached by 408 steps or a cable car, overlooking the river road.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Citadel of Namur
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Citadelle de Namur
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
30 km · about 35 min drive
historic highway
Chimay Street Circuit
A Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Rocroi
Perfect star-shaped bastioned town in the French Ardennes, laid out in 1555 and remodelled by Vauban, its five-pointed geometry of ramparts and radial streets still fully intact.
37 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Villers Abbey
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Canal du Centre Hydraulic Boat Lifts
Four UNESCO-listed 19th-century hydraulic boat lifts near La Louvière, still standing on the old Canal du Centre.
41 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Florennes
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 31 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
- 57 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
- 80 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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