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Philippeville

Wallonia, Belgium · Europe

About Philippeville

Philippeville works well as a base: 10 minutes from Yves-Gomezée, 27km from Citadelle de Dinant.

Philippeville is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 8,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Yves-Gomezée, about 6 km away.

Philippeville (French pronunciation: [filipvil] ; Walloon: Flipveye) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The Philippeville municipality includes the former municipalities of Fagnolle, Franchimont, Jamagne, Jamiolle, Merlemont, Neuville, Omezée, Roly, Romedenne, Samart,

Read more Sart-en-Fagne, Sautour, Surice, Villers-en-Fagne, Villers-le-Gambon, and Vodecée.

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What is there to see near Philippeville?

Within an hour or so of Philippeville: Chimay Street Circuit (24 km), Citadelle de Dinant (27 km), Citadel of Dinant (27 km), Rocroi (30 km).

Are there any good drives near Philippeville?

The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Voie Sacrée.

Where is Philippeville?

Philippeville is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 6 km from Yves-Gomezée.

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Quick Information

Population
8,051
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Wallonia
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.1961, 4.5437

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Philippeville

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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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.

24 km · about 30 min drive

castle

Citadelle de Dinant

A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.

27 km · about 30 min drive

castle

Citadel of Dinant

Clifftop fortress above the Meuse at Dinant, reached by 408 steps or a cable car, overlooking the river road.

27 km · about 30 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.

30 km · about 35 min drive

castle

Citadelle de Namur

One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.

37 km · about 45 min drive

castle

Citadel of Namur

Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.

37 km · about 45 min drive

photogenic

Belvédère de la Longue Roche

Quartzite ledge 140 m above Monthermé with the classic head-on view of the Meuse doubling back in a full horseshoe meander: the signature photograph of the French Ardennes, a short walk from roadside parking.

37 km · about 40 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.

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Philippeville

4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.

  • 24 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.
  • 55 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.

Driving in Belgium

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.74/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Philippeville.

Yves-Gomezée

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 1,680

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Walcourt

🇧🇪 Belgium

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Nalinnes

🇧🇪 Belgium

16 km awayPop. 5,785

Mettet

🇧🇪 Belgium

16 km awayPop. 12,014

Couvin

🇧🇪 Belgium

16 km awayPop. 13,518

Hastière-Lavaux

🇧🇪 Belgium

20 km awayPop. 5,147

Givet

🇫🇷 France

21 km awayPop. 7,448

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