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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.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Profondeville
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Profondeville
Profondeville works well as a base: 10 minutes from Dave, 36km from Grottes de Han.
Profondeville is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dave, about 5 km away.
Profondeville (French: [pʁɔ.fɔ̃d.vil]; Walloon: Parfondveye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On January 1, 2016, Profondeville had a total population of 12,117. The total area of the municipality is 50.34 km2 (19.44 sq mi) and the population density is 240.70 inhabitants perRead more
km2.
The original municipality of Profondeville was expanded, during the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, with the addition of the ancienne communes of Arbre, Bois-de-Villers, Lesve, Lustin, Rivière and the Lakisse area from the southeast of the newly-adjoining municipality of Floreffe.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Profondeville?
Within an hour or so of Profondeville: Citadelle de Namur (9 km), Citadel of Namur (9 km), Citadelle de Dinant (13 km), Citadel of Dinant (13 km).
Are there any good drives near Profondeville?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Route du Vin.
Where is Profondeville?
Profondeville is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 5 km from Dave.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,401
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.3758, 4.8651
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Worth the detour from Profondeville
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Citadel of Namur
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Citadel of Dinant
Clifftop fortress above the Meuse at Dinant, reached by 408 steps or a cable car, overlooking the river road.
13 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Villers Abbey
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Grottes de Han
A spectacular river cave system explored by tram and boat, the finest show caves in Belgium's Ardennes.
36 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Musée Hergé
Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Durbuy
Billed as the smallest town in the world, a cluster of grey-stone houses and a castle in a green Ardennes valley.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Profondeville
- 54 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.
- 63 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
- 63 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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