natural wonder
Hallerbos
The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Tubize
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Tubize
Tubize works well as a base: 5 minutes from Quenast, 5km from Hallerbos.
Tubize is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Quenast, about 4 km away.
Tubize (French pronunciation: [tybiz] ; Dutch: Tubeke [ˈtybeːkə]) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km2.
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municipality includes the districts of Clabecq, Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Tubize?
Within an hour or so of Tubize: Hallerbos (5 km), Nivelles-Baulers (12 km), Lion's Mound Waterloo (15 km), Villa Empain (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Tubize?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Tubize?
Tubize is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Quenast.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.6906, 4.2009
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Worth the detour from Tubize
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Nivelles-Baulers
A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.
12 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Lion's Mound Waterloo
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
15 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Villa Empain
Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Grand-Place
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Manneken Pis
Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Autoworld Brussels
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
21 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Tubize
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 70 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.
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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