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Gerpinnes

Located in Arrondissement de Charleroi, Hainaut Province Coordinates: 50°20′15″ N 4°31′50″ E

Gerpinnes
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
12,716
12.7K
Elevation
185 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
16
listed under Gerpinnes
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport15 km
BRU Brussels Airport63 km

About Gerpinnes

Gerpinnes is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Charleroi, Hainaut Province. Population: 12,716. Elevation: 185 m.

From Wikipedia

Gerpinnes (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁ.pin]; Walloon: Djerpene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 12,660 inhabitants. The total area is 47.10 km2, giving a population density of 269 inhabitants per km2. Every year at Whitsun, a large procession is organised in honour of Saint Rolendis (Sainte Rolende). Participants are dressed as Napoleonic soldiers, and walk about 40 km around the whole municipality.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
47.1 km²
Official website
gerpinnes.be

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Gerpinnes

  • Charleroi
  • Aiseau-Presles
  • Florennes
  • Mettet
  • Walcourt

Climate of Gerpinnes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (79 mm)
Driest month
February (54 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Gerpinnes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)655467577079706461687474

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gerpinnes

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 15 kmnorth
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 63 kmnorth
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 73 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Namur Population: 110.9K 28 kmnortheast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 58 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 58 kmnorth
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 60 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Gerpinnes

Within 100 km: 250 historic and cultural sites, 1,263 natural sites, 1,062 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km239 places

  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 11 kmE
  • Lac de l'Eau d'Heure Lake 18 kmSW
  • Lac de la Plate Taille Lake 21 kmSW
  • Bois de Weillen Natural site 22 kmSE

25–60 km896 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 28 kmSE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 32 kmSW
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 40 kmSW
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,440 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 80 kmE
  • Île Monsin Island 86 kmNE
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 91 kmNE
  • Hofstademeer Lake 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gerpinnes

16 places
  1. 1 Acoz 2.1K
  2. 2 Loverval 1.9K
  3. 3 Villers-Poterie 1.3K
  4. 4 Gougnies 1K
  5. 5 Gerpinnes 835
  6. 6 Joncret 729

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages10

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Sources & licences

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