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Natural site

Bois de Cocars

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°23′37″ N 3°45′57″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Cocars Bois de Cocars
Location in Belgium
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dour
0.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport50 km
LIL Lille Airport51 km

About Bois de Cocars

Bois de Cocars is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Bois d'Audregnies and Rieu d'Elouges.

Climate of Bois de Cocars

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (75 mm)
Driest month
February (51 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bois de Cocars
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)625166526472665658697571

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Cocars

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 48 km to the east.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 50 kmeast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 51 kmnorthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 76 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 48 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 57 kmnorthwest
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 63 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 65 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 68 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois de Cocars

Within 100 km: 265 historic and cultural sites, 713 natural sites, 853 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 8 kmN
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 10 kmNW
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 16 kmE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 13 kmE

25–60 km683 places

  • Étang de Virelles Lake 55 kmSE
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 56 kmSE
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 56 kmSE
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 45 kmSE

60–100 km1,019 places

  • Het Eiland Island 92 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 80 kmE
  • Hofstademeer Lake 84 kmNE
  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 65 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dour Village, Arrondissement of Mons
    0.7 km E
  • Wihéries Village, Dour
    1.3 km SW
  • Dour Town, Dour
    0.9 km E
  • Élouges Village, Dour
    1.4 km NW
  • Boussu Village, Arrondissement of Mons
    5 km NE
  • Monceau Neighbourhood, Dour
    1 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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