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Natural site

Bois de Fontenoy

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°20′53″ N 3°47′23″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Fontenoy Bois de Fontenoy
Location in Belgium
Elevation
147 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bellignies
2.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport49 km
LIL Lille Airport55 km

About Bois de Fontenoy

Bois de Fontenoy is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Braquemart and Bois de Rampemont.

Climate of Bois de Fontenoy

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).

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Climate of Bois de Fontenoy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°17°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°7°10°12°11°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)625166526472665658697571

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Fontenoy

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 47 km to the east.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 49 kmeast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 55 kmnorthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 47 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 66 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 68 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 71 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois de Fontenoy

Within 100 km: 257 historic and cultural sites, 747 natural sites, 819 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 13 kmN
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 15 kmNW
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 14 kmNE

25–60 km650 places

  • Étang de Virelles Lake 50 kmSE
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 51 kmSE
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 51 kmSE
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 41 kmSE

60–100 km1,055 places

  • Het Eiland Island 97 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 77 kmE
  • Hofstademeer Lake 87 kmNE
  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 64 kmE

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