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Natural site

Bois de Fouages

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°32′33″ N 3°28′19″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Fouages Bois de Fouages
Location in Belgium
Elevation
41 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Antoing
1.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport26 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport71 km

About Bois de Fouages

Bois de Fouages is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Péronnes and Bois de Lanchon.

Climate of Bois de Fouages

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (75 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Fouages
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)604663496270655562707568

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Fouages

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 26 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 31 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 26 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 71 kmeast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 82 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 31 kmwest
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 59 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 68 kmnortheast
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 71 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 71 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois de Fouages

Within 100 km: 253 historic and cultural sites, 539 natural sites, 823 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 24 kmE
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 18 kmSE
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km564 places

  • Rode Berg Mountain 58 kmNW
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 31 kmNE
  • Muziekberg Mountain 26 kmNE
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 38 kmE

60–100 km942 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 91 kmN
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 86 kmNW
  • Het Eiland Island 82 kmNE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 81 kmSE

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