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Natural site

Bois de la Besoche

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°46′00″ N 3°42′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de la Besoche Bois de la Besoche
Location in Belgium
Elevation
148 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Flobecq
2.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport48 km
BRU Brussels Airport57 km

About Bois de la Besoche

Bois de la Besoche is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Pottelberg and Brakelbos.

Climate of Bois de la Besoche

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (80 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 la Besoche
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°17°20°22°22°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)645167516475695963758074

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de la Besoche

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ghent, 32 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 48 kmsouthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 57 kmeast
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 64 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 32 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 44 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 47 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 48 kmwest
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 49 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bois de la Besoche

Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 641 natural sites, 958 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 2 kmE
  • Muziekberg Mountain 5 kmW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 12 kmS
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 7 kmW

25–60 km699 places

  • Het Eiland Island 53 kmN
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 35 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 34 kmS
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 42 kmSE

60–100 km973 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 71 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 76 kmNW
  • Putse Moer Lake 86 kmNE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 90 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Flobecq Village, Arrondissement of Ath
    2.7 km SE
  • Houppe Village, Flobecq
    0.3 km N
  • Hutte Village, Hainaut Province
    2.2 km NE
  • Quatre Vents Village, Hainaut Province
    2.4 km W
  • Cocambre Village, Hainaut Province
    2.4 km W
  • Breucq Village, Hainaut Province
    2.4 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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