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Natural site

Bois de Lessines

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°43′34″ N 3°53′22″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Lessines Bois de Lessines
Location in Belgium
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Deux-Acren
2.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRU Brussels Airport46 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport50 km

About Bois de Lessines

Bois de Lessines is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Les Longs Bois and Bois del Gouffe.

Climate of Bois de Lessines

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Lessines
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)635066516474685961737773

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Lessines

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 32 km to the east.

Airports

  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 46 kmnortheast
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 50 kmsoutheast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 58 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 32 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 35 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 38 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 38 kmnorth
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 53 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bois de Lessines

Within 100 km: 298 historic and cultural sites, 722 natural sites, 1,073 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km253 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 13 kmW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 18 kmW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 15 kmSW
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 21 kmW

25–60 km750 places

  • Het Eiland Island 55 kmN
  • Hofstademeer Lake 52 kmNE
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 30 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 33 kmSW

60–100 km1,090 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 82 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 89 kmNW
  • Île d'Androssart Island 90 kmSE
  • Putse Moer Lake 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Deux-Acren Village, Lessines
    2.6 km W
  • Lessines Village, Arrondissement de Soignies
    4.2 km W
  • Viane Village, Geraardsbergen
    3.1 km NE
  • Bever Village, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde
    3.4 km SE
  • Moerbeke Village, Geraardsbergen
    3.5 km NE
  • Bois d'Acren Village, Hainaut Province
    1.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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