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Natural site

Bois des Houppes

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°37′44″ N 3°32′19″ E

Map showing the location of Bois des Houppes Bois des Houppes
Location in Belgium
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Maulde
1.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport32 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport68 km

About Bois des Houppes

Bois des Houppes is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Bois Havinnois and Bois de Barry.

Climate of Bois des Houppes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 des Houppes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°17°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°12°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)624966516372675760727770

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois des Houppes

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 32 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 34 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 32 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 68 kmeast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 73 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 34 kmwest
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 48 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 59 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 62 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 65 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois des Houppes

Within 100 km: 271 historic and cultural sites, 573 natural sites, 870 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km140 places

  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 21 kmSE
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Muziekberg Mountain 15 kmNE
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 12 kmE

25–60 km622 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 26 kmSE
  • Rode Berg Mountain 58 kmW
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 38 kmSE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 36 kmSE

60–100 km952 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 83 kmN
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 80 kmNW
  • Het Eiland Island 72 kmNE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 84 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Maulde Village, Arrondissement of Tournai
    1.5 km SE
  • Thimougies Village, Arrondissement of Tournai
    2.1 km W
  • Pétrieux Village, Arrondissement of Tournai
    0.7 km N
  • Quartes Village, Arrondissement of Tournai
    3.1 km NW
  • Herquegies Village, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
    2.9 km E
  • Vériom Planque Village, Arrondissement of Tournai
    0.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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