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Natural site

Bois du Renard

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°38′07″ N 3°49′05″ E

Map showing the location of Bois du Renard Bois du Renard
Location in Belgium
Elevation
55 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ath
2.9 km W
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 Airport51 km

About Bois du Renard

Bois du Renard 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 Bois d'Impegnies and Bois du Carmois.

Climate of Bois du Renard

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (76 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 du Renard
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)625168516473685858727671

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois du Renard

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 42 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 49 kmsoutheast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 51 kmwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 56 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 42 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 44 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 47 kmnorth
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 47 kmnortheast
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 51 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bois du Renard

Within 100 km: 291 historic and cultural sites, 713 natural sites, 1,007 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 19 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 22 kmSW
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 18 kmNW

25–60 km698 places

  • Korenberg Mountain 53 kmNE
  • Mont de la Justice Mountain 30 kmW
  • Mont de l'Enclus Mountain 26 kmNW
  • Weebergbos Natural site 59 kmE

60–100 km1,092 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 88 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 92 kmNW
  • Het Eiland Island 65 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 88 kmSE

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