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Gembloux

Located in Arrondissement de Namur, Namur Province Coordinates: 50°33′40″ N 4°41′49″ E

Gembloux
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
26,014
26K
Elevation
154 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
37
listed under Gembloux
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport20 km
BRU Brussels Airport41 km

About Gembloux

Gembloux is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Namur, Namur Province. Population: 26,014. Elevation: 154 m.

From Wikipedia

Gembloux (French: [ʒɑ̃blu] ; Walloon: Djiblou; Dutch: Gembloers [ˈɣɛmbluːrs]) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants. The total area is 95.86 km2, yielding a population density of 229 inhabitants per km2. The mayor, who was elected on 8 October 2006, is Benoît Dispa.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
95.9 km²
Official website
gembloux.be

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Gembloux

  • Loughborough· United Kingdom

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Gembloux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (76 mm)
Driest month
February (53 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 Gembloux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°17°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)635365546976707060687574

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gembloux

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Namur, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 20 kmsouthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 41 kmnorth
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 54 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Namur Population: 110.9K 16 kmsoutheast
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 24 kmsouthwest
  • Leuven Population: 101K 35 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 41 kmnorthwest
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 41 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gembloux

Within 100 km: 275 historic and cultural sites, 1,362 natural sites, 1,193 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 22 kmS
  • Nameche terril Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Bois Wanchalle Natural site 19 kmSE
  • Bois de la Ville Natural site 16 kmS

25–60 km1,146 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 43 kmS
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 60 kmSW
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 56 kmSW
  • Hofstademeer Lake 49 kmN

60–100 km1,524 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 64 kmE
  • Île Monsin Island 67 kmE
  • Het Eiland Island 90 kmNW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 71 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gembloux

37 places
  1. 1 Gembloux 21.7K
  2. 2 Sauvenière 5K
  3. 3 Grand-Leez 2.3K
  4. 4 Beuzet 1.3K
  5. 5 Corroy-le-Château 1.3K
  6. 6 Ernage 1.2K
  7. 7 Mazy 1.1K
  8. 8 Bossière 1K
  9. 9 Grand-Manil 933
  10. 10 Isnes 889
  11. 11 Lonzée 878
  12. 12 Bothey 438

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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