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Gesves

Located in Arrondissement de Namur, Namur Province Coordinates: 50°24′06″ N 5°04′24″ E

Gesves
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
7,202
7.2K
Elevation
246 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
26
listed under Gesves
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LGG Liège Airport37 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport44 km

About Gesves

Gesves is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Namur, Namur Province. Population: 7,202. Elevation: 246 m.

From Wikipedia

Gesves (French: [ʒɛv]; Walloon: Djeve) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Faulx-les-Tombes, Gesves, Haltinne, Mozet, and Sorée. It also includes the hamlets of Gramptinne, Goyet (site of glacial remnants of Neanderthals), Haut-Bois, and Strud (site where fossil of Strudiella devonica, a Late Devonian insect, was discovered). On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 6,321 inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
64.9 km²
Official website
gesves.be

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Gesves

  • Ohey
  • Andenne
  • Hamois
  • Assesse
  • Havelange

Climate of Gesves

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (80 mm)
Driest month
February (58 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 Gesves
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°12°17°19°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)665867617280787665707876

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gesves

The nearest airport is Liège Airport (LGG), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) (44 km). The nearest large city is Namur, 16 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 37 kmnortheast
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 44 kmwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 69 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Namur Population: 110.9K 16 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Population: 195.3K 44 kmnortheast
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 45 kmwest
  • Leuven Population: 101K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 66 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gesves

Within 100 km: 248 historic and cultural sites, 1,664 natural sites, 1,109 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • La Belle Vue Mountain 23 kmS
  • Tilleul de Ronveau Mountain 18 kmS
  • Nameche terril Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Bois de Weillen Natural site 24 kmSW

25–60 km1,017 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 42 kmNE
  • Île Monsin Island 49 kmNE
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 54 kmNE
  • Île d'Androssart Island 30 kmSW

60–100 km1,773 places

  • Étang de Virelles Lake 63 kmSW
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 71 kmSW
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 74 kmSW
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gesves

26 places
  1. 1 Gesves 6.2K
  2. 2 Faulx-Les Tombes 1.8K
  3. 3 Haltinne 1.1K
  4. 4 Mozet 647
  5. 5 Sorée 563

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

Cities & villages20

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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