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Sombreffe

Located in Arrondissement de Namur, Namur Province Coordinates: 50°31′43″ N 4°35′54″ E

Sombreffe
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
8,440
8.4K
Elevation
141 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Sombreffe
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport12 km
BRU Brussels Airport42 km

About Sombreffe

Sombreffe is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Namur, Namur Province. Population: 8,440. Elevation: 141 m.

From Wikipedia

Sombreffe (French pronunciation: [sɔ̃bʁɛf]; Walloon: Sombrefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2014 the municipality had 8,226 inhabitants. The total area is 35.78 km2, giving a population density of 230 inhabitants per km2. The municipality is composed of the following districts: Boignée, Ligny, Sombreffe and Tongrinne.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
35.8 km²
Official website
sombreffe.be

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sombreffe

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 (77 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).

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Climate of Sombreffe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)645367566977686660687574

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sombreffe

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 12 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 17 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 12 kmsouthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 42 kmnorth
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 61 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 17 kmsouthwest
  • Namur Population: 110.9K 20 kmeast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 40 kmnorthwest
  • Leuven Population: 101K 40 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 40 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sombreffe

Within 100 km: 271 historic and cultural sites, 1,318 natural sites, 1,177 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km164 places

  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 19 kmS
  • Bois Wanchalle Natural site 24 kmE
  • Bois de la Ville Natural site 14 kmSE
  • Bois des Vieilles Ferrières Natural site 7 kmE

25–60 km1,104 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 42 kmSE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 54 kmS
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 50 kmSW
  • Hofstademeer Lake 51 kmN

60–100 km1,498 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 71 kmE
  • Île Monsin Island 75 kmE
  • Het Eiland Island 89 kmNW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sombreffe

15 places
  1. 1 Sombreffe 7.5K
  2. 2 Ligny 2.6K
  3. 3 Tongrinne 1.8K
  4. 4 Boignée 586

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

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Sources & licences

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