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Couvin

Located in Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur Province Coordinates: 50°03′10″ N 4°29′35″ E

Couvin
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
13,747
13.7K
Elevation
185 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
53
listed under Couvin
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport46 km
LGG Liège Airport94 km

About Couvin

Couvin is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur Province. Population: 13,747. Elevation: 185 m.

From Wikipedia

Couvin (French pronunciation: [kuvɛ̃] ; Walloon: Couvén) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 13,782 inhabitants. Couvin is the second largest municipality of Belgium by surface area, after Tournai. The total area is 206.93 km2 (79.90 sq mi), giving a population density of 67 inhabitants per square kilometre (170/sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
207 km²
Official website
couvin.be

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Couvin

  • Philippeville

Climate of Couvin

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
December (80 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Couvin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°17°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)756170607178726267727780

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Couvin

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 46 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 40 km to the north.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 46 kmnorth
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 94 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 94 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 40 kmnorth
  • Namur Population: 110.9K 53 kmnortheast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 88 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 89 kmnorth
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 91 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Couvin

Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 1,228 natural sites, 689 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Étang de Virelles Lake 11 kmW
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 16 kmW
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 18 kmW
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km661 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 28 kmNE
  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 37 kmN
  • Étang de Boiron Lake 30 kmE
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 56 kmNW

60–100 km1,244 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 97 kmNE
  • Étang des Épioux Lake 67 kmSE
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 84 kmE
  • Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Couvin

53 places
  1. 1 Couvin 13.5K
  2. 2 Mariembourg 2K
  3. 3 Frasnes 1.2K
  4. 4 Cul-des-Sarts 1.1K
  5. 5 Petigny 1K
  6. 6 Pesche 929
  7. 7 Presgaux 608
  8. 8 Gonrieux 587
  9. 9 Boussu-en-Fagne 494
  10. 10 Brûly-de-Pesche 480
  11. 11 Brûly 400
  12. 12 Aublain 379
  13. 13 Dailly 308
  14. 14 Petite-Chapelle 170

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

Cities & villages38

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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