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Walcourt

Located in Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur Province Coordinates: 50°15′14″ N 4°26′07″ E

Walcourt
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Population
18,430
18.4K
Elevation
169 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
44
listed under Walcourt
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport23 km
BRU Brussels Airport72 km

About Walcourt

Walcourt is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Philippeville, Namur Province. Population: 18,430. Elevation: 169 m.

From Wikipedia

Walcourt (French pronunciation: [walkuʁ] ; Walloon: Walcoû) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 17,516 inhabitants. The total area is 123.18 km2, giving a population density of 142 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Berzée, Castillon, Chastrès, Clermont, Fontenelle, Fraire, Gourdinne, Laneffe, Pry, Rognée, Somzée, Tarcienne, Thy-le-Château, Vogenée, Walcourt, Yves-Gomezée.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
123 km²
Official website
walcourt.be

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Walcourt

  • Philippeville
  • Gerpinnes
  • Florennes

Climate of Walcourt

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–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
June (79 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Walcourt
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°17°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)705871597079716264707677

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Walcourt

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 23 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 18 km to the north.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 23 kmnorth
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 72 kmnorth
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 18 kmnorth
  • Namur Population: 110.9K 39 kmnortheast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 65 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 67 kmnorth
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 69 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Walcourt

Within 100 km: 222 historic and cultural sites, 1,190 natural sites, 940 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Étang de Virelles Lake 21 kmS
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 18 kmSW
  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 22 kmNE
  • Lac de l'Eau d'Heure Lake 6 kmSW

25–60 km771 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 29 kmE
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 29 kmS
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 31 kmSW
  • Étang de la Forge Gérard Lake 35 kmSW

60–100 km1,323 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 90 kmNE
  • Île Monsin Island 96 kmNE
  • Hofstademeer Lake 82 kmN
  • Étang des Épioux Lake 83 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Walcourt

44 places
  1. 1 Walcourt 17.5K
  2. 2 Thy-le-Château 2.4K
  3. 3 Tarcienne 2.2K
  4. 4 Laneffe 2K
  5. 5 Yves-Gomezée 1.7K
  6. 6 Somzée 1.7K
  7. 7 Fraire 1.5K
  8. 8 Gourdinne 957
  9. 9 Berzée 882
  10. 10 Clermont 779
  11. 11 Chastrès 762
  12. 12 Pry 524
  13. 13 Castillon 378
  14. 14 Rognée 314
  15. 15 Tombois 268
  16. 16 Fontenelle 172
  17. 17 Vogenée 130

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

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Sources & licences

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