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Cortil-Noirmont

Wallonia, Belgium · Europe

About Cortil-Noirmont

Cortil-Noirmont works well as a base: 10 minutes from Gembloux, 33km from Hallerbos.

Cortil-Noirmont is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 1,893, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Cortil-Noirmont sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cortil-Noirmont to your route.

About Cortil-Noirmont

Chastre (French pronunciation: [ʃastʁ]; Walloon: Tchåsse, Walloon pronunciation: [t͡ʃɔːs]) is a French-speaking municipality in Belgium that is located in Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant. Its name comes from the Gallo-Roman word castra "fortress, fortified camp", from the Latin castra which is the plural

Read more form of castrum meaning "entrenchment, fortified place". Chastre is a rural and at the same time residential municipality, with 7,684 inhabitants. Chastre comprises seven former villages: Chastre, Villeroux, Blanmont, Cortil-Noirmont, Gentinnes and Saint-Géry. It is crossed by the old Chaussée Brunehaut, a Roman way that connected Bavay to Cologne. Located between Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and Gembloux, 40 km from Brussels, Chastre is well served by road and railway networks. A small river called the Orne passes right through Chastre. With its tributaries, the Orne creates enchanting landscapes, surrounding magnificent farmhouses, often still fully in use. Chastre's highest point has an elevation of 165 metres. The municipality is twinned with Lespignan, Hérault department, France (since 1998) and Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada.

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Where is Cortil-Noirmont located?

Cortil-Noirmont is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.5811 latitude, 4.6434 longitude.

What is the population of Cortil-Noirmont?

Cortil-Noirmont has a population of approximately 1,893 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
1,893
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Wallonia
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.5811, 4.6434

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Tags

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Worth the detour from Cortil-Noirmont

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

ancient ruins

Villers Abbey

The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.

8 km · about 15 min drive

museum

Musée Hergé

Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.

10 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Lion's Mound Waterloo

A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.

20 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Citadelle de Namur

One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.

21 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Citadel of Namur

Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.

21 km · about 25 min drive

racetrack

Nivelles-Baulers

A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.

23 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Villa Empain

Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.

31 km · about 35 min drive

natural wonder

Hallerbos

The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.

33 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Cortil-Noirmont

  • 63 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.

Driving in Belgium

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.74/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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