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Lobbes

Wallonia, Belgium · Europe

About Lobbes

Lobbes is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Fontaine-Valmont, 42km from Hallerbos.

Lobbes is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 5,467, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Lobbes 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 Lobbes to your route.

About Lobbes

Lobbes (French pronunciation: [lɔb] ; Walloon: Lôbe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Lobbes had a total population of 5,499. The total area is 32.08 km2 which gives a population density of 171 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following

Read more districts: Bienne-lez-Happart, Lobbes, Mont-Sainte-Geneviève, and Sars-la-Buissière. The town grew up round Lobbes Abbey, a religious house established here in about 650. The tramway of the ASVi runs through Lobbes.

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Where is Lobbes located?

Lobbes is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.3526 latitude, 4.2672 longitude.

What is the population of Lobbes?

Lobbes has a population of approximately 5,467 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
5,467
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Wallonia
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.3526, 4.2672

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Lobbes

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Canal du Centre Hydraulic Boat Lifts

Four UNESCO-listed 19th-century hydraulic boat lifts near La Louvière, still standing on the old Canal du Centre.

17 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift

A colossal 73 m boat elevator on the Canal du Centre, among the tallest in the world, hoisting entire barges in a concrete cathedral visible for miles across Hainaut.

19 km · about 20 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.

30 km · about 35 min drive

historic highway

Chimay Street Circuit

A 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.

32 km · about 35 min drive

ancient ruins

Villers Abbey

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

33 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Pairi Daiza

Belgium's most-visited attraction: a 75-hectare animal park built around a former Cistercian abbey in Hainaut, with full-scale Chinese, Indonesian and Middle Kingdom gardens housing giant pandas, gorillas and elephants.

37 km · about 45 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.

38 km · about 45 min drive

natural wonder

Hallerbos

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

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Lobbes

  • 32 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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