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Pironchamps

Wallonia, Belgium · Europe

About Pironchamps

Pironchamps works well as a base: 5 minutes from Roselies, 18km from Villers Abbey.

Pironchamps is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 2,000, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Pironchamps 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 Pironchamps to your route.

About Pironchamps

Pironchamps (French pronunciation: [piʁɔ̃ʃɑ̃]; Walloon: Pirontchamp) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Farciennes, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was a municipality before 1977.

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Where is Pironchamps located?

Pironchamps is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.4318 latitude, 4.5202 longitude.

What is the population of Pironchamps?

Pironchamps has a population of approximately 2,000 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
2,000
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Wallonia
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.4318, 4.5202

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 Pironchamps

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.

18 km · about 20 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.

24 km · about 30 min drive

castle

Citadel of Namur

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

25 km · about 30 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.

25 km · about 30 min 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.

27 km · about 30 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.

27 km · about 30 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.

29 km · about 35 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.

30 km · about 35 min drive

Driving roads near Pironchamps

  • 45 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.
  • 78 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.

Driving in Belgium

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

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Pironchamps.

Farciennes

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 11,488

Châtelineau

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 17,166

Pont-de-Loup

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 2,896

Gilly

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 20,043

Montignies-sur-Sambre

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 18,765

Châtelet

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 35,238

Lambusart

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 km awayPop. 3,060

Roselies

🇧🇪 Belgium

4 km awayPop. 2,424

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