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Solre-le-Château

Hauts-de-France, France · Europe

About Solre-le-Château

Solre-le-Château is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sars-Poteries, 56km from Villers Abbey.

Solre-le-Château is a town located in Hauts-de-France, France. With a population of 1,793, it is an important destination in Europe.

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

About Solre-le-Château

Solre-le-Château (French pronunciation: [sɔʁ lə ʃɑto] ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The river Solre flows through the commune.

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Where is Solre-le-Château located?

Solre-le-Château is located in Hauts-de-France, France, Europe. The coordinates are 50.1743 latitude, 4.0890 longitude.

What is the population of Solre-le-Château?

Solre-le-Château has a population of approximately 1,793 people, making it a town in France.

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Quick Information

Population
1,793
Continent
Europe
Country
France
Region
Hauts-de-France
Timezone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
50.1743, 4.0890

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in France

Police
17
Ambulance
15
Fire
18
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.

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Worth the detour from Solre-le-Château

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

19 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.

35 km · about 40 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.

35 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Rocroi

Perfect star-shaped bastioned town in the French Ardennes, laid out in 1555 and remodelled by Vauban, its five-pointed geometry of ramparts and radial streets still fully intact.

41 km · about 50 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.

48 km · about 55 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.

52 km · about 60 min drive

photogenic

Belvédère de la Longue Roche

Quartzite ledge 140 m above Monthermé with the classic head-on view of the Meuse doubling back in a full horseshoe meander: the signature photograph of the French Ardennes, a short walk from roadside parking.

55 km · about 65 min drive

ancient ruins

Villers Abbey

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

56 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Solre-le-Château

  • 19 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 France

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.85/litre
Motorway tolls
~€10.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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