Château · Houdain-lez-Bavay · Nord

Château du Fontenoy

Château du Fontenoy stands in Houdain-lez-Bavay. Nearby, 2 more places to visit are within 5 km. Worth the trip, Abbaye de Crespin is 12 km off.

Where

In Houdain-lez-Bavay

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Château in Houdain-lez-Bavay

In Houdain-lez-Bavay

Château du Fontenoy is in the commune of Houdain-lez-Bavay, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Seasons and weather

In Houdain-lez-Bavay, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–24°C.

Jan6° / 1°54 mm

Feb8° / 1°47 mm

Mar11° / 3°51 mm

Apr15° / 5°42 mm

May19° / 8°58 mm

Jun22° / 11°63 mm

Jul24° / 14°66 mm

Aug24° / 13°68 mm

Sep20° / 11°52 mm

Oct16° / 8°60 mm

Nov10° / 4°64 mm

Dec7° / 2°69 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Houdain-lez-Bavay, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Valenciennes station, 23 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Houdain-lez-Bavay’s full climate →

About

Château du Fontenoy

Château du Fontenoy is in Houdain-lez-Bavay, Nord.

Type: Château
Commune: Houdain-lez-Bavay, Nord

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Its place on the map

The map puts Château du Fontenoy in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The towns around Château du Fontenoy

Home to 28,767 people, Maubeuge is the largest of these 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in this commune

Houdain-lez-Bavay

902 people

2 · 6.2 km south of it

Bavay

3,249 people

3 · 10 km northwest of it

Quiévrechain

5,949 people

4 · 11 km southeast of it

Feignies

6,703 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château du Fontenoy is	People
Houdain-lez-Bavay	It’s in this commune	902
Bavay	6.2 km south of it	3,249
Quiévrechain	10 km northwest of it	5,949
Feignies	11 km southeast of it	6,703
Crespin	11 km northwest of it	4,532
Quarouble	13 km west of it	3,145
Maubeuge	14 km southeast of it	28,767
Hautmont	14 km southeast of it	14,152

Make a day of it

Also near Château du Fontenoy

A visit can add 2 abbeys, 2 museums and 2 forts, from 27 places within 15 km.

1AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Crespin12 km northwest, in Crespin 2MuseumMuseumMusée du marbre et de la pierre bleue de Bellignies2.8 km southwest, in Bellignies 3MuseumMuseumForum antique de Bavay5.8 km south, in Bavay 4FortFortOuvrage d'Eth10 km west, in Eth 5AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Hautmont15 km southeast, in Hautmont 6

FortFort de Leveau12 km southeast, in Feignies 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rametz5.9 km south, in Saint-Waast 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Audignies6.9 km south, in Audignies

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Château du Fontenoy

Where is Château du Fontenoy?

Château du Fontenoy is in Houdain-lez-Bavay, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).

What is Château du Fontenoy?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Château du Fontenoy?

May to September are the warmest months in Houdain-lez-Bavay, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château du Fontenoy?

Within 15 km: Abbaye de Crespin (12 km), Musée du marbre et de la pierre bleue de Bellignies (2.8 km), Forum antique de Bavay (5.8 km) and Ouvrage d'Eth (10 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Fort de Leveau: Budotradan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.