Fort · Recquignies · Nord

Ouvrage de Rocq

You can find Ouvrage de Rocq, a fort, in Recquignies. 6 more places to visit are within 5 km. A short trip away is Ouvrage de Boussois, 2.1 km off.

Where

In Recquignies

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Fort in Recquignies

In Recquignies

Ouvrage de Rocq is in the commune of Recquignies, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

Afternoons in Recquignies peak at 19–24°C, May to September.

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 Recquignies, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Valenciennes station, 42 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Recquignies’ full climate →

About

Ouvrage de Rocq

Fort.

Ouvrage de Rocq is in Recquignies, Nord.

Type: Fort
Commune: Recquignies, Nord

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

The map

Map of Ouvrage de Rocq and nearby

The map puts Ouvrage de Rocq in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Ouvrage de Rocq

The biggest base of the 8 is Maubeuge (28,767 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Recquignies

2,338 people

2 · 2 km northwest of it

Boussois

3,123 people

3 · 2.4 km northeast of it

Marpent

2,653 people

4 · 3.7 km northeast of it

Jeumont

10,160 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ouvrage de Rocq is	People
Recquignies	It’s in this commune	2,338
Boussois	2 km northwest of it	3,123
Marpent	2.4 km northeast of it	2,653
Jeumont	3.7 km northeast of it	10,160
Rousies	4.2 km west of it	3,980
Ferrière-la-Grande	5 km southwest of it	5,131
Maubeuge	7 km west of it	28,767
Louvroil	7.4 km west of it	6,294

Make a day of it

After Ouvrage de Rocq

3 forts, 2 abbeys and a museum are among the 53 within 15 km.

1FortFortOuvrage de Boussois2.1 km north, in Boussois 2AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Maubeuge5.7 km west, in Maubeuge 3MuseumMuseumMusée de la Cour des Potiers5 km southwest, in Ferrière-la-Petite 4AttractionAttractionOuvrage de La Salmagne5.8 km northwest, in Vieux-Reng 5

ZooZoo de Maubeuge6.3 km west, in Maubeuge 6FortFortOuvrage de Bersillies6.7 km northwest, in Villers-Sire-Nicole 7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Hautmont10 km west, in Hautmont 8

FortFort de Leveau8.6 km west, in Feignies

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

Visiting Ouvrage de Rocq

Where is Ouvrage de Rocq?

Ouvrage de Rocq is in Recquignies, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).

What is Ouvrage de Rocq?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Ouvrage de Rocq?

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

What else is there to see near Ouvrage de Rocq?

Within 15 km: Ouvrage de Boussois (2.1 km), Abbaye de Maubeuge (5.7 km), Musée de la Cour des Potiers (5 km) and Ouvrage de La Salmagne (5.8 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 (2)

Zoo de Maubeuge: Chatsam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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.