Hourpes is a hamlet of Wallonia in the municipality and district of Thuin, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.[1]
It is situated near the river Sambre about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north east of Thuin. It is about 121 metres (397 ft) above sea level,[1] and has its own railway station (Gare de Hourpes),[2] which it is located about 500 metres (550 yd) outside the hamlet.
A notable building in the hamlet is the Château de Hourpes built about 1887, it was purchased and renovated in the 21st century allegedly using money from a Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b Geoview staff (2 August 2014), Hourpes (in French), be.geoview.info, retrieved 4 August 2014
- ^ Hourpes - SNCB (in French), retrieved 4 August 2014
- ^ Des millions d'euros blanchis - DH.be (in French), Belgium: DH Radio, 11 February 2010, retrieved 4 August 2014
- ^ Résultat: 6141: Di Luciano: 4 ans de prison? - Archives (in French), Belgium: Sudpresse, 26 March 2010, retrieved 4 August 2014
External links edit
- Les Randonnées de Papylou. De Thuin au hameau de Hourpes par la vallée de la Sambre.
- "Le hameau de Hourpes" (in French).
50°22′05″N 4°18′04″E / 50.36799°N 4.30104°E
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