Mont Noir Explained

Mont Noir
Other Name:Zwarte Berg
Map:France#Belgium
Elevation M:152
Age:Eocene

Mont Noir (Zwarte Berg in Dutch[1]) is a 152m (499feet) high hill located on the French-Belgian border, a few kilometres from Bailleul. It takes its name from the presence of a high concentration of black pine woodland, which covers the hillside.

Location

Three municipalities share Mont Noir; Saint-Jans-Cappel and Boeschepe, both in France, and Westouter in Belgium. The summit is located entirely in France.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.roepstem.net/vlaanderen.html#inhoud roepstem.net - vlaanderen