The Church of Saint Gilles (Waten, France)
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General information about St. Gilles Church
St. Gilles Church is a particularly beautiful, tuneful and originally medieval church(founded in 1236 by the monks of the Abbey of Waten) with very beautiful stained glass windows. The present Gothic brick west tower was built from 1498-1513 and has six floors. Impressive organ and Marian grotto with consecrated water.
Visitor tips for St. Gilles Church
General tips:
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Tip #1: If you are going to visit this church, be sure not to miss the Mountain Mill of Watten go to see it. Is also a nice pic-nic place there.
Tip 2: it's a pretty dark church. This makes the stained glass windows stand out particularly well, but it makes photography a bit trickier. HDR photography and possibly a tripod can be helpful 😉.
Geographical information
Address: Rue du Cimetière, Waten, Hauts-de-France, France
Geographical coordinates:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 50.831834 – Longitude = 2.2127316
– Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.831670 – Longitude = 2.213285
– Altitude h = 13 m
Location of St. Gilles Church on:
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen – Google Maps – OpenStreetMap.
Route to St. Gilles Church: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
8°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
22:00
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 cloudless
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4° | 7°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 85 % | 999 mb |
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Tomorrow
22:00
|
 partly cloudy
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3° | 7°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 91 % | 999 mb |
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Mon Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
|
very light cloud cover
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2° | 4°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 15 Km/h | 87 % | 1003 mb |
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Tue Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
|
 light rain
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2° | 8°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 40 Km/h | 94 % | 1000 mb |
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Wed Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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cloudy
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6° | 8°°C | 0.8 mm | 80% | 39 Km/h | 86 % | 996 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
19:00
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cloudless
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5° | 7°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 79 % | 998 mb |
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Today
22:00
|
 very light cloud cover
|
4° | 5°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 22 Km/h | 85 % | 999 mb |
|
Tomorrow
01:00
|
 partly cloudy
|
3° | 3°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 88 % | 999 mb |
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Tomorrow
04:00
|
cloudy
|
3° | 3°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 21 Km/h | 89 % | 997 mb |
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Tomorrow
07:00
|
partly cloudy
|
3° | 3°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 91 % | 996 mb |
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Tomorrow
10:00
|
partly cloudy
|
4° | 4°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 86 % | 996 mb |
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Tomorrow
13:00
|
partly cloudy
|
6° | 6°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 22 Km/h | 76 % | 996 mb |
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Tomorrow
16:00
|
 slightly cloudy
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7° | 7°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 17 Km/h | 77 % | 995 mb |
Starry sky above St. Gilles Church
Internet information from and about St. Gilles Church
Wikipedia page on this church: EN
Wikipedia page on Waten: EN - FR - AND
Wikipedia page on Waten Abbey: EN - FR
Tourism Office “Waten”:
Website - Facebook
Tourist Office “Evasion, Le Nord”:
Website - Facebook (department) – Instagram (department) – 
YouTube
Tourism “Tourism in Hauts-de-France”
Website - Facebook - Instagram
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