Divelife

The Villers-Deux-Eglises quarry is a former iron ore and red marble extraction quarry. In the second half of the 16th century, it supplied marble for the decoration of abbeys in the Aisne, Oise and Mons.

Near Philippeville you will find the hamlet of Vodecée, where you will find next to Vodelée and La Roche Fontaine a third quarry loved by divers. This quarry is also called La Croisette. This quarry used to extract red marble.

Barrage l’Eau d’Heures is a varied dive site, located in the largest water area in Belgium. The lake is easily accessible and offers a unique underwater biotope in addition to a large number of underwater objects. Barrage is definitely worth a dive.

It is 280 metres long and 80 metres wide, covering a little more than 2 hectares, with a maximum depth of 13 to 16 metres, depending on variations in the water table, and an average depth of 8 to 13 metres.

It is an old red marble quarry that was exploited until the 1980’s. A oblique plane going down from, 4m to 6m (the height varies according to the seasons), then the quarry is made up of plateaus at depths of 22m, 26m, 36m, 40m, 43m and 52m with steep walls.

This dive site is an old marble quarry located in the village of Vodelée, near Philippeville. Pink and gray marble was mined here, and every now and then you can still see some underwater.