Canal du Centre

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The Canal du Centre is a canal in Wallonia, Belgium, which, with other canals, links the waterways of the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It has a total length of 20.9 km. It connects the artificial lake Grand Large near Nimy, with the Brussels–Charleroi Canal near Seneffe. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°28'41"N, 4°6'36"E

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Canal du Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Musée royal de Mariemont, St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Havré Castle, Bois-du-Luc.

5.4 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Musée royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz
139 min walk • The Royal Museum of Mariemont is a museum situated in Mariemont, near Morlanwelz, in Belgium. It is constituted around the personal collection of art and antiquities owned by the industrialist Raoul Warocqué which were bequeathed to the Belgian state on his death.
5.3 miSW
Cemetery
St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons
136 min walk • The St Symphorien Military Cemetery is a First World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Saint-Symphorien, Belgium. It contains the graves of 284 German and 229 Commonwealth soldiers, principally those killed during the Battle of Mons.
3.3 miW
Tours of a moated 12th-century castle
Havré Castle, Mons
83 min walk • Havré Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Havré in the town of Mons, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
1.8 miE
Mine, Museum,
Bois-du-Luc, La Louvière
47 min walk • The Bois-du-Luc was a coal mine in Houdeng-Aimeries, near La Louvière, in Belgium which today is preserved as an industrial heritage site. As well as the site of the headquarters of the Société des Charbonnages de Bois-du-Luc et d'Havre, the Bois du Luc was the site of the Saint Emmanuel Pit which belonged to the company.
1.9 miN
Forts and castles
Le Rœulx Castle, Le Rœulx
48 min walk • Le Rœulx Castle, also known as the Château des Princes de Croÿ, or "castle of the Princes de Croÿ", is a castle in the town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
0.8 miSW
50°28'17"N • 4°5'40"E
Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre, Le Rœulx
21 min walk • The lifts on the Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in Belgium which are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
4.6 miSE
50°25'5"N • 4°9'17"E
Statio Romana - Musée gallo-romain, Binche
118 min walk • Museum
3 miE
Canal lock,
Canal du Centre - Ascenseur n° 1, La Louvière
76 min walk • The lifts on the Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in Belgium which are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
1.5 miE
Canal lock,
Canal du Centre - Ascenseur n° 2, La Louvière
38 min walk • The lifts on the Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in Belgium which are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
4 miE
Football, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Stade du Tivoli, La Louvière
102 min walk • The Stade Communal du Tivoli is a multi-use stadium in La Louvière, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It was the home ground of R.A.A. Louviéroise. The stadium holds 12,500 people and was built in 1972. UR La Louvière Centre are its current tenants.
5.8 miW
Universities and schools
Catholic university of Mons, Mons
149 min walk • UCLouvain FUCaM Mons is a satellite campus of the University of Louvain in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium founded in 1896. Until 2011, it was an independent institution known as the Catholic university of Mons. Its official language is French.