Bois-du-Luc, La Louvière

Name: Bois-du-Luc
Address: Rue Saint-Patrice 2b, La Louvière, 7110, Belgium
Telephone: +32 64 28 20 00

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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. The Fosse Saint-Emmanuel was one of the oldest mines in Belgium, with recorded activity dating back to 1685. The company ceased mining in 1973. ()

Alternative names: Unesco: from 2012Area: 0.39 mi²Coordinates: 50°28'13"N, 4°8'59"E

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Rue Saint-Patrice 2bLa Louvière 7110 Belgium

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+32 64 28 20 00

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Bois-du-Luc – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Seneffe, Musée royal de Mariemont, Havré Castle, Le Rœulx Castle.

6.5 miNE
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Château de Seneffe, Seneffe
167 min walk • The Château of Seneffe or Château de Seneffe is an 18th-century château located in the municipality of Seneffe in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. The château is property of the French Community of Belgium and serves as the "Centre de l'orfèvrerie de la communauté française" which displays a collection of antique silverware.
3.6 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Musée royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz
93 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.
4.9 miW
Tours of a moated 12th-century castle
Havré Castle, Mons
125 min walk • Havré Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Havré in the town of Mons, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
3 miNW
Forts and castles
Le Rœulx Castle, Le Rœulx
77 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.
2.4 miW
50°28'17"N • 4°5'40"E
Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre, Le Rœulx
62 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.
1.8 miW
Canal
Canal du Centre
47 min walk • 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.
3.6 miS
50°25'5"N • 4°9'17"E
Statio Romana - Musée gallo-romain, Binche
93 min walk • Museum
4 miE
Park
Mariemont
102 min walk • Mariemont, also Morlanwelz-Mariemont, is a former royal estate and hunting park in Belgium, created in the 16th century by Mary of Hungary, from whom it took its name. It was reconstructed several times through the centuries before being finally destroyed in 1794.
1.7 miNE
Canal lock,
Canal du Centre - Ascenseur n° 1, La Louvière
43 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.
0.9 miN
Canal lock,
Canal du Centre - Ascenseur n° 2, La Louvière
24 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.
2.3 miE
Football, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Stade du Tivoli, La Louvière
60 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.