Le Roeulx
Le Roeulx is a town in Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Wallonia and has about 7,970 residents. Le Roeulx is situated nearby to the locality Val Saint-Pierre, as well as near the hamlet Le Kéniau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Sart Canal Bridge.
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it was the tallest boat lift in the world upon its completion in 2002, and remained so until the Three Gorges Dam ship lift in China was completed in January 2016. Strépy-Thieu boat lift is situated 2½ km south of Le Roeulx.
Thieu railway station
Railway stop
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Thieu railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km south of Le Roeulx.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gottignies and Thieu.
Gottignies
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Gottignies is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Le Roeulx.
Thieu
Village
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Thieu is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 1984, the Living Museum of the Canal du Centre in Thieu was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize. Thieu is situated 3½ km south of Le Roeulx.
Ville-sur-Haine
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ville-sur-Haine is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Ville-sur-Haine is situated 4½ km southwest of Le Roeulx.
Le Roeulx
- Type: Town with 7,970 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Le Rœulx, Arrondissement of Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.50168° or 50° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
4.10886° or 4° 6′ 32″ eastPopulation
7,970Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)Open location code
9F26G425+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8936582523OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2787878
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In Other Languages
“Le Roeulx” goes by many names.
- French: “Le Rœulx”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Administration communale du Roeulx and Église Saint-Nicolas.
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